Estulin Interviews Catherine – Spanish Only
By ActualidadRT
Fraude colateral. ¿Cómo funciona? ¿Quién está por detrás? En este caso Daniel Estulin habla con Catherine Austin Fitts, ex alta funcionaria de la Administración de Bush padre…
Double-Barreled Threat: U.N. Arms Trade Treaty And Universal Background Checks
By Larry Bell
Do those of us who are determined to defend our constitutional rights to own and bear arms really have anything to worry about? Well no, at least not according to those who have aggre…
Monsanto Companies – Do Not Buy
These companies all supported Monsanto’s anti GMO labeling act efforts.
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Porn Downloaded From IP Address In Vatican City
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By Simon McCormack
Someone in Vatican City had better get to confession.
Torrent Freak has unearthed the download history from an IP address in the Pope’s place of re…
Global Crowdfunding Volumes Rise 81 Percent in 2012
By: Kylie MacLellan
Crowdfunding websites helped companies and individuals worldwide raise $2.7 billion from members of the public in 2012, an 81 percent increase on the previous year, data showed …
Quote du Jour – Margaret Mead
“We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”
– Margaret Mead
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“We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”
– Margaret Mead
Navy Laser Gun Takes Down Drone
By Spencer Ackerman
The video above is what the Navy’s top officers view as the future of their dominance on the surface of the world’s waterways. A laser cannon, its magazine limited only by t…
The Slow Death of the American Author
[CAF Note: Notice the double standard in the treatment of an artists or author copyright and Monsanto’s seed patents? Ain’t no accident! And please don’t ask me to use Google Circles or Google analy…
Property and the Lady
[Note from CAF: The Economist is laying the philosophic basis for eminent domain actions on scale. Given the recent leads about the TransPacific negotiations and the President’s proposal for private…
Obama Budget to Take Aim at Wealthy IRAs
By Bernie Becker
President Obama’s budget, to be released next week, will limit how much wealthy individuals – like Mitt Romney – can keep in IRAs and other retirement accounts
The proposal …
Why A Cyprus-Like Seizure Of Your Money Could Happen Here
[CAF Note: In the following editorial from Forbes, Steve Forbes describes the dangers of various forms of confiscation. While we have covered these issues for many years on this blog and on The Sola…
Money & Markets – Week of 4.07.13
Never Mind Facebook; Winklevoss Twins Rule in Digital Money
Dealbook | 11 April 2013
The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler — Olympic rowers, nemeses of Mark Zuckerberg…
Bitcoin Crash Spurs Race…
Precious Metals – Week of 4.07.13
Unencumbered Gold
TF Metals Report | 11 April 2013
After yesterday’s nearly 17 metric ton withdrawal, it is becoming increasingly clear…
Gold, Long a Secure Investment, Loses Its Luster
The New Yor…
Geopolitical – Week of 4.07.13
Elizabeth Warren Shocked by Obama CPI Proposal
Buzz Flash | 11 April 2013
Elizabeth Warren is defying party allegiance…
Fukushima Remains a Huge Problem
Undernews | 11 April 2013
Increasingly, expe…
Science & Technology – Week of 4.07.13
This Material Will Power the Future — If Somebody Can Profit From It
Wired | 04 April 2013
It was a Friday evening at the University of Manchester and scientists Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov were…
Food & Health – Week of 4.07.13
US Rice Imports ‘Contain Harmful Levels of Lead’
BBC News | 10 April 2013
Some samples exceeded the “provisional total tolerable intake”…
Antibiotics in Organic Tree Fruit Production — Simple Que…
Life – Week of 4.07.13
Dad Furious After Finding This Crayon-Written Paper in Florida 4th-Grader’s Backpack
The Blaze | 12 April 2013
The words are written in crayon, in the haphazard bumpiness of a child’s scrawl…
1…
Wildcards – Week of 4.07.13
Daniel Hopsicker Wants to Know
Quixotic Joust | 08 April 2013
Kris Millegan is a musician, who became fascinated with spies after his own father…
Quote du Jour – Roger Ebert
“We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.”
– Roger Ebert
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“We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.”
– Roger Ebert
Canada-EU Integration Moves Forward, U.S. and NAFTA Next
By Alex Newmann
After almost four years of negotiations, the Canadian government and the European Union are reportedly close to finalizing a controversial integration deal known as the “Comprehen…
Aloe Blacc – “I Need A Dollar”
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1st Quarter Wrap Up – April 4
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Cyprus – Banks In Europe May Now Seize Deposits To Cover Their Gambling Losses
By Henry Blodget
Cyprus and the EU reached a new late-night bailout deal last night that will reduce the chance that Cyprus’s financial system and economy will completely implode.
The 10 billion e…
Estimating the Amount of Offshore Deposits
By Tax Justice Network
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KKR to Carlyle Target $3.6 Trillion in 401(k)s Accounts
By Margaret Collins & Devin Banerjee
Private-equity firms, the exclusive money managers overseeing $3 trillion worldwide for the wealthiest investors, are discovering a new type of client: ordinary…
SEC Describes How Social Media Can be Used to Distribute Company Info
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By Ken Tysiac
U.S. public companies can use social media to make company announcements as long as they inform investors of the channels they will use to di…
How the Monsanto Protection Act Snuck Into Law
By Natasha Lennard
Slipped into the Agricultural Appropriations Bill, which passed through Congress last week, was a small provision that’s a big deal for Monsanto and its opponents. The provisi…
Catherine’s Latest Kickstarter Donation
By Eric Toensmeier
To save the planet we may need to turn it into an edible paradise… help me write the book that explains how and why.
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Comparison of Form 8938 and FBAR Requirements
By IRS
The new Form 8938 filing requirement does not replace or otherwise affect a taxpayer’s obligation to file Form TD F 90-22.1 (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts). Individuals mus…
Quote du Jour – Rumi
“When someone is counting out gold for you, don’t look at your hands, or the gold. Look at the giver.”
– Rumi, The Masnavi: Book Two
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“When someone is counting out gold for you, don’t look at your hands, or the gold. Look at the giver.”
– Rumi, The Masnavi: Book Two
When You Weren’t Looking, Democrat Bank Stooges Launch Bills to Permit Bailouts, Deregulate Derivatives
By Yves Smith
One of the big lessons of the fraught negotiations over bailing out (or more accurately, in) Cyprus’s banks is that deregulating institutions with an implicit or explicit state guaran…
Obama Unveils Plans to Pump Billions Into US Infrastructure in Miami Speech
[CAF Note: Now that we have turned over $27 trillion in bailouts to private investors and $4 trillion is “missing”
from the US government, we are now going to transfer control of the infrastructure …
Domestic Drones and Their Unique Dangers
By Glenn Greenwald
The use of drones by domestic US law enforcement agencies is growing rapidly, both in terms of numbers and types of usage. As a result, civil liberties and privacy groups led by …
America’s JOBS Act Still Not Working
By The Economist
On April 5th 2012 the pitched political battles in Washington, DC, briefly paused as Barack Obama signed a law endorsed by both Republicans and Democrats. The Jump Start Our Busine…
Happy Easter
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“Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” ~Martin Luther
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Money & Markets – Week of 3.31.13
Labor Force Participation Rate Since 1987: Some Eerie Demographic Trends
Seeking Alpha | 04 April 2013
Tomorrow’s employment report is the major economic event of the week and one of the most closely …
Precious Metals – Week of 3.31.13
The Assault On Gold – Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts | 04 April 2013
For Americans, financial and economic Armageddon might be close at hand…
Geopolitical – Week of 3.31.13
MLK Killed by Government, Jury Finds: Special Report
YouTube | 05 April 2013
A jury finds government conspiracy involvement with the slaying of MLK…
North Korea Says Military Cleared to Wage Nucle…
Science & Technology – Week of 3.31.13
Global Hacker Network Unites in Anonymous Campaign Against Israel
Analysis Intelligence | 02 April 2013
We recently reported on the revival of Operation Israel (#OpIsrael) being coordinated by a group…
Food & Health – Week of 3.31.13
Truth In Olive Oil
Truth in Olive Oil was born out of my love of great olive oil, and my concern about low-grade oils…
Harvard Study Confirms Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ
The Huffington Post | 28…
Life – Week of 3.31.13
6-y.o. Who Walked Alone to Post Office May be Removed from Her Home
Free Range Kids | 03 April 2013
Dear Free-Range Kids: A few days ago CPS served my wife and me with a complaint alleging that we are…
Wildcards – Week of 3.31.13
Short Circuit: Burn Out Your Dead
Ground Zero | 19 February 2013
Today there was a remarkably Fortean story that was actually covered by CBS News…
One Eskimo – “Amazing”
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Exit the Matrix with Jon Rappoport – March 28
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Hammond, Brown, Swartz, Assange, Manning: Information Warriors of the Digital Wasteland
By Darker Net
Glenn Greenwald…”Brown – who has been imprisoned since September on a 17-count indictment that could result in many years in prison – is a serious journalist who has spent the…
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You Don’t “Own” Your Own Genes
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Humans don’t “own” their own genes, the cellular chemicals that define who they are and what diseases they might be at risk for. Through more than 40,000 patents on …
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Alibaba – The World’s Greatest Bazaar
By The Economist
In 1999 Trudy Dai used to spend all night sending e-mails from her friend Jack Ma’s apartment, trying to answer queries from American customers without letting on that she was …
BRICS Nations Plan New Bank to Bypass World Bank, IMF
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By Mike Cohen & Ilya Arkhipov
The biggest emerging markets are uniting to tackle under-development and currency volatility with plans to set up institutions that encroa…
Web Money Gets Laundering Rule
By Jeffery Sparshott
The U.S. is applying money-laundering rules to “virtual currencies,” amid growing concern that new forms of cash bought on the Internet are being used to fund illicit activitie…
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Marc Faber Spells it All Out in 6 Minutes
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Marc Faber makes some predictions for the economy in 2013…
Lessons for Entrepreneurs from Crowdfunding
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Precious Metals – Week of 03.24.2013
Gold, a Hedge Against Financial Repression?
Merk | 26 March 2013
Had those with money tied up in the Cypriot banking system owned gold instead…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 03.24.2013
FHFA Launches Pilot REO Property Sales
HousingWire | 27 February 2012
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Monday the first pilot transaction under the Real Estate-Owned Initiative…
Geopolitical – Week of 03.24.2013
North Korea Orders Rockets on Standby to Hit US Bases – State Media
RT | 28 March 2013
Pyongyang has ordered rocket units be put on standby to fire on US bases…
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Science & Technology – Week of 03.24.2013
Will Lawmakers Ban Google Glass?
Fox News | 27 March 2013
Google will soon start handing out its high-tech new glasses — but did they see the backlash coming?
Asheville Hemp House Featured in Docume…
Food & Health – Week of 03.24.2013
5 Million Farmers Sue Monsanto for $7.7 Billion
Why Don’t You Try This | 13 March 2013
Launching a lawsuit against the very company that is responsible for a farmer suicide every 30 minutes…
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Life – Week of 03.24.2013
Socrates (In The Form Of A 9-Year-Old) Shows Up In A Suburban Backyard In Washington
NPR | 27 March 2013
When he rang the doorbell, Zia hadn’t planned to step inside…
New Migration Tables from the…
Trends With Benefits: The Growth of Federal Disability Payments
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By This American Life
The number of Americans receiving federal disability payments has nearly doubled over the last 15 years. There are towns and counties aroun…
From Morgan Stanley, Investing in Women on Corporate Boards
By William Alden
The lack of women on corporate boards has been a hot topic in financial circles recently, especially after a debate in Europe last year over imposing quotas.
Now, Wall Street is off…
Cyprus’ Savers Bear Brunt of Unprecedented Bailout
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By Annika Breidthardt and Robin Emmott and Michele Kambas
The euro zone agreed on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros ($13 billion), but …
Tom Petty – “I Won’t Back Down”
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Starting a Solari Circle Investment Club with Paul Ferguson – March 21
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Infographic: Kickstarter Dominates Indie Innovation
By Cliff Kuang
Like YouTube, Facebook, or blogging platforms, it’s almost hard to believe there was an Internet without Kickstarter, which may be the greatest testament to its success. In 2009, t…
Swiss to Vote on Central Bank Gold Reserves
By Urs Geiser
A rightwing group has submitted more than 106,000 signatures to the federal authorities, seeking a vote on stopping the sale of gold reserves held by the Swiss National Bank (SNB). It…
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In 2012 the startup Pinterest became a peer of more established social sites by offering things that they didn’t—an attractive design, a focus on images rather than text, and a …
Quote du Jour – Rumi
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”
– Rumi
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2013 BRICS Summit
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Quote du Jour – Area 51 Insider
Insider: “You know what they’re hiding at Area 51?”
Richard Dolan: “What?”
Insider: “Trillions and trillions of dollars.”