
Coming Clean: Crowdfunding
In recent years there have been methods developed to decentralize investing. We take a close look at crowdfunding, the legal issues and dangers involved, and how to approach it as an entrepreneur. Cro…

Coming Clean: Beyond the Fiscal Cliff
As we look over the fiscal cliff into our financial abyss, now is a good time to “Come Clean” about the real state of our lives, our communities, and our economy, starting with the U.S. federal fi…

Special Solari Report: Crowdfunding Bill
“Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act,” HR 2930
By Carolyn A. Betts
House Passes Crowdfunding Bill
On November 3, 2011, the House of Representatives passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H….

Thrive: What on the Earth Will It Take?
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Thrive is a documentary invitation to a website and a conversation about what it will take for us to thrive. It is:
A formidable intellectual achievement. It builds the…

Where is the Money? Let’s Get it Back!
About the Author
Catherine Austin Fitts is president of Solari, Inc. Ms. Fitts served as Assistant Secretary of Housing during the first Bush Administration, lead financial advisor to the U.S. De…

Catherine Writes: “How Does Your Money Work?”
Catherine has written a new article — “How Does Your Money Work?” published in Common Ground magazine, Western Canada’s “biggest and best-loved monthly magazine dedicated to health, wellness, ecology…

Anatomy Of A SWAT From A Lawyer’s Perspective
Anatomy Of A SWAT From A Lawyer’s
Perspective
Carolyn A. Betts, Esq. [1]
Mohandas
Karamachand Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in
modern social and political activism, considered these
t…

Where Would Jesus Bank?
“And Jesus went into the temple and began to cast
out them that sold and bought in the temple, and
overthrew the tables of the money changers”
~ Mark 11:15
Jesus and the Bankers
I think…

Enemy Of The State – The Catherine Fitts Story (2)
Editors Note: This is part two of an account of the extraordinary story of Maverick US Banker Catherine Austin Fitts, and new occasional contributor to Scoop. See also… Enemy Of The State – T…

The Ultimate New Business Cold Call: NYSE Exchange Chief Pitches Colombian Rebel Forces
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When I was on Wall Street, we used to think the investment bankers who made new business visits—“cold calls”—in Alaska were pretty adventuresome. We called these tri…