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By Carolyn Betts, Esq.
WHAT CONGRESS IS GOOD FOR THESE DAYS
Not much, it seems, given that we have what essentially amounts to a single-party system (i.e., the corporatist party). However, the Bus…
Please seed and spread around!
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/09/mussolini-style-corporatism-in-action.html
This is an audio recording of the conference call with the US Treasury Department, gi…
A great man died today—he left us with a family, movies, businesses and gifts that will bring joy for centuries to come. Let’s take a minute to give thanks for his life and say a prayer for him and …
Fed Pumps Further $630 Billion Into Financial System
By Scott Laman & Craig Torres – Bloomberg.com (29 Sep 2008)
Adjusted Monetary Base – 25 Sep 2008
St. Louis Federal Reserve
Financial Sense Ne…
U.S. House Rejects $700 Billion Financial-Rescue Plan
By Allison Vekshin & Laura Litvan – Bloomberg.com (29 Sep 2008)
One of our network members is keen on producing a bumper sticker to express our opposition to bailouts and the institutions engineering them. We could use your help in coming up with a pithy slogan fo…
Sit down and be quiet.
You are drunk, and this is the
edge of the roof.
~ Rumi
This wonderful quote from Rumi was brought to our attention by the amazing Albert Bates. Albert is one of the reasons why…
Hidden in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Daily Paul (2 October 2008)
Franklin Sanders: Somebody’s ‘painting the tape’ with gold and silver
GATA & The MoneyChanger (2 Oct 2008)
…
Hidden in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Daily Paul (2 October 2008)
Franklin Sanders: Somebody’s ‘painting the tape’ with gold and silver
GATA & The MoneyChanger (2 Oct 2008)
…
I went down to Burton’s Sugar Farm in Northern Mississippi outside of Memphis this weekend. This is my third visit to the Sugar Farm and each time I come away thinking that was the finest catfish and …
Sub-Prime as a Black Catastrophe
By Melvin L. Oliver & Thomas M. Shapiro – American Prospect (22 Sep 2008)
Produce The Note “How-To”
The Consumer Network Warning – Video Collection
Main Core, PROMIS and the Shadow Government (Pt.1)
ManageableAnts Blog (2 Oct 2008)
‘Unseen’ and ‘Unprecedented’ Demand For Bullion By Rich
By Javier Blas – Financial Times, London (30 Sep 2008)
SNB Completes Planned Gold Sales, No More Due
By Emma Thomasson – Forbes.com (29 Sep 200…
Alaska 101 for presidential candidates
Indian Country Today (2 Oct 2008)
U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week
Reuters (2 Oct 2008)
Do We Live in a Giant Cosmic Bubble?
Live Science (…
What is Permaculture?
How to Boil a Frog—A Short Interview with Albert Bates
What is Permaculture?
How to Boil a Frog—A Short Interview with Albert Bates
A network member requests that we offer up a place to post limericks and songs to lift our spirits in a dire hour. Here is her contribution:
Ode to Big Bankers & Politicians
Enjoy yourself, you …
Alastair Thompson: Politics and Pilgrimage
Scoop Independent News (20 Sep 2008)
For more on Scoop’s Campaign >>>
For more on Alastair’s recent Pilgrimage >>>
Proposed $700 Billion Bailout Is Too Little, Too Late to End the Debt Crisis; Too Much, Too Soon for the U.S. Bond Market
By Martin D. Weiss & Michael D. Larson (24 Sep 2008)
Submitted to U.S. Con…
By Carolyn Betts, Esq.
I agree with every point in Bernie Sanders’ proposal but have a suggestion.
I worked with lead counsel to the RTC (the government entity that served as receiver for defunct sa…
John:
You asked, what is the size of the total consolidated national debt?
The President of the Dallas Fed says $99.2 trillion. I would add $20-50 trillion for bailouts and collateral, securities an…
China Asks Local Lenders Not To Lend to U.S. Banks: Report
By V. Phani Kumar – MarketWatch (24 Sep 2008)
China Stops Its Banks From Lending to U.S. Banks
By Jane Cai and Adam Chen – South China Morni…
China Asks Local Lenders Not To Lend to U.S. Banks: Report
By V. Phani Kumar – MarketWatch (24 Sep 2008)
China Stops Its Banks From Lending to U.S. Banks
By Jane Cai and Adam Chen – South China Morni…
CFTC Relents and Probes Silver Market
By Carolyn Cui – Wall Street Journal (25 Sep 2008)
Freddie and Fannie Bank Losses Grow
By Saskia Scholtes – Financial Times (23 Sep 2008)
The Story of a Sign
A video at adnstream.tv
FTC Launches Operation False Cures to Suppress Natural Cancer Remedies
At NaturalNews.com (18 Sep 2008)
Stressed Plants Release Aspirin-Like Chemical
Reuters.uk (23 Sep 2008)
FTC Launches Operation False Cures to Suppress Natural Cancer Remedies
At NaturalNews.com (18 Sep 2008)
Stressed Plants Release Aspirin-Like Chemical
Reuters.uk (23 Sep 2008)
Time For A Gold Ruble?
By John Laughland – Russia News & Information Agency (24 Sep 2008)
October 1st Military Starts Martial Law Mission
YouTube Video
MikeandJake.com – The Fire Team for Freedo…
# 1 Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation
# 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA
# 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Business
# 4 ILEA: Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars…
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Oh, boy. The Solari network does it again.
It turns out that David Hisey, the Chief Financial Officer of Fannie Mae appo…
The New York Times has posted a draft copy of the U.S. Treasury bail out bill.
As a practical matter, this bill gives the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury – the former chairman of one of the Wall Stree…
Note from Catherine:
I think biodynamic farming is an area with a great past, present and future. So when a network member told me that Spikenard Farm was looking for someone to help them with fundr…
Note from Catherine:
I think biodynamic farming is an area with a great past, present and future. So when a network member told me that Spikenard Farm was looking for someone to help them with fundr…
“Driving through New Jersey, Nitze [asked] Dillon if he thought the market decline an omen of hard times ahead . . . Dillon thought for a few minutes and replied, “I think it presages the end of an …
In response to questions from listeners about how to find a local bank, we are reproducing below Catherine’s article on this topic. The full article may also be accessed at the Solari website.
Plea…
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like the…
From our friend Alastair Thompson (Scoop Independent News co-editor)
In the month of May this year my wife Wendy and I went on a pilgrimage across Northern Spain, walking 810kms from the village of …
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
The financial press this morning reports that Daniel Mudd, the retiring CEO of Fannie Mae, is leaving with a severance pa…
Listen via archived audio (requires subscription.)
* Please place comments or questions regarding the 9.15.08 interview as comments to this post.
A broker reported to me today that their clearing agent is requiring them to mark purchases of AAA sovereign bonds denominated in foreign currencies as “speculative” investments.
Pressure to do this …
As the leaders of the mortgage bubble continue to hit the wall, the importance of repositioning your assets into the “real” economy and out of a “bubble” economy is urgent.
In Frantic Day, Wall Stree…
I am writing to ask for your help and support for someone and something of great importance to me.
Alastair Thompson, General Manager of Scoop Independent News, has just announced the launch of a…
I am writing to ask for your help and support for someone and something of great importance to me.
Alastair Thompson, General Manager of Scoop Independent News, has just announced the launch of a…
(Continuation of previous blog post: Scoop’s Ad Campaign for US Electronic Election Integrity)
In January 2002, I sent an e-mail to the Solari network list posing 20 questions designed to illuminate …
SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities
Press Release (17 Sep 2008)
Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed
By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17 Sep 2008)
The administration to consider w…
SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities
Press Release (17 Sep 2008)
Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed
By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17 Sep 2008)
The administration to consider w…
The Law of Supply and Demand is Dead for Gold and Silver
By J.S. Kim – Seeking Alpha (15 Sep 2008)
Gold Starts to Look Good to Commodities Guru Rogers
By Christ Powell – GATA (12 Sep 2008)
Gold Bar …
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC): A “Doorway” to The New World Order?
By Paul Bondarovski – WarIsCrime.com (10 Sep 2008)
City Uses DNA to Fight Dog Poop
By Avida Landau – Reuters.uk (16 Sep 2008)
Ron…
Help To Save The World, Pope Tells Australia
By Paola Totaro – Sydney Morning Herald (14 Jul 2008)
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Hits Northern Japan
Yahoo News (10 Sep 2008)
Possible First Photo of Plane…
Be As Healthy As The Wealthy
By Laurence Roy Stains – MensHealth.com
Be As Healthy As The Wealthy
By Laurence Roy Stains – MensHealth.com
Did you ever notice that there is an inverse relationship between the health of people and the environment and the Harvard endowment’s profits?
Return of 8% for Harvard Endowment
By Geraldine Fabrika…
A network member points out that Don Coxe of BMO Financial Group, one of our favorite market analysts, has commented that we have now deleveraged everything that was doing well to help prop up the ban…
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Whether you want to attribute the Federal Reserve and US Treasury’s success to the deflationary effects of globalization …
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
On July 23, when I and my Community Business segment were spiked from KPFA radio, Fannie Mae stock was trading at $15 and…
An Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2008
Lord, we gather in prayer on the seventh anniversary of 9-11;
We thank you for the many blessings you have given us,
among them the gift of life;
Let our …
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Who were the lobbyists on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s payroll? Who were the politicians who enjoyed their financial supp…
Dear Readers:
If you have comments to Catherine’s talk on Coast-to-Coast radio last night, please place them as a comment to this post.
Thanks!
Anais
Solari Web
Doug Casey’s newsletter reports that the Dow Jones Index companies had consolidated losses in the second quarter. However, the Dow Jones is holding and gold is falling.
Meanwhile, it took 232 years t…
thefarmblog.org
News and views from The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee
Financial Permaculture: Greening a Rural American Community
October 24-28, 2008
Hohenwald, Tennessee
Attend this 5-day regenerative business and community development course and design simulation wi…
Financial Permaculture: Greening a Rural American Community
October 24-28, 2008
Hohenwald, Tennessee
Attend this 5-day regenerative business and community development course and design simulation wi…
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Overwhelming American communities with mortgage, auto and credit card debt as we shift manufacturing and research capacit…
Facing Federal Probe, JPMorgan Exits Municipal Swaps
Business Standard (5 Sep 2008)
“JPMorgan Chase & Co will stop selling interest-rate swaps to government borrowers in the $2.6 trillion US munic…
At Solari, the invention room is a place in our imagination where we go to collaborate on creating and developing great ideas. There are several protocols that apply in the invention room.
1. We st…
Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange
By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008)
FTSE Rally Supported By Banks
By Simon Falush – Reuters.uk (8 Sep 2008)
China’s Central B…
Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange
By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008)
FTSE Rally Supported By Banks
By Simon Falush – Reuters.uk (8 Sep 2008)
China’s Central B…
U.S. Must Buy More Assets To Prevent ‘Tsunami,’ Bond Manager Gross Says
By Jody Shenn – Bloomberg News (4 Sep 2008)
Rosen Special Update
By Ronald Rosen & Alistair Gilbert – Kitco (4 Sep 2008)
D…
My focus during the presidential elections — as it has been for the last three elections — is on helping you understand what you can do to protect your assets before, during and after the election, …
America’s Best Days
Rasmussen Report (28 Aug 2008)
Early Security Issues Tarnish Google’s Chrome Browser
By Nancy Gohring – ITWorld.com (3 Sep 2008)
Rense.com Now Under Severe, Routine Attack
At Ren…
U.S. Takeover of Fannie, Freddie Offers ‘Stopgap’
By Rebecca Christie & John Brinsley – Bloomberg.com (8 Sep 2008)
Treasury Statement on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Reuters (7 Sep 2008)
In Rescue to…
Huge Rise In The Price of Food in Britain
By Jon Swaine – London Telegraph (5 Sep 2008)
Huge Rise In The Price of Food in Britain
By Jon Swaine – London Telegraph (5 Sep 2008)
The Genetic Early Adopters
By Emily Singer – Technology Review (8 Sep 2008)
Turner Adds New Concert Dates To Tour
By Mitchell Peters – Reuters (4 Sep 2008)
Microwave News
A Report on Non-Ionizing Ra…
“Eco-Iconic”
At trendwatching.com
Bahrain World Trade Center
Dubai Wave Tower
Affordable Housing Exists, If You Know Where to Look
By Prashant Gopal – BusinessWeek (4 Sep 2008)
1. Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind.
Median home price: $108,000
Median household income: $65,100
Share of h…
If it is bothering you that the price of everything that is losing value is up and the price of everything that is increasing in value is down, Eric Sprott’s latest may help you stay grounded.
The Ph…
Fighting Foreclosure: Subprime Borrowers Battle (and Beat) Lenders in Court
By Amanda Stutt – Village Voice (3 Sep 2008)
Excerpt: “If the paperwork is garbage I deny it”
More and more Judges have dem…
Thanks to Bill Murphy and his Midas Report at LeMetropole Café for this one.
Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case
By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008)
BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs
By Tom Bergin & Melissa Akin – Reuters.uk (4 Se…
Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case
By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008)
BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs
By Tom Bergin & Melissa Akin – Reuters.uk (4 Se…
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bailout Near
TheStreet.com (5 Sep 2008)
Freddie, Fannie Shareholders To Be Wiped Out
U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants
By Stephen Labaton & Andrew Ross Sorkin…
Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC
A YouTube Video (1 Sep 2008)
Supercomputer Weather: Super Hurricane Gustav
By Alastair Thompson & David Mclellan – Scoop Independent News (31 Aug 2008)
Oil, Gas Fall …
The Weekend Wake-up
A series of FREE multi-generational community events
Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century
By Michael Asher – DailyTech.com (1 Sep 2008)
All Swiss Animals Are Equa…
Scientists Use Particle Accelerator to Date Wine
By Claude Canellas – Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Qatar and Vietnam Set Up Agriculture Fund
Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Scientists Use Particle Accelerator to Date Wine
By Claude Canellas – Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Qatar and Vietnam Set Up Agriculture Fund
Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Uptrends Continue for Gold and Silver
By James Turk – GoldMoney.com (1 Sep 2008)
“Deja Vu View” is our title to revive things we have written in the past that are worth revisiting given current events.
The federal government having to assume another $5 trillion in liabilities fo…
In our discussion on “Recommended,” there were several comments on Matt Simmons’ role in promoting the Peak Oil scenario. I thought it would be useful to point out that when Halliburton sold KBR stock…
Only Convenient Caring Please
A YouTube video by Catherine Austin Fitts
I just finished James Norman’s new book: The Oil Card: Global Economic Warfare in the 21st Century.
Norman makes the case that a suppressed oil price was the most important strategic variable in brin…
Our very special ally Paul Levy is sponsoring his very special teachers, Tibetan Buddhist masters Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, to teach three workshops in Portl…
Moody’s ratings downgrades of Freddie and Fannie preferred last week are going to be bad news for insurance companies and regional and small banks who are believed to have large holdings in approximat…
Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European Slump Deepens
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Lo…
Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European Slump Deepens
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Lo…
U.S. Appeals Court Validates Gold Clause in Rental Contract
By Lisa Cornwell – Associated Press (28 Aug 2008)
Let Them Mint Paper: Now They’re Out of Krugerrands Too
By Claudia Carpenter – Bloomberg …
Three Fannie Mae Execs Out, Shares Rally Earlier
By Al Yon – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
Fannie, Freddie Capital Can Absorb Losses: Report
By Al Yoon – Reuters.uk (26 Aug 2008)
China Warns U.S. Against Fa…
Russia May Cut Off Oil and Gas to Europe
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (28 Aug 2008)
Steve Jobs Obituary Published by Bloomberg
By Matthew Moore – London Telegraph (28 Aug 2008)
Tran…
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