Is the Real Unemployment Rate 16.5%, 22%, or. . .?
By Pallavi Gogoi
Raghavan Mayur, president at TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence, follows unemployment data closely. So, when his survey for May revealed that 28% of the 1,000-odd households surveye…
Fears of Regime Change in New York
From Naked Capitalism
Normally, I don’t report on anecdotes from my immediate circle, but a set of conversations in less than a 24 hour period suggests that even those comparatively unaffected by t…
Quote du Jour
‘I thought I’d hit the jackpot.'”
James Baldwin, responding to a television interviewer who asked him to describe the challenges he faced starting his career as a black, impoverished homosexual.
R…
Hardship Withdrawals Give Access to Your 401k Savings, But at a Cost
If you’re in a financial pinch, you might be able to tap your 401k for a bailout — but it could really cost you.
You’re not alone in wondering if you should tap your retirement savings. With an un…
Money & Markets – Week of 8.29.10
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Spill Payouts
The New York Times (2 Sept 10)
Employers Sharply Raise Workers’ Share of Health Costs
The Wall Street Journal (3 Sept 10)
Karzai: Afghan Govt Will Ba…
Money & Markets – Week of 8.29.10
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Spill Payouts
The New York Times (2 Sept 10)
Employers Sharply Raise Workers’ Share of Health Costs
The Wall Street Journal (3 Sept 10)
Karzai: Afghan Govt Will B…
Precious Metals – Week of 8.29.10
China Central Bank Researcher Suspects ‘Intensive Gold Sales’ by U.S.
GATA (31 Aug 10)
IMF Sells 16.85 Tons, Russia Buys 16.2 Tons in July
GATA (1 Sept 10)
JPMorgan to Store Precious Metals in Si…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.29.10
Jamie Dimon Slashes His Chicago Mansion Down To Half Price
Business Insider (3 Sept 10)
US Homeowners Flock to Florida Event in Desperate Bid to Save Properties
Guardian.co.uk (30 Aug 10)
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.29.10
Jamie Dimon Slashes His Chicago Mansion Down To Half Price
Business Insider (3 Sept 10)
US Homeowners Flock to Florida Event in Desperate Bid to Save Properties
Guardian.co.uk (30 Aug 10)
Geopolitical – Week of 8.29.10
Mozambique Riots Toll Seven Killed, 288 Hurt: Govt
Yahoo News (2 Sept 10)
Bundesbank Asks German President to Dismiss Sarrazin
Bloomberg Businessweek (2 Sept 10)
An Oil Platform Burns, Blanketing T…
Food & Health – Week of 8.29.10
National Gleaning Day!
Marin Organic
Gary Oppenheimer Connects American Gardeners Who Have Extra Produce to Local Food Pantries in Need
CNN.com (2 Sept 10)
Permaculture Forums
permies.com
The O…
Food & Health – Week of 8.29.10
National Gleaning Day!
Marin Organic
Gary Oppenheimer Connects American Gardeners Who Have Extra Produce to Local Food Pantries in Need
CNN.com (2 Sept 10)
Permaculture Forums
permies.com
The Ot…
Life – Week of 8.29.10
How Panhandlers Use Free Credit Cards
The Star (28 Aug 10)
Amazon River Level in Peru at 40-year Low
BBC News (2 Sept 10)
Hurricane Earl Strengthens, Heads for North Carolina
Bloomberg Businesswee…
Science & Technology – Week of 8.29.10
NASA Plans to Visit the Sun
Mashable/Tech (3 Sept 10)
Is the Sun Emitting a Mystery Particle?
Discovery News (25 Aug 10)
How Cadavers Made Your Car Safer
Wired (31 Aug 10)
Facebook, Google, Others…
Science & Technology – Week of 8.29.10
NASA Plans to Visit the Sun
Mashable/Tech (3 Sept 10)
Is the Sun Emitting a Mystery Particle?
Discovery News (25 Aug 10)
How Cadavers Made Your Car Safer
Wired (31 Aug 10)
Facebook, Google, Others …
Ruling Gives Towns Power Over Drillers
By Elizabeth Skrapits
Would local officials be powerless to stop a natural gas company from drilling a natural gas well in the middle of a housing development?
Not according to a new state court r…
The Solari Report Digest ~ New Podcast Available!
Solari has produced a new free podcast—The Solari Report Digest #15.
Listen to Solari Report Digest #15
The Solari Report Digest is a podcast featuring highlights from the live one-hour Sola…
Siskiyou Crest Goat Dairy Renounces State Licenses
YouTube
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Dairy Drops State License
Mail Tribune (24 Aug 10)
Owners’ Move Is A First, Officials Say
Mail Tribune (24 Aug 10)
Fed in Emergency Bid to Put Bailout Ruling on Hold
The Federal Reserve asked a U.S. appeals court to delay implementing a ruling that would force the central bank to disclose details of its emergency lending programs to banks during the financial cri…
Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.26.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report on Thursday, September 2, 2010.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.26.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report on Thursday, September 2, 2010.
Click h…
Full-Body Scan Technology Deployed In Street-Roving Vans
By Andy Greenberg
As the privacy controversy around full-body security scans begins to simmer, it’s worth noting that courthouses and airport security checkpoints aren’t the only places where bac…
Unemployment Data Masks Jump In Emergency Claims
By Vincent Fernando
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Swine Flu Review
The Case for Reforming U.S. Emergency Health Laws
INTRODUCTION
I.
The 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic is officially over, but many serious risks remain–not so much from the flu, but from the flu vacci…
Catherine on Food Freedom
The Alex Jones Show August 24, 2010
YouTube
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Catherine Austin Fitts: We Must be Self-Sufficient 2/3
Catherine Austin Fitts: We Must be Self-Sufficient 3/3
The Government’s New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS
By Adam Cohen
Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn’t violate your Fo…
The Government's New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS
By Adam Cohen
Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn’t violate your Fo…
Court to Defendant: Stop Blasting That Man’s Mind!
By David Hambling
Late last year, James Walbert went to court, to stop his former business associate from blasting him with mind-altering electromagnetic radiation. Walbert told the Sedgwick County…
Sugar Beet Growers Worried There Might Not Be 2011 Crop
By Justin Corr
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GM Foods and Senate Bill S510
Food Freedom (24 Aug 10)
Judge in California Could Halt Planting of Genetically Modified Sugar B…
Banked Billions Spark Tech Takeover Shopping Spree
By David Goldman,
Cash is king, and Big Tech companies have it pouring out their ears.
A combination of cost-cutting tactics and an improving economic climate have driven tech-sector profits way u…
Pre-Crime Technology To Be Used In Washington D.C.
By Steve Watson
Law enforcement agencies in Washington D.C. have begun to use technology that they say can predict when crimes will be committed and who will commit them, before they actually happe…
The Homebuyer Tax Credit Created A Huge Distortion
By Joe Weisenthal
Continue reading the article . . .
Stefan Molyneux w/Max
YouTube
On the Edge with Stefan Molyneux (2/3)
On the Edge with Stefan Molyneux (3/3)
Bjork Takes On Magma to Stop Takeover of Iceland’s Geothermal
By Omar R. Valdimarsson
Singer-songwriter Björk Gudmundsdottir is spearheading a push that one poll shows is backed by 85 percent of Icelanders to put foreign energy takeovers to referenda if enou…
Bjork Takes On Magma to Stop Takeover of Iceland's Geothermal
By Omar R. Valdimarsson
Singer-songwriter Björk Gudmundsdottir is spearheading a push that one poll shows is backed by 85 percent of Icelanders to put foreign energy takeovers to referenda if enou…
Directed Energy Weapons in Use in Prison
Participatory journalism taken to the extreme.
The reporters standing in front of me in line shouted in agony and crumpled in pain as the laser cannon zapped them.
With each agonizing shriek I hea…
Actual Troop Levels
Based on the best figures we can find, here is a chart of the actual troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan. Non-mercenary troop levels in current wars are equivalent to US military presence in Vietnam …
ShoreBank (Chicago) Closed By FDIC
By James Sterngold
ShoreBank Corp., the unprofitable Chicago lender operating under a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. cease-and-desist order for 13 months, will be shut by the agency and most of it…
Dirt! The Movie
YouTube
Dirt! The Movie was inspired by William Bryant Logan’s book DIRT: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth. It connects our deepest positive multi-denominational religious values to the ground benea…
Swedish Defend About-face On WikiLeaks Rape Warrant
Swedish prosecutors defended their handling of a rape allegation against the founder of WikiLeaks, saying Sunday that they had made no mistakes in issuing an arrest warrant and withdrawing it less t…
States Look for More Ways to Tax Small Business
Remember the line from The Beatles’ “Taxman”? — “If you try to walk, I’ll tax your feet”?
There may be some truth in it–literally. Facing large budget shortfalls and unwilling to raise general ta…
Money & Markets – Week of 8.22.10
Banks Back Switch to China’s Renminbi For Trade
GATA (26 Aug 10)
Fresh Flight to Swiss Franc as Europe’s Bond Strains Return
Telegraph.co.uk (25 Aug 10)
Inside The Secret World of Trader Joe’s
CNN M…
Money & Markets – Week of 8.22.10
Banks Back Switch to China’s Renminbi For Trade
GATA (26 Aug 10)
Fresh Flight to Swiss Franc as Europe’s Bond Strains Return
Telegraph.co.uk (25 Aug 10)
Inside The Secret World of Trader Joe’s
CNN M…
Precious Metals – Week of 8.22.10
Eureka Moment For Stubborn Yukon Prospector Who Wouldn’t Give Up
GATA (16 Aug 10)
The Ethics of Gold
Alrroya (24 Aug 10)
Rethinking Gold: What if It Isn’t a Commodity After All?
Yahoo Finance (21 Au…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.22.10
Rosenberg Explains Why Not One New Home Priced Over $750,000 Sold In July
Zero Hedge (26 Aug 10)
The Trillion Dollar Bailout You Didn’t Hear About
My Budget 360 (Aug 2010)
U.S. Home Sales Fall to…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.22.10
Rosenberg Explains Why Not One New Home Priced Over $750,000 Sold In July
Zero Hedge (26 Aug 10)
The Trillion Dollar Bailout You Didn’t Hear About
My Budget 360 (Aug 2010)
U.S. Home Sales Fall to…
Geopolitical – Week of 8.22.10
Learn more—Take Action—Sign the Petition—-
MoveOn.org (15 Aug 10)
US Ready To Deploy Ray Gun
Brasscheck TV (28 Feb 08)
Germany May Prevent Employer Facebook Checks
Associated Press (26 Aug…
Food & Health – Week of 8.22.10
Government Okays Untested Vaccine for Pregnant Women
The Huffington Post (25 Aug 10)
Continue to Oppose Food Safety Legislation
jbs.org (25 Aug 10)
YouTube
Living Energy Secrets Teleseminar
Livi…
Food & Health – Week of 8.22.10
Government Okays Untested Vaccine for Pregnant Women
The Huffington Post (25 Aug 10)
Continue to Oppose Food Safety Legislation
jbs.org (25 Aug 10)
YouTube
Living Energy Secrets Teleseminar
Livin…
Life – Week of 8.22.10
Chilean Miners Told They May be Trapped Until Christmas
Guardian.co.uk (26 Aug 10)
Slideshow: Virtual National Park Tour
The Weather Channel
Science & Technology – Week of 8.22.10
New Microbe Discovered Eating Oil Spill in Gulf
Yahoo News (25 Aug 10)
MIT Unveils Swimming, Oil-cleaning Robots
CNN Tech (26 Aug 10)
Web Scam Hits iTunes And Paypal Users
BBC News (24 Aug 10)
Spa…
Science & Technology – Week of 8.22.10
New Microbe Discovered Eating Oil Spill in Gulf
Yahoo News (25 Aug 10)
MIT Unveils Swimming, Oil-cleaning Robots
CNN Tech (26 Aug 10)
Web Scam Hits iTunes And Paypal Users
BBC News (24 Aug 10)
S…
Retirement Fund Withdrawals Rise in Downturn
* Fidelity exec: Savers tap funds to avoid foreclosure
* Record levels of hardship withdrawals, loans
* 401(k) balances slipped in Q2 as stock market fell
By Ross Kerber
A record number of U.S. …
Bull Blowback
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200 Years – Dow/Silver Ratio
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Resource Demand Spurs M&A Deal Surge
By Javier Blas and William MacNamara
The rise of China and India has sparked a renewed surge in aggressive dealmaking in the resources sector, with more than $50bn in proposed takeovers this week a…
Resource Demand Spurs M&A Deal Surge
By Javier Blas and William MacNamara
The rise of China and India has sparked a renewed surge in aggressive dealmaking in the resources sector, with more than $50bn in proposed takeovers this week a…
Soros Slashes US Equities
George Soros has slashed the amount of money he is willing to gamble on the fortunes of the US stock market in the second quarter as market volatility increased.
By James Quinn
The legendary inves…
Initial Unemployment Claims Rising
By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.19.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, August 19, 2010.
Cli…
Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.19.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, August 19, 2010.
Cli…
The Art of War
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by Catherine Austin Fitts
This Thursday, I will be speaking with Dr. Victor H….
Health Insurance Companies Are Dramatically Increasing Premiums
Wasn’t the new health care reform law supposed to make health care more affordable for everyone? Well, imagine my surprise when I opened up a letter from my health insurance company recently and f…
Junk Food-Addicted Rats Chose to Starve Themselves Rather Than Eat Healthy Food
A diet including unlimited amounts of junk food can cause rats to become so addicted to the unhealthy diet that they will starve themselves rather than go back to eating healthy food, researchers ha…
U.S. Ends Combat Operations in Iraq
Near the Iraq-Kuwait border — The last U.S. combat troops were crossing the border into Kuwait on Thursday morning, bringing to a close the active combat phase of a 7½-year war that overthrew the…
The Safest Cities For Children
Research By: Lisa Lombardi
Some places are just too dangerous for children: crocodile ponds, stores that sell barbed wire, Jacksonville. . . . Okay, the Sunshine State’s largest city may not be tha…
Harvard University Fund Sells Israel Holdings
By Hillel Koren
No reason for the sale was mentioned in the report to the SEC.
In another blow to Israeli shares, the Harvard Management Company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission …
Financing Farming in the U.S.
Financing Farming in The U.S.(PDF)
INTRODUCTION
A member of our network asked me to read and comment on a new study, “Financing Farming in the U.S.: Opportunities To Improve the Financial and Busin…
AgBank Confirms Greenshoe as IPO Hits Record $22.1 Billion
Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) said on Sunday it had fully exercised an over-allotment option for the Shanghai portion of its initial public offering, taking total proceeds from the offer to $2…
The Sanders Family Most Bodacious Hoedown 2010
4 September a.d. 2010, 1:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Watercress Farm (Top of the World Farm)
842 Waterloo Road, Westpoint, Tennessee 38486
(between Lawrenceburg & Waynesboro, Tennessee)
(RSVP by Pho…
Confidence in US News is Rare
No more than 25% say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in either
By Lymari Morales
Americans continue to express near-record-low confidence in newspapers and television news …
Germany To The World: This Is What A Recovery Is Supposed To Look Like
By Joe Weisenthal
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A Really Long View Of Inflation Shows That It’s All The Fed’s Fault
By Joe Weisenthal
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A Really Long View Of Inflation Shows That It's All The Fed's Fault
By Joe Weisenthal
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Hardened Criminals
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From Ed Steer’s Gold & Silver Daily
Here’s what John [Williams of Shadowstats.com] has to say about both the gold and silver price…
Despite the June 28th historic high gold price of $1,261.00 per troy ounce, gold and silver prices ha…
From Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Daily
Here’s what John [Williams of Shadowstats.com] has to say about both the gold and silver price…
Despite the June 28th historic high gold price of $1,261.00 per troy ounce, gold and silver prices ha…
Prayer Actually Heals
Prayer heals when it’s close-up and personal, and there’s a study to prove it.
It’s not just any kind of prayer, but “proximal intercessory prayer,” or PIP — when one or more people pray for some…
65% of Voters Are Angry About Federal Policies
With midterm elections less than three months away, nearly two-out-of-three U.S. voters (65%) remain at least somewhat angry at the current policies of the federal government, including 40% who are …
Quote du Jour
“Everyone has a plan until he gets punched in the face.”
~ Mike Tyson
Thanks to Simon Black ( Sovereign Man) for pointing this one out!
Peter Phillips on US Media
YouTube
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Interview with John Young
YouTube
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Money & Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Short Sellers Are Cutting States’ Borrowing Costs: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (19 Aug 10)
New Jersey Case Puts U.S. Muni Issuers on Alert
Reuters (19 Aug 10)
Max Kaiser on Reform in America
chaostheorien….
Money & Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Short Sellers Are Cutting States’ Borrowing Costs: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (19 Aug 10)
New Jersey Case Puts U.S. Muni Issuers on Alert
Reuters (19 Aug 10)
Max Kaiser on Reform in America
chaostheorien.d…
Precious Metals – Week of 8.15.10
Why Can’t Those Nepalese Women Settle For a Nice ETF?
GATA (20 Aug 10)
Hinde Capital Report: Silver Velocity — The Coming Bullet
GATA (19 Aug 10)
Malaysia Looks to Ancient Alternative Currency – G…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Homeowners’ Rebellion: Recent Rulings Could Shield 62 Million Homes From Foreclosure
Truthout (19 Aug 10)
Banks Face Fight Over Mortgage-Loan Buybacks
The Wall Street Journal (18 Aug 10)
‘Vultures’ …
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Homeowners’ Rebellion: Recent Rulings Could Shield 62 Million Homes From Foreclosure
Truthout (19 Aug 10)
Banks Face Fight Over Mortgage-Loan Buybacks
The Wall Street Journal (18 Aug 10)
‘Vultures’ …
Geopolitical – Week of 8.15.10
Why WikiLeaks Must Be Protected
Antiar.com (19 Aug 10)
U.S. Silently Tortures Americans with Cell Tower Microwaves
Now Public (2 Dec 09)
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders to be Invited to U.S. For Pea…
Food & Health – Week of 8.15.10
Shocking School Drug And Gang Survey
MyFox (19 Aug 10)
The Fight Against Fracking
Yes Magazine (13 Aug 10)
Millions of Fish Dead in Bolivian Rivers?Authorities Explain What Really Happened
BoliviaB…
Food & Health – Week of 8.15.10
Shocking School Drug And Gang Survey
MyFox (19 Aug 10)
The Fight Against Fracking
Yes Magazine (13 Aug 10)
Millions of Fish Dead in Bolivian Rivers?Authorities Explain What Really Happened
BoliviaBe…
Life – Week of 8.15.10
Alaska Plane Crash a Painful Reminder For Families of Boggs and Begich
The Washington Post (15 Aug 10)
GardenPool.org
EVACUATE NOW!: This is Not a Drill
Veterans Today (15 Aug 10)
Squeaky The Herd…
Science & Technology – Week of 8.15.10
Youth Dies in Kota as Cellphone Explodes
The Times Of India (18 Aug 10)
India Gives Mobile Operator Deadline on BlackBerry
Reuters (17 Aug 10)
Every Click You Make
Information Clearing House (13 Aug…
Science & Technology – Week of 8.15.10
Youth Dies in Kota as Cellphone Explodes
The Times Of India (18 Aug 10)
India Gives Mobile Operator Deadline on BlackBerry
Reuters (17 Aug 10)
Every Click You Make
Information Clearing House (13 Aug…
A Sign of the Times
I was walking through the card section at Wal-Mart last night and noticed that they have a new section of cards. Typical sections are “Sympathy,” “Thank You,” and “Get Well.” The new one is called “Re…
Oldies but Goodies – the 1989 Campaign
I was going through old pictures looking for one of my childhood home in West Philadelphia and came upon this photo from the 1989 campaign. I figured you would get a kick out of this one!