Precious Metals
AngloGold to Reduce Hedge Book By 45%
By Jon A Nones – Resource Investor (6 May 2008)
Is IMF Trying to Recover Its Gold by Pretending to Sell It?
By Chris Powell – GATA (7 May 2008)
Why is Canada’…
Content
Life
Scientists to Examine the World’s Weirdest Whale
Media Release – Te Papa Museum, New Zealand (6 May 2008)
The Transformation of the God-Image
By Paul Levy – awakeinthedream.com (May 2008)
Stuart …
Food & Health
This Company May Be the Biggest Threat to Your Future Health
A Video at Mercola.com (May 2008)
China Farms the World to Feed a Ravenous Economy
By Denis D. Gray – Associated Press (4 May 2008)
Food & Health
This Company May Be the Biggest Threat to Your Future Health
A Video at Mercola.com (May 2008)
China Farms the World to Feed a Ravenous Economy
By Denis D. Gray – Associated Press (4 May 2008)
Posts on Mission Investing
Human Flourishing in a Constitutional Republic
By Phil Cubeta – Gift Hub (4 May 2008)
Two Gems From Gift Hub
Catherine Austin Fitts Blog Post – Solari (2 Aug 2007)
Gift Hub Blogs Back on Mission Economy
The Role of Philanthropy in a Security State
By Phil Cubeta – Gift Hub (2 May 2008)
More Slow Burn . . .
Special Thanks to Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics and LeMetropole Café.
Where Did the People Go?
I remember going to Washington after 9/11 to meet with attorneys whose offices were on one of the beautiful parks in downtown DC. Each trip I noticed less and less African-Americans downtown. At lu…
A Question on Philanthropy
The Buddha says, “Those who are awake live in a state of constant amazement.”
In the blink of an eye, Bear Stearns goes from $70 a share to being picked up for a few dollars a share by JP Morgan Chas…
The Tapeworm Revealed
Those of you who wonder what I mean by “the Tapeworm” will better understand the concept after reading the following article:
The Real Matrix: The Pentagon Invades Your Life
When something is so per…
Money & Markets
Don Cox on Business News Network ~ Food Inflation
Business News Network (30 Apr 2008)
James Turk: A Four-Month Review
GATA (1 May 2008)
Numbers Racket – Why The Economy is Worse Than We Know
B…
Money & Markets
Don Cox on Business News Network ~ Food Inflation
Business News Network (30 Apr 2008)
James Turk: A Four-Month Review
GATA (1 May 2008)
Numbers Racket – Why The Economy is Worse Than We Know
B…
Precious Metals
The Gold Cartel vs. South African Mines
By Peter George – GATA (30 Apr 2008)
Al Korelin Interviews Speakers at GATA’s Washington Conference
By Chris Powell – GATA (28 Apr 2008)
Geopolitical
Break-ins Plague Targets of US Attorneys
By Larisa Alexandrovna, et al – TheRawstory.com (1 May 2008)
DC Madame Found Hanged
By Phil Cubeta – Gift Hub (1 May 2008)
How To Avoid Cons That Can Lead …
Life
Sunspot Numbers – In 1610, shortly after viewing the sun with his new telescope, Galileo Galilei made the first European observations of Sunspots. Daily observations were started at the Zurich Observa…
Food & Health
Health Canada – Exposed: Is Your Health At Risk?
At Stop51.com
Food & Health
Health Canada – Exposed: Is Your Health At Risk?
At Stop51.com
Financial Ecosystems – Capitalism 3.0
I find Peter Barnes proposals in Capitalism 3.0 to be/have:
1. Well intended. That’s important. Smart people, who are willing to try to figure out what is going on, communicate and collaborate, can…
Not Enough Silver?
If ten percent of the Bay Boomers allocated $9,000 to buy silver, we would have 7.5 million (ten percent of the boomer population) times $9,000. Pretty simple arithmetic; the product is $67.5 billion….
The Solari Model – Total Economic Return
Introduction
I am writing a series of posts on aligning investment with mission and values, including some point-counterpoints with Phil Cubeta at gifthub.org.
I thought I would begin by posting a …
Did We Mention Bashing Gold?
Special Thanks to Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics and LeMetropole Café.
GATA Goes to Washington
I just returned from Washington where I attended GATA Goes to Washington:
View the Schedule (PDF)
View Speakers
Bix Wier attended the conference and wrote: “Someday, I will look back at this eve…
McCain Finance Chair Played Major Role in Spitzer’s Downfall
Story from Politics1.com:
NEW YORK. A Politics1 Exclusive. John McCain’s National Finance Co-Chairman played a key role in the recent downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D). Reliable …
McCain Finance Chair Played Major Role in Spitzer's Downfall
Story from Politics1.com:
NEW YORK. A Politics1 Exclusive. John McCain’s National Finance Co-Chairman played a key role in the recent downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D). Reliable …
The Bear Stearns Buy-Out . . . 100% Fraud
Well, the evidence finally emerges. No market forces at work here. “The boys” done bagged and skinned the Bear for quite a pretty penny:
Bear Stearns Buy-Out . . . 100% Fraud
“How Bear Stearns sto…
Gold, GATA and the Turn to Higher Ground
The following is Catherine Austin Fitts’ presentation at the “GATA Goes to Washington” conference which took place last week in Washington D.C.
I would like to thank our chairman, Bill Murphy, and …
Money & Markets
Countrywide’s CEO Takes Home Millions
At CNNMoney.com (25 Apr 2008)
My Submission to the 2020 Summit
Steve Keen’s Oz Debtwatch – debtdeflation.com (15 Apr 2008)
Moody’s Begins Downgrading AAA-Rat…
Money & Markets
Countrywide’s CEO Takes Home Millions
At CNNMoney.com (25 Apr 2008)
My Submission to the 2020 Summit
Steve Keen’s Oz Debtwatch – debtdeflation.com (15 Apr 2008)
Moody’s Begins Downgrading AAA-Rate…
Precious Metals
Ecuador’s Mining Mandate
Aurelian’s English Translation
If You Want Silver, Not Paper, You Face a Premium
By Gene Arensberg – Resource Investor (21 Apr 2008)
Why Gold was Hacked Today – And How
…
Food & Health
India To Take Steps to Control Rising Prices For Food
From the San Diego Union-Tribune (22 Apr 2008)
Rice Rationing Imposed at Wal-Mart’s Warehouse Division
From The Associated Press (23 Apr 2008)…
Food & Health
India To Take Steps to Control Rising Prices For Food
From the San Diego Union-Tribune (22 Apr 2008)
Rice Rationing Imposed at Wal-Mart’s Warehouse Division
From The Associated Press (23 Apr 2008)…
Geopolitical
Third NSA Source Confirms: Flight 93 Shot Down by Air Force Jet
By Wayne Madsen – OpEdNews.com (20 Apr 2008)
Local Heroes: 17 Year Old Columnist Fired For Telling Truth
By Mohamma Sagha – Democra…
What Can Anyone Do? A Lot!
Remarks by Catherine Austin Fitts
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc. Conference
GATA Goes to Washington — Anybody Seen Our Gold?
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
Saturday, A…
Quote du Jour
The stock-market guys say you have to reach a bottom before you can recover, and that a bottom is often signaled by the collapse of some big entity. Many people thought it was Bear Stearns Cos. In rea…
Money & Markets
Paulson Blueprint Promotes Insurance Industry Shell Game
Posted by Philip Mattera – CorpWatch.org (5 Apr 2008)
Salle Mae Affirms Outlook, Warns of "Train Wreck"
By Kevin Drawbaugh – Reut…
Money & Markets
Paulson Blueprint Promotes Insurance Industry Shell Game
Posted by Philip Mattera – CorpWatch.org (5 Apr 2008)
Salle Mae Affirms Outlook, Warns of "Train Wreck"
By Kevin Drawbaugh – Reut…
Mortgage Markets
Bank of England to Take on Banks’ Loans to Help Mortgage Market
By Andrew Porter – London Telegraph (17 Apr 2008)
Precious Metals
How Much Gold do Vietnamese Keep Under Their Pillows?
By Tuoi Tre – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (16 Apr 2008)
Why High Gold Prices Haven’t Led to More Production
By Fabrice Taylor – The Globe & Mai…
Food & Health
Canada Says Chemical in Hard Plastic Bottles May Be Unsafe
By Rob Gillies – Associated Press (18 Apr 2008)
U.S. Welcomes Korean Decision on Beef Imports
By Missy Ryan – Reuters (18 Apr 2008)
Cre…
Food & Health
Canada Says Chemical in Hard Plastic Bottles May Be Unsafe
By Rob Gillies – Associated Press (18 Apr 2008)
U.S. Welcomes Korean Decision on Beef Imports
By Missy Ryan – Reuters (18 Apr 2008)
Cre…
Geopolitical
Why Shouldn’t We Be Bitter?
By Michael Winship – Truthout.org (16 Apr 2008)
Bridgette Bardot on Trial for Muslim Slur
By Thierry Leveque – Reuters (15 Apr 2008)
Cheney, Others OK’d Harsh Interrogat…
Life
The Responsibility Project
From Liberty Mutual (16 Apr 2008)
The Triumph of the Big D
By Alexandra Anderson-Spivy – artnet.com (Apr 2008)
Will The Real Mr. Global Please Stand Up?
We had a request from a network member to comment on the following article which debunks the prevailing views that we are short of gas or oil.
There is No Gas Shortage
By Ed Wallace – Business…
Calling Jason Bourne
I just received an e-mail message from a conference speaker –someone I have not yet met in person and would welcome knowing. We know each other by name. He thanked me for attending his speech earlie…
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed in March to pay $30 Million in a settlement regarding its role as an auditor to Metropolitan Mortgage in Washington State.
Here is the original Complaint:
Metropolitan …
Real Solutions vs. the Status Quo
The challenge with all real solutions is that they require telling the truth.
The problem is that maintaining the status quo requires never telling the truth.
A Global Plan
The way to view the Paulson Plan is as a piece of a global plan to centralize the financial system:
Global Revamp Urged For the Regulation of MarketsWall Street Journal (07 Apr 2008)
It will now be …
Catherine on BlogTalkRadio
Catherine was interviewed on BlogTalkRadio on April 12 at 2PM CST. Get the details >>
Money & Markets
Justice Department Files Injunction Suits in Nationwide Crackdown on Alleged Tax Defier Scheme Promotersby Financial Services (11 Apr 2008)
G7 to Break Bread with Global Bankers By Greg Robb, MarketW…
Money & Markets
Justice Department Files Injunction Suits in Nationwide Crackdown on Alleged Tax Defier Scheme Promotersby Financial Services (11 Apr 2008)
G7 to Break Bread with Global Bankers By Greg Robb, MarketW…
Food & Health
Mobile Phones May be Death Sentence By Danielle Cronin, Canberra News (12 Apr 2008)
The Stench of Fear in the Wheat Industry By Kim Anderson, Southwest Farm Press (10 Apr 2008)
Multi-Tasking Worse O…
Food & Health
Mobile Phones May be Death Sentence By Danielle Cronin, Canberra News (12 Apr 2008)
The Stench of Fear in the Wheat Industry By Kim Anderson, Southwest Farm Press (10 Apr 2008)
Multi-Tasking Worse O…
Geopolitical
Do Satellite Photos Show Iran Ballistic Missile Facility?By Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor (11 Apr 2008)
The Unofficial Judge Alex Kozinski Site
Power to Build Border Fence Is Above U.S. L…
The Slow Burn
People often ask whether I am concerned about inflation, deflation, peak oil, or a global financial meltdown. My answer is as follows.
The future is something to be created, rather than feared. Al…
Is Gold Going East?
Chris Powell of GATA recently published this important insight:
If one puts today’s news together …
Arabian Gulf Oil Principalities Will Stick with Dollar Until They Achieve Monetary Union in 2010…
Weather Manipulation: It’s For Real
In our Top Picks this week, there is a story entitled Weather Engineering in China by Technology Review. While a number of people have hinted that “weather modification” may be real, this is the firs…
Weather Manipulation: It's For Real
In our Top Picks this week, there is a story entitled Weather Engineering in China by Technology Review. While a number of people have hinted that “weather modification” may be real, this is the firs…
Money & Markets
Wall Street Brokerages Borrowing $38.1 Billion a Day from Federal ReserveBy Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press (03 April 2008)
Warning Issued on Debt of Goldman, LehmanReuters (22 Mar 2008)
MBIA’s B…
Money & Markets
Wall Street Brokerages Borrowing $38.1 Billion a Day from Federal ReserveBy Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press (03 April 2008)
Warning Issued on Debt of Goldman, LehmanReuters (22 Mar 2008)
MBIA’s B…
Precious Metals
Gold Should Shake Off Any Sales by IMFBy Frank Tang, Reuters (08 Apr 2008)
China Would Buy Huge Stake in Mega-Miner BillitonBy Rowan Callick and Dennis Shanahan, The Australian (09 Apr 2008)
Will Is…
Life
The Masai Warriors’ Guide to England By Andrew Pierce, The Telegraph (03 Apr 2008)
My Other Car is a Bright Green CityAlex Steffen, worldchanging.com (23 Jan 2008)
Coming Soon: Superfast InternetBy …
Overview of The Paulson Plan
I thought I would lay out the specifics of the U.S. Treasury plan to centralize and consolidate the U.S. financial regulatory system before commenting on it. A description of Treasury Secretary Paulso…
Financial Coup d’Etat
Former Goldman Sachs chairman Hank Paulson is not the only person supporting increased powers for the Federal Reserve:
Obama Calls for Overhaul of Financial Regulations
Did you know that Goldman Sa…
More Financial Coup d’Etat
Former Goldman Sachs chairman Hank Paulson is not the only person supporting increased powers for the Federal Reserve:
Obama Calls for Overhaul of Financial Regulations
Did you know that Goldman Sa…
We Can Do This Nice…Or Rough
“We can do this nice or we can do this rough.”
—Tina Turner from Proud Mary
OK, so this morning’s on-line Wall Street Journal provides us with an excellent example of the multiple personality …
A Deeper Karma
I am still amazed when I hear comments that the U.S. housing bubble started in this decade. In November 2001, I presented a paper at an investment conference in London in one of many attempts from 199…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 31, 2008
Money & Markets
Credit Crunch Fallout Could Drag on for Years, Lawyers WarnTimes Online (31 Mar 2008)
Overdue Consumer Debts Highest Since 1992, ABA Saysby Hugh Son, Bloomberg (03 Apr 2008)
T…
New Weekly Radio Segment
Also, An Open Letter to the KPFA Community from the Flashpoints Team
Wildcards – Week of 04.02.08
Another Chimpanzee Escape At Bastrop Facility
Monkey Day | 02 April 2008
Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research in…
Tons of Useful Stuff
One of the challenges of building a map of reality is knowing what you don’t know. For years, I have subscribed to a service called United Readers, which allows me to try many different magazines, dip…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 24, 2008
Money & Markets
The Sheltering Storm: Uncertainty on Section 8
By Matt Schwarzfeld – CityLimits.org (24 Mar 2008)
—~ Catherine’s comment: Are states and cities expected to vote Democratic in No…
Event: Catherine on Flashpoints Tonight
Catherine and Dennis Bernstein continue their conversation about financial markets and current events on Flashpoints Radio tonight:
Wednesday, March 26, at 7:30pm US Central Time
Event: Catherine on TruNews Radio
Click here to navigate to the TruNews website and view their event calendar.
Another of Our Heroes
The Chronicle on Boverton Beaver’s Bakery
By Phil Cubeta – Gift Hub (25 Mar 2008)
As a reporter for The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Give and Take, you are sitting, knees crossed, and back straight, i…
Our Hero!
Farmer Percy Schmeiser settles contamination battle with Monsanto
By Vicky Uhland – Natural Foods Merchandiser (25 Mar 2008)
Canadian canola farmer Percy Schmeiser, who has battled biotech company Mon…
The Bear Skinning Continues
So now JP Morgan is going to pay $10 per share for Bear Stearns?
JP Morgan Agrees to Increase Bear Price
By Kevin Kingsbury – Wall Street Journal (24 Mar 2008)
Bear May Have Lived
By Paul Tharp – New …
And More on Mortgage Fraud and Sex
For those who want to understand the relationship of sex to mortgage fraud, The Franklin Cover-Up by Nebraska Senator John DeCamp is a must read. This is because it is essential to understand what Ell…
Book Review: The Franklin Cover Up & More on Mortgage Fraud and Sex
For those who want to understand the relationship of sex to mortgage fraud, The Franklin Cover-Up by Nebraska Senator John DeCamp is a must read. This is because it is essential to understand what Ell…
More on Mortgage Fraud and Sex
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development after Jack Kemp was Henry Cisneros.
Cisneros was HUD Secretary in the Clinton Administration from 1992 to 1996. For the steps to be t…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 17, 2008
Money & Markets
Federal Agencies Running on Fumes
By Richard Sammon – The Kiplinger Letter (19 Mar 2008)
Don’t Worry About An Audit
By Kevin McCormally – Kiplinger.com (21 Mar…
More on Bear Stearns-JP Morgan Deal
As if last weekend’s shotgun merger agreement between Bear Stearns and JP Morgan was not wild enough, things just keep getting weirder. Bear Stearns stock is trading above $5, which says something…
Event: Catherine on Flashpoints
Dennis Bernstein interviews Catherine on Flashpoints Radio:
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Thursday, March 20, at 6pm USA Central Time
This is a follow-up to Catherine’s March 17th Flashpoints interview where she discussed Bea…
US Ag Power
A great insight from Jim Willlie in his Golden Jackass March Newsletter.
Imports to the US are slowing, but import prices are seriously in uptrend. Total US import prices are up 13.6% on an annual bas…
The Chances of War Increase
The US economy depends on access to energy and the role of dollar as the reserve currency. Take those two things away and the source of funds to finance the US military-industrial interests shrink ra…
American Bar Association Heaven
Well, now we have a hint as to why the American Bar Association does not seem to object to predatory lending and weekend bailouts. Either that or Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden Arps are insisti…
Unanswered Questions About Bear Stearns
I wonder who made money on puts on Bear Stearns stock? Was this a highly profitable economic hit?
SEC: Bear Stearns’s Liquidity Eroded Rapidly Since Tuesday
By Judith Burns – Dow Jones Newswire…
Prison Investment
To provide another example of Total Economic Return analysis applied to an investment strategy, here is a letter that I wrote to the New York Times in March 1999 regarding investment in private pris…
Percolating in Tennessee
I am excited about all the good things percolating here in Tennessee. Saturday was a rainy day full of the promise of Spring – perfect for a trip with my dog over to Hohenwald, Tennessee.
I spe…
Greenspanspeak
Alan Greenspan’s comments on the current financial situation here:
Greenspan Sees Many Casualties From Crisis
By Jamie McGeever & Ian Chua – Reuters (17 Mar 2008)
Catherine’s translation here:
Our …
Wheat Fungus
Dangerous Wheat-Killing Fungus Detected in Iran
From the UN News Centre (5 Mar 2008)
“A dangerous new fungus with the ability to destroy entire wheat fields has been detected in Iran, the United Natio…
“The Wire’s War On The Drug War”
letters@time.com
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you for publishing “The Wire’s War on the Drug War” by this TV series producer and writing team, Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Richard Pric…
"The Wire's War On The Drug War"
letters@time.com
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you for publishing “The Wire’s War on the Drug War” by this TV series producer and writing team, Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Richard Pric…
Morgan Bags The Bear
Well, Eliot Spitzer’s resignation was just in time. Can you imagine what he would have said about this?
As of December 31, 2007, the New York State Teacher’s Retirement System owned 493,007 shares…
Unanswered Questions about NY Pension Funds
On February 14th, Eliot Spitzer published an editorial in the Washington Post about the federal role in promoting predatory lending:
“When history tells the story of the subprime lending crisis and re…
New York’s Pension Funds
To understand the political issues that determine the rise and fall of New York Attorney Generals and Governors such as Eliot Spitzer, it is helpful to map the financial flows in New York and how they…
New York's Pension Funds
To understand the political issues that determine the rise and fall of New York Attorney Generals and Governors such as Eliot Spitzer, it is helpful to map the financial flows in New York and how they…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 10, 2008
Money & Markets
US Home Defaults, Foreclosures Rise 60% in February
By Alan Mirabella & Sharon Lynch – Bloomberg.com (14 Mar 2008)
Dollar’s Clout Sinks Worldwide
By Alan Cl…
From John Rappoport
HOW IS THE WAR GOING IN IRAQ?
MARCH 13, 2008. Media reports about the surge in Iraq indicate it’s been working, and now the war is dropping off the radar screens of voters, according to new polls.
…
It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp
In the summer of 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the first Bush Administration. The Secretary of Housing was Jack Ke…
It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp: Kemp, Cuomo & Pedophilia in Bush I
In the summer of 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the first Bush Administration. The Secretary of Housing was Jack Ke…