NASA’s Mission to Bomb The Moon
By: Paul Sutherland
NASA will tomorrow launch a spectacular mission to bomb the Moon. Their LCROSS mission will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a missile that will blast a hole in …
Currency Woes
We are bearish on the renminbi. On the other hand, we are also bearish on the US dollar, euro, pound, Swiss franc, and Zimbabwean dollar. We hate them all, with appropriate analytical nuances. Show us…
Goldman Sachs to Make Record Bonus Payout
Last week, the firm predicted that President Barack Obama’s government could issue $3.25tn of debt before September, almost four times last year’s sum. Goldman, a prime broker of US government bonds…
Private Investment in Developing Countries Falls 50% in 2008
Amidst global economic recession and financial-market fragility, net private capital inflows to developing countries fell to 707 billion US dollars in 2008, a sharp drop from a peak of 1.2 trillion in…
The $134.5 Billion Mystery Bonds
The discussion and debate about the $134.5 billion bonds seized by the Italian government continues. We thought we would put all the links in one post.
Discrepancies in America’s Accounts Hide a …
Mother Jones Chicken Soup
I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.
Mary Harris “Mother”…
'Gold To Go' Vending Machines
Thomas Geissler of TG Gold-Super-Markt
By Richard Evans and Harry Wallop
Holidaymakers passing through Britain’s airports could soon have the chance to buy a block of gold from a vending machine, r…
The Heart is the Master
The heart is the master and the head is the servant. That is always the case, except when it isn’t the case we are in deep, deep trouble.
– William Gibson
Voters Divided Over Climate Change Cause
By Scott Rasmussen
Republicans by nearly three-to-one say global warming is caused by planetary trends, while Democrats believe human activity is to blame by the same margin. Voters not affiliated w…
Finding Your Shot
There’s only ONE shot that’s in perfect harmony with the field… One shot that’s his authentic shot, and that shot is gonna choose him… There’s a perfect shot out there tryin’ to find each and ever…
Nato's War Plans for the High North
by Rick Rozoff
Since the beginning of the year the United States and NATO have repeatedly indicated in both word and deed their intention to lay claim to and extend their military presence in what …
Shock Doctrine California, Part III
Fault Lines – California: Failed State – 11 June 09 – Part 1
Fault Lines – California: Failed State – 11 June 09 – Part 2
View Shock Doctrine California, Parts I & II
A Tale of Two Depressions
By Barry Eichengreen & Kevin H. O’Rourke
Voxeu.org
“This is an update of the authors’ 6 April 2009 column comparing today’s global crisis to the Great Depression. World industrial production, tra…
Obama's Sweeping Financial Regulation Plan
Obama Initiative Seeks Fix To Finance Regulations
Yahoo Finance (17 Jun 09)
Obama Bank Revamp May Stall as Competing Issues Mount
Bloomberg.com (15 Jun 09)
FACTBOX – Obama Plan to Tighten Financial …
New Food Safety Bill – HR2749
Background Information
A new food safety bill is on the fast track in Congress-HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. The bill needs to be stopped.
HR 2749 gives FDA tremendous power w…
Dr. Sam Chachoua
Photo By: Joel Black
Dr. Sam Chachoua is a talented physician who had to leave the United States for reasons of safety and to protect his vaccines and knowledge. Here is a video from the late 1990’…
Buckingham Palace Grows a Garden
Photo: PA
By Andrew Alderson
For the first time since the Second World War vegetables are being grown in the Palace’s grounds alongside ornamental plants.
The move comes amid a surge in demand fro…
The Missing Money
Wayne Gretzky once said, when asked the secret of his success at ice hockey, “I skate to where the puck will be.”
It is for the same reason I keep bringing up the issue of money missing from the US…
Guernsey Island: A Lesson in Municipal Finance
By: Hub Pages
[Catherine’s Note: I originally published this piece in 2007. Because of the California and other state and local fiscal challenges, I thought I would republish]
In the early 19th cen…
On the Road – 1978
Recently, I have been getting questions about how I first learned about my home Hickory Valley, Tennessee.
In 1978, after graduating from business school, I decided to ride a bicycle across the cou…
Vaccine Safety
Brass Check TV
Covert Market Manipulation as National Security
The Bush Doctrine, Economic Warfare and Your Investment Portfolio
By Rob Kirby
In a military sense, we are all familiar with and can visibly recognize the physical manifestations of the implementa…
More on Community Prayer
By: Jean-LeonGerome
For a long time, I have believed that community prayer can play an important role in transforming communities. That said, I don’t know much about community prayer and would lov…
Financial Ecosystems, Part I
Chicago’s 49th Ward
The participatory budgeting networks are abuzz with excitement about the participatory budgeting effort being introduced in the 49th Ward of Chicago.
The Watson Institute for In…
Cosponsors now 222 for Paul's Audit the Fed Bill
By: Kurt Nimmo
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ron Paul’s Federal Reserve Transparency Act, HR 1207, has reached and surpassed the level of 218 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, which means…
Spilling the Beans
Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food
By Jeffrey M. Smith
On May 19th, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called on “Physicians to educate their patients, the medical comm…
Precious Metals Market Report
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The Solari Report – 11 June 2009
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This is the second week of the month. That means I am headed over to …
Fannie Mae Wants Appraisal Data Submitted Electronically
By: Valuation Review
A new announcement from Fannie Mae calls for all appraisal data to be submitted electronically beginning March 2010. Uh oh, there goes the paper trial!
Lenders Can Deliver Electr…
Financial Ecosystems, Part II
Chicago’s 49th Ward
See Financial Ecosystems, Parts III
One of the reasons to map your financial ecosystems, is because it is best to understand existing resources and what has been happening to th…
Financial Ecosystems, Part III
Chicago’s 49th Ward
I thought I would create a space where readers could post links or other information on governmental resources related to Chicago’s 49th Ward. Here are links related to park hold…
Let Anger Go
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
– Proverbs 22: 24-25
Catherine Attending Summer Permaculture Design Certification
In Hohenwald, Tennessee
What you will learn:
Tour different forest ecoregions in Tennessee; Learn about:
Principles of bioregion repair to restore water and soil sheds for productivity (water sto…
Guns = $1.46 Trillion; Butter ?
By: MercoPress
In 2008, the world total military expenditure was an estimated 1.464 trillion US dollars, accounting for an increase of 4% in real terms compared to 2007, and an increase of 45% since…
Vatican Study Endorses GMOs
Vatican Study Endorses GMOs for Food Security
Analysis: The academy aimed less to conduct an objective appraisal than to mobilize public support
By John L. Allen, Jr
In what seemed largely a forego…
Pigweed vs. Monsanto – Pigweed Winning
Palmer pigweed in a Southern cotton field.
By Clea Caulcutt
The gospel of high-tech genetically modified (GM) crops is not sounding quite so sweet in the land of the converted. A new pest, the ev…
Truck & Railroad Tonnage Down
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell Another 2.2 Percent in April
American Trucking Association (26 May 09)
Association of American Railroads – Weekly Traffic Report
“Lower electricity demand and higher co…
The Chrysler Deal
Chrysler Asset Deal Stayed by U.S. Supreme Court
Bloomberg.com (8 Jun 09)
U.S. Says TARP Issue Out of Court’s Reach
Scotusblog.com (8 Jun 09)
Reference: Fiat Board of Directors / Wikipedia on Fiat…
Are Canned Goods Safer Than U.S. Government Bonds?
By Dena Aubin and John Parry – Analysis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Is Campbell’s Soup a better bet than U.S. government debt?
No, we’re not talking about stocking a bunker for survival. This is talk ab…
A New Kind of Cloud?
Photo By: Merrick Davies
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In From the Network
[I get fascinating feedback. Here is an example. Worth thinking about the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and whether the oil price manipulations were part of an intentional hit. Cui Bono? Who benefits…
Bullion and Bandits
Photo: Douglas Jackson of E-Gold
By Kim Zetter
Jackson, 51, is the maverick founder of E-Gold, the first-of-its-kind digital currency that was once used by millions of people in more than a hundred…
Supreme Court Hears OCC Preemption Arguments
Photo by: Media Gallery
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on April 28, 2009, on the question of whether state officials are barred by the National Bank Act and regulations of the Office of the…
Social Thread Logo Contest
My good friend Jason Eaton wants a new logo for his website Social Thread. So he is having a design competition. It is an interesting way to get a new logo!
1929 vs 2009
Mark Lundeen has just published week 86 in his “Bear Market Race to the Bottom Series.”
View the series to date at Gold Speculator—weeks 69 through 86.
Benefit Spending Soars to New High
by Dennis Cauchon
Benefits, such as Social Security, food stamps, unemployment insurance and health care, accounted for 16.2% of personal income in the first quarter of 2009, the Bureau of Economic A…
Profiting on Confidential Information
Photo By: Wall Street Geek
By Marcy Gordon and Greg Risling
Angelo Mozilo, the man who rode the housing boom to build Countrywide Financial Corp. into a California colossus of high-risk mortgage le…
The Opportunity for Shareholder Activism
By David Weidner
The reality of shareholder enfranchisement is harsh and depressing, a testament to the intractability of the system and the apathy of participants. In America’s corporate proxy conte…
Unemployment
Alas, the official statistics grow ever more suspect. Here are some comments on the real unemployment numbers.
May Employment Report Not Believable
Temp Work Helps Mask Joblessness Among Americans
…
Big Cuts in Medicare and Medicaid Coming
Youtube
As discussed in last night’s Solari Report, the top story of the week is the abrogation of the social contract in America. Bernake alluded to it in his testimony this week, saying:
“The fun…
The Geography of Recession
By Peter Zeihan
The global recession is the biggest development in the global system in the year to date. In the United States, it has become almost dogma that the recession is the worst since the …
Discretion
Artist: Antoine Ausustine Preault
“What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth.”
— Jewish Proverb
A New World Order
Below are the top 20 financial institutions by market capitalization in 1999 and then in 2009.
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Agri-Food Thoughts
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Where Does Your Food Come From?
If you want to get an in-depth overview of the many problems facing the American food system, here is a good overview.
Related Links:
Support the Crosby Mint Farm
Food – Where does it really come f…
Tennessee Cow-Share Bill is Now Law
By Shawn Dady
Tennessee Representative Frank Nicely has been quietly working on a cow-share bill for the state of Tennessee. This is a very good thing. He crafted the bill working with the The West…
Yesterday's Gold Dive
By: Kirby Anaylytics Newsletter
Ecuador Orders Banks to Repatriate Some Assets
QUITO, May 30 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s government-run central bank has ordered private banks to repatriate $1.2 billion in overseas deposits and investments to help jump-start the economy, leftist Pres…
Real or Paper Gold?
[CAF Note: But are they buying real gold or paper gold?]
By Andrew Frye
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the third-largest U.S. life insurer by 2008 sales, has bought gold for the first tim…
I Smell a Rat!
Credit: John Tenniel
by Greg Palast
They may be crying about General Motors’ bankruptcy today. But dumping 40,000 of the last 60,000 union jobs into a mass grave won’t spoil Jamie Dimon’s day.
Bu…
Oklahoma Sovereignty
By Michael McNutt
Although Gov. Brad Henry vetoed similar legislation 10 days earlier, House members Monday again approved a resolution claiming Oklahoma’s sovereignty. Unlike House Joint Resolutio…
Firms With Ties to Banks Can Work Both Sides of Rescue
Illustration by: Matt Mahurin
By Elana Schor
Can these contractors guide the bailout with the public interest in mind while simultaneously courting bailout-related business for themselves? It’s t…
California Budget Stress
A local pastor and his wife claim they were interrogated by a San Diego County official, who then threatened them with escalating fines if they continued to hold Bible studies in their home…
The co…
Song of Solomon
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death
Song of Solomon 8:6
New Empire, New Cities
Now that a variety of factions have harvested the planet for trillions of dollars in the latest round of financial pump and dumps, the questions remains how to launder the money into real assets quick…
More Google Games
By Andrew Lehman
It was clear to me that in preparation for going public, Google was actually seeding its searches with inefficiencies in order to encourage profits. Regarding commercial searches, i…
Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another Person?
By Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Ninety percent of Americans say they pray — for their health, or their love life or their final exams. But does prayer do any good?
For decades, scientists have tried to …
The Spoils of Victory
By Chelsea Schilling
As part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chrysler is terminating one-fourth of its franchises – but some say its catalog of doomed dealerships looks more like a hit list tha…
Does Rape Hold the Dollar Up?
Paul Albert Bartholome, Crying Girl
By Duncan Gardham and Paul Cruickshank
Detail of the content emerged from Major General Antonio Taguba, the former army officer who conducted an inquiry into the…
US Military On High Alert as North Korea Ends Truce
Jae-Soon Chang, The Associated Press: “The US and South Korea put their military forces on high alert Thursday after North Korea renounced the truce keeping the peace between the two Koreas since 19…
The Emerging Sunspot Cycle 24 and a Weakening Magnetic Field
by Alex Ansary
February 25, 2009
If you were thinking that the only things we have to be concerned about include wars, famines, and economic crashes, think again.
The earth’s climate has been signi…
Financial Permaculture 2009
There are positive ways to align our economic activities with our natural environment, and then there are negative ways. A sales tax is one of the negative ways — it reduces consumption in ways tha…
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance – Take Action
Feel like saving the world today? Great ideas to take action to protect independent farmers and healthy food – Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance – Take Action
Spring Cleaning
Coming Clean is a process of transforming from the inside out. It is never over, there is always more opportunity, no matter what is going on around you.
If you have not exhausted the ideas at Sola…
When Did Your County's Jobs Disappear?
An interactive map of vanishing employment across the country, updated with the latest figures.
[Click the image to go to the Slate website to view your county’s stats.]
Reality Check
“The contemplation of things as they are without error or confusion, without substitution or imposture, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention.”
– Francis Bacon
Vaccines Coming?
With trial balloons floating regarding the possibility of preventative detention and now government vaccine programs, the control necessary to keep the dollar high and government subsidies flowing gr…
Big Decline in Gold Derivatives
Gold Derivatives: The Tide Turns
By Reg Howe
On May 19, 2009, the Bank for International Settlements released its regular semi-annual report on the over-the-counter derivatives of major banks and de…
On Play
Play is the highest form of research.
~ Albert Einstein
International Space Station
The International Space Station as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-119.
From Wikipedia.
The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility currently being asse…
My Leeks
Credit: Leeks by Peggy Turchett
The rain this Spring has just kept coming. Everything in Hickory Valley is green and lush. My leek stalks are now the height of early corn. It is a good thing I love…
FDIC Insurance Increase Extended to 2013
The standard insurance amount currently is $250,000 per depositor. The $250,000 limit is permanent for IRAs and other certain retirement accounts. The $250,000 limit is temporary for all other dep…
Imagination: The Grand Solution
by Jon Rappoport
I’ve been talking and writing about imagination for a long time. I consider it the key to the whole ballgame. It liberates us from the so-called laws of physics and physical ma…
Angelic Cricket Choir
Credit: Antonio H. Miguel
Jim Wilson integrated two tracks of crickets singing. One was a normal recording. One was slowed down by a divisor that reflects the ratio of a cricket’s lifespan to a huma…
California Budget Cuts
By Patrick McGreevy and Michael Rothfel
Reporting from Sacramento — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers scrambled Wednesday to avert a financial meltdown, and public officials across Californ…
Gates Confirms Iranian Missile Test
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed that Iran successfully test-fired a new missile yesterday, the Washington Times reported.
(May. 21) – Iran’s Sajjil 2 missile takes off during a test y…
FDIC Takeover Facilitates Blackstone, Carlyle, LeFrak Investments
BankUnited, a newly chartered federal savings bank, acquired the banking operations, including all of the nonbrokered deposits, of BankUnited, FSB, Coral Gables, Florida, in a transaction facilitated …
U.S. Debt Clock
Feel like a good cry? Check out the new U.S. Debt Clock.
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Obama: Worried about a Falling Dollar?
President Obama told human rights advocates at the White House on Wednesday that he was mulling the need for a “preventive detention” system that would establish a legal basis for the United Sta…
Gulf Currency Plan Threatened
A project to establish a common currency for the Gulf has been dealt a near-fatal blow with the decision by the United Arab Emirates to abandon monetary union after disagreement with Saudi Arabia o…
U.S. Dollar Weekly Chart
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Chrysler & GM to Dealers: Drop Dead
Corrected – Update 1-GM Bankruptcy Plan Eyes Quick Sale to Gov’t
Chrysler: Dealership Letters in The Mail
Chrysler Closing 789 Dealerships
GM Whacks 1,100 Dealers
Chrysler Pulls Out of Hundreds …
Get Mint Oil~!
Master Plan from http://www.indigination.com/farm.htm
The story of Crosby Mint Farm in Michigan is…
a story of why it is essential for farmers to build retail markets — both to sell their prod…
Vote for the Worst Corporation of 2009
I just voted for the Worst Corporation of 2009. Here were the nominees:
Vote at Corporate Accountability International
My Family
The Fitts-White Clinic in Jackson, Tennessee
I have had a number of recent requests about my family background. I thought I would provide a collection of information which will help you understan…
Marijuana: The Biggest Cash Crop
Marijuana Production in the United States (2006)
Drugscience.org
Based on a comparison with average production values of other crops from 2003 to 2005 marijuana is the top cash crop in 12 states,…
Are You Ready for Wolfram?
Wolfram|Alpha (also written WolframAlpha or Wolfram Alpha) is an answer-engine developed by Wolfram Research. It is an online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer f…
Goldman to Pay $60 Million in Subprime Settlement with Mass AG
May 11 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to pay about $60 million to settle a Massachusetts investigation into the packaging of mortgage securities at the root of the collapse of the U….
Island of California
The Island of California refers to a long-held European misconception,dating from the 16th century, that California was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from …
Into the Dance
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn’t play for the money he wins
He doesn’t play for the respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of c…
1st Quarter 2019 Wrap Up: Will ESG Turn the Red Button Green? (98 pages) 