Food & Health – Week of 3.14.10
What’s Really In The Healthcare Bill?
Undernews (19 March 10)
Rep. Alan Grayson’s “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act” Attracts 50 Co-Sponsors
Democracy Now (17 March 10)
Ralph Bauer: Cottonwood Co…
Food & Health – Week of 3.14.10
What’s Really In The Healthcare Bill?
Undernews (19 March 10)
Rep. Alan Grayson’s “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act” Attracts 50 Co-Sponsors
Democracy Now (17 March 10)
Ralph Bauer: Cottonwood Co…
Life – Week of 3.14.10
Cowabunga! Peruvian Hits Waves With Surfing Alpaca
Reuters (17 March 10)
Haiti Estimates $11.5bn Needed For Reconstruction
BBC News (17 March 10)
Tiger Woods` Masters Return To Be Biggest Media Spe…
Technology – Week of 3.14.10
U.S. Officials To Unveil Sweeping Proposal For Broadband
Mercury News (15 March 10)
Democrats Forcing Mandatory Health Care “Tax”
By Jason Leopold
Nearly a year after Democrats introduced legislation to reform the health care industry – first by flirting with the prospect of having a government-run program to compete with…
Democrats Forcing Mandatory Health Care "Tax"
By Jason Leopold
Nearly a year after Democrats introduced legislation to reform the health care industry – first by flirting with the prospect of having a government-run program to compete with pri…
Doris “Granny D” Haddock (January 24, 1910 – March 9, 2010)
Granny D … having raised more hell in her last decade than most people
do in their whole lives.
Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the woman best known for walking more than 3,200 miles across the co…
Doris "Granny D" Haddock (January 24, 1910 – March 9, 2010)
Granny D … having raised more hell in her last decade than most people
do in their whole lives.
Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the woman best known for walking more than 3,200 miles across the co…
Chinese PPI Running at Red-Hot 5.4%
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Los Angeles Gets Tough on Banks
By Rachel Beck
The city of Los Angeles is putting banks it does business with on the spot.
The unanimous directive coming from the city council is that banks need to help Los Angeles slow the pace o…
Norway Doomsday Seed Vault Hits 1/2 Million Mark
Two years after receiving its first deposits, a “doomsday” seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world’s most diverse repository of crop seeds, the …
Monthly Carload Declines Slow in February 2010
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported that in February 2010, U.S. freight railroads saw a 1.5 percent decline in carloads compared with the same month la…
Catherine on The Wall Street Shuffle
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The Color of Money
By: Corey Pein
Within a month of becoming president of the Santa Fe-based Permaculture Credit Union—a unique financial institution based, as the name suggests, on eco-friendly principles—Don Sa…
U.S. Sales Tax Rates Hit Record High
By William P. Barrett
While President Obama’s push to raise federal income taxes for the wealthy gets lots of attention, the continuing upward creep in the sales tax rates imposed by state and loca…
Precious Metals Market Report
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The Solari Report – 11 March 2010
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This Saturday night was one of the most fascinating evenings I’ve had in a …
Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.11.10
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, March 11, 2010.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.11.10
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, March 11, 2010.
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Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s Sued
Connecticut’s attorney general sued Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s over ratings the firms issued on risky investments.
In the civil lawsuit filed Wednesday, Atty. Gen. Richard …
Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's Sued
Connecticut’s attorney general sued Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s over ratings the firms issued on risky investments.
In the civil lawsuit filed Wednesday, Atty. Gen. Richard …
Bad Press on Europe, Investors Move Back Into U.S. Stocks
By Vincent Fernando and Kamelia Angelova
According to the most recent fund flow data from The Investment Company Institute (ICI), U.S. mutual fund investors came back to U.S. stocks in late February …
Stopping Immigration – the New Spin to Shift to National ID – Next Step to Digital Currency
Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American wor…
US Feb Budget Deficit = $221 Billion
By Vincent Del Giudice
The U.S. budget deficit widened to a record in February as the government boosted spending to help revive the economy.
The excess of spending over revenue increased to $221 …
A Boycott by Any Other Name …(again)
By James Bowen, National Chairperson of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
By James Bowen, National Chairperson of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
In the late 19th century, change…
3D Television Coming
Photograph: 20th Century Fox
By Andrew Clark and Zoe Wood
Korean company Samsung kicks off the industry-wide push by launching a 3D range that will be in British shops by the end of the month.
The…
Europe Bars Wall Street Banks From Government Bond Sales
By Elena Moya
European countries are blocking Wall Street banks from lucrative deals to sell government debt worth hundreds of billions of Euros in retaliation for their role in the credit crunch.
…
Greywater – Eric Broberg
Bay Area permaculture designer Eric Broberg explains the need for greywater and gives a walk-through of one of the systems he has installed in Oakland.
GATA Appeals to CFTC to Act Against Manipulative Shorts
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA today delivered to the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Gary Gensler, a letter from GATA Chairman Bill Murphy, appealing to the CFTC to …
“In From the Internet”
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, …
"In From the Internet"
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, …
Quote du Jour
“You do not become a ‘dissident’ just because you decide one day to take up this most unusual career. You are thrown into it by your personal sense of responsibility, combined with a complex s…
The Swaps That Swallowed Your Town
By Gretchen Morgenson
As more details surface about how derivatives helped Greece and perhaps other countries mask their debt loads, let’s not forget that the wonders of these complex products ar…
Changing Our Lifestyle
By Megan Quinn Bachman
…The good news is that it hasn’t been all hard times for these lifestyle leaders. Many changes have made their lives better, like adopting a low-energy and local diet, g…
Icelanders Reject Bank Bailout
By Anthony Faiola
Icelanders this weekend resoundingly rejected a plan to reimburse overseas depositors after the failure of an online Icelandic bank, a rare public referendum on the repayment of a…
Money & Markets – Week of 3.7.10
Examiner Sees Gimmicks in Lehman Demise
Reuters (12 March 10)
Morgan, Citigroup Helped Cause Lehman’s Collapse, Examiner Finds
GATA (11 March 10)
So Where, Exactly, Did Lehman’s $130 Billion Go?
N…
Money & Markets – Week of 3.7.10
Examiner Sees Gimmicks in Lehman Demise
Reuters (12 March 10)
Morgan, Citigroup Helped Cause Lehman’s Collapse, Examiner Finds
GATA (11 March 10)
So Where, Exactly, Did Lehman’s $130 Billion Go?
N…
Precious Metals – Week of 3.7.10
What is Going on in The Dollar Loan And Physical Gold Markets?
Zero Hedge (11 March 10)
Feldstein: Worry About The Dollar, Not The Euro: Keep an Eye on Sterling
Jesses Crossroads Cafe(11 March 10)
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Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.7.10
J.P. Morgan: Foreclosure Sales Could Be Higher in Three Years
The Wall Street Journal (9 March 10)
Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
The New York Times (7 March 10)
Geopolitical – Week of 3.7.10
New Zealand’s Internet Filter Goes Live
Stuff.co.nz (11 March 10)
Deal Reached on Ground Zero Health Claims
MSN.com (12 March 10)
How Andrew Breitbart Hacks the Media
Wired (11 March 10)
House Demo…
Technology – Week of 3.7.10
Google Testing TV-Search Service
The Wall Street Journal (9 March 10)
Chile Earthquake Moved Entire City 10 Feet to the West
Wired Science (8 March 10)
Can Rats Help Clear Africa’s Landmines?
BBC Ne…
Life – Week of 3.7.10
50 Worst of the Worst (and Most Common) Job Interview Mistakes
Yahoo Finance (10 March 10)
Tornado Watch Lifted After Storms Tear Through Arkansas
CNN US (11 March 10)
Doris Haddock, Activist And S…
Food & Health – Week of 3.7.10
Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny
The New York Times (11 March 10)
“Personal” Study Shows Gene Maps Can Spot Disease
Reuters (10 March 10)
Grocery Card In Your Pocket Can Pinpoint Salmon…
Food & Health – Week of 3.7.10
Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny
The New York Times (11 March 10)
“Personal” Study Shows Gene Maps Can Spot Disease
Reuters (10 March 10)
Grocery Card In Your Pocket Can Pinpoint Salmon…
“Democracy is Coming to the US”
It’s coming through a hole in the air,
from those nights in Tian’anmen Square.
It’s coming from the feel
that this ain’t exactly real,
or it’s real, but it ain’t exactly there.
From the wars again…
"Democracy is Coming to the US"
Continue reading Leonard Cohen Live In London
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It’s coming through a hole in the air,
from those nights in Tian’anmen Square.
It’s coming from the feel
that this ain’t exactly …
Corporate Crime Data
By Gary Null
So, here is the raw data. The next time you see the head of one of these private corporations appearing as an objective independent expert on CNBC, CNN or FOX, return to this list an…
The Relationship Between The US Dollar And Gold Since 1913
BY Dave Miller
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How Facebook Was Founded
By Nicholas Carlson
The origins of Facebook have been in dispute since the very week a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg launched the site as a Harvard sophomore on February 4, 2004.
Then called “thef…
“By a Solari Reader”
Mish Shedlock has another story out about how government is broke and union workers are selfishly asking for pay raises in the face of these fiscal catastrophes.
Chicago Public Schools System Is Br…
"By a Solari Reader"
Mish Shedlock has another story out about how government is broke and union workers are selfishly asking for pay raises in the face of these fiscal catastrophes.
Chicago Public Schools System Is Br…
The Census of Agriculture
From the Introduction:
The 2008 Organic Production Survey (OPS) is a follow-on survey to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. It is the first organic production and practices survey conducted on t…
IBM Awarded Census Bureau Contract
The U.S. Census Bureau has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) Global Business Services a contract to provide data tabulation and dissemination services in support of the 2010 Census and other key Census Bureau…
How Big Is Big Government?
By Jon Rapppoport
MARCH 4, 2010. A week ago, I wrote and emailed and posted this article. Since then, I’ve had time to reflect further, and I’ve also gotten suggestions from readers. The situat…
From Permaculture to Profits
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The Solari Report – 04 March 2010
On this week’s Solari Report, we will talking with Eric Toensmeier about permaculture and how it can help you build wealth – w…
Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.4.10
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, March 4, 2010.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.4.10
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, March 4, 2010.
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Qwest CEO Threatened With Repercussions
By Wayne Madsen
WMR has learned from sources who worked in senior positions for the telecommunications company Qwest that its former chairman and CEO, Joseph Nacchio, was threatened with retal…
Confidence In Economy Is Low
Views of the country’s short- and long-term economic future are gloomier these days than they have been at any time since President Obama took office in January of last year.
Forty-two percent (42%) …
Germany: A Major Victory For Privacy
By Scribe
Yesterday, there was a major victory for privacy. Unfortunately, it was not in the US. The German Constitutional Court threw out as unconstitutional a law which required storage of all…
Opting Out of the Big Bank Fiasco
By Mayuri Onerheim
The Rolling Stone March 2009 issue had an article by Matt Taibbi called Wall Street’s Bailout Hustle in which he likens the financial crisis bailout to a street con and makes a v…
Meet The Greeks Who Are Way Scarier Than The Street Rioters
By Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova
There’s no doubt you’ve seen the wild images of rioters in Athens.
They’re violently objecting to the painful budget measures officials are taking.
But offici…
Introducing LittleSis
LittleSis styles itself as:
We bring transparency to influential social networks by tracking the key relationships of politicians, corporate executives, lobbyists, financiers, and their affiliated …
Volker ‘Has Changed Mind’ Over Proprietary Trading
By Suzy Jagger
Washington has backed down on proposals to block investment banks from engaging in proprietary trading activities, Britain’s top financial regulator told MPs yesterday.
Lord…
Richard Dolan
One of the challenges of learning about the UFO phenomenon is finding an overview which is both thorough and intellectually rigorous.
Richard Dolan has done an excellent job of providing us with on…
9/11 Truth Press Conference
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Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth Press Conference
AE 9/11 Truth Press Conference Q & A Session PT 1-2
AE 9/11 Truth Press Conference Q & A Session PT 2-2
9/…
Internet – Regulation Coming?
By Kieren McCarthy
The US government’s policy of leaving the Internet alone is over, according to Obama’s top official at the Department of Commerce.
Instead, an “Internet Policy 3.0” appr…
Coast to Coast AM on ABC
ABC News does a story on Coast to Coast AM
“Time to Turn the Clock to Zero?”
Sting and Dominic – Brand New Day – Acoustic Version
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“Brand New Day”
How many of you people out there
Been hurt in some …
"Time to Turn the Clock to Zero?"
Sting and Dominic – Brand New Day – Acoustic Version
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Lyrics:
“Brand New Day”
How many of you people out there
Been hurt in some …
A Simple, Healing Mountain Cottage
Denise Franklin needed a healing place. She’d been through a major illness (more than 20 years earlier doctors had told her she had six months to live) and had walked away from a house and husband….
One Man, One Cow, One Planet
A member of my Solari Circle ordered this documentary from New Zealand to circulate through our members. If you want to feel optimistic and appreciate what one man can do, this is a goodie!
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One …
Microsoft’s Global Criminal Compliance Handbook Leaked
U.S. Domestic Version March 2008
By Addy Dugdale
Microsoft has acted swiftly after the Web site Cryptome leaked its “Global Criminal Compliance Handbook.” The guide does exactly what it says: outli…
Microsoft's Global Criminal Compliance Handbook Leaked
U.S. Domestic Version March 2008
By Addy Dugdale
Microsoft has acted swiftly after the Web site Cryptome leaked its “Global Criminal Compliance Handbook.” The guide does exactly what it says: outli…
The Ten Commandments of Gold & Silver Buying
On Franklin Sanders’ website you will find the following Ten Commandments of Gold & Silver Buying. If you are interested in investing in precious metals, it is worth keeping a copy of them.
Te…
The Ten Commandments of Gold & Silver Buying
On Franklin Sanders’ website you will find the following Ten Commandments of Gold & Silver Buying. If you are interested in investing in precious metals, it is worth keeping a copy of them.
Te…
Warren Buffett: Health Care Is Like An “Economic Tape Worm”
By Josh Funk
Billionaire Warren Buffett says health care costs are a major drain on U.S. businesses and act like an “economic tape worm.”
The head of the holding company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said…
Warren Buffett: Health Care Is Like An "Economic Tape Worm"
By Josh Funk
Billionaire Warren Buffett says health care costs are a major drain on U.S. businesses and act like an “economic tape worm.”
The head of the holding company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said…
Tracy Residents Now Have To Pay For 911 Calls
Tracy (California) residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency.
But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year which allo…
Is Your Gold At An LBMA Bank?
By Adrian Douglas
Recently I have written several articles that have discussed how much “paper gold” has been sold, principally through the unallocated accounts of the London Bullion Market Associat…
$5 Billion In Political Contributions Bought Wall Street Freedom From Regulation
Continue reading $5 Billion In Political Contributions Bought Wall Street Freedom From Regulation, Restraint
Wall Street Watch (4 March 09)
Massive Earthquake Hits Chile
By Jose Luis Saavedra
One of the world’s most powerful earthquakes in a century battered Chile on Saturday, killing at least 214 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami that th…
What Are Banks Doing With Our Money?
By James Turk
Instead of depositor money being used to stimulate economic activity in the private sector by lending to businesses and consumers, the banks are helping to fund the growing federal defi…
Tracking The Nation’s Bank Failures
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Tracking The Nation's Bank Failures
Produced by Andrew Garcia and Damian Paetta
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Money & Markets – Week of 2.28.10
Russia Nudging Belarus, Kazakhstan Away From Dollar
GATA (5 March 10)
Treasury’s Bailout Overseer Shifts Course From ‘Too Big to Fail’
The Washington Post (5 March 10)
Greece Should Sell Islands to…
Money & Markets – Week of 2.28.10
Russia Nudging Belarus, Kazakhstan Away From Dollar
GATA (5 March 10)
Treasury’s Bailout Overseer Shifts Course From ‘Too Big to Fail’
The Washington Post (5 March 10)
Greece Should Sell Islands to…
Precious Metals – Week of 2.28.10
Venezuelan Central Bank to Increase Gold Purchases
GATA (5 March 10)
Sprott Raises $400 Million From Gold Trust IPO
GATA (3 March 10)
Sovereign Default Time Capsule: What People Were Saying In Real…
Mortgage Markets – Week of 2.28.10
Trapped Inside A Property Bubble
Caixin online (10 Feb 10)
Million Dollar Greenwich Houses Fall on Bad Times
NBC Connecticut (1 March 10)
Elizabeth Warren Introduces COP’s February Report
YouTube (1…
Geopolitical – Week of 2.28.10
Panelists Question Citigroup’s ‘Government Guarantee’
The New York Times (4 March 10)
Democratic Defections on Abortion Issue May Imperil Health Bill
Bloomberg.com (5 March 10)
Howard Dean: He…
Technology – Week of 2.28.10
Brain Scanners To Be Used To ‘Design’ Political Candidates
The Register (5 March 10)
Silicon Valley Rules Oscars as Hollywood Looks North
Bloomberg.com (5 March 10)
China to Launch Space Station Mod…
Life – Week of 2.28.10
Music Biz Back to Playing The Blues
Los Angeles Times (25 Feb 10)
Magnitude-6.4 Quake Strikes Taiwan; One Person Hurt
BusinessWeek (3 March 10)
Rethinking College as Student-Loan Burdens Rise
Yahoo …
Food & Health – Week of 2.28.10
Suit Seeks to Bar Genetically Modified Sugar Beets
WBBN 780 (1 March 10)
USDA Stance on GM Alfalfa Threatens “Fabric of Organic Industry”
The Organic & Non-GMO (Jan 2010)
Radical New Treatment M…
Food & Health – Week of 2.28.10
Suit Seeks to Bar Genetically Modified Sugar Beets
WBBN 780 (1 March 10)
USDA Stance on GM Alfalfa Threatens “Fabric of Organic Industry”
The Organic & Non-GMO (Jan 2010)
Radical New Treatment M…
“European Union Squabbles”
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"European Union Squabbles"
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Norway Does It Their Way
By Matthew Futterman and Kevin Helliker
Vancouver, British Columbia
Norway’s Olympic team has won a surprising 17 medals in Vancouver so far, enough to place it third overall and only one gold meda…
Administration to Stop Foreclosures ?
By Dawn Kopecki
The Obama administration may expand efforts to ease the housing crisis by banning all foreclosures on home loans unless they have been screened and rejected by the government’s Home…
French Government Queries USA re 1950’s Secret LSD Experiment
By F. William Engdahl
A major diplomatic and political scandal is erupting that could have significant import for French-American relations. It involves new research into the mysterious outbrea…