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By The Economist

What is a central banker’s main job? Ask the man on the street and the chances are he will say something like “keeping a lid on inflation”. In pop…

From Brothers: The Hidden History of The Kennedy Years

Brothers is an epic story told from a uniquely personal perspective. Based on David Talbot’s best-selling book about Jack and Bobby Kennedy,…

Planned Outage: November 9 — November 12, 2013

This service will be unavailable beginning approximately 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 9, 2013 until approximately 7:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Novem…

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Lightweight and highly efficient all-in-one design pedal assist that fits on practically any bicycle.

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By Catherine Austin Fitts

The extraordinary divergence between the prices of commodities and equities this year can be seen in a chart of Starbucks. The lower the cost of goods becomes (in this cas…

By Douwe Miedema

The U.S. derivatives regulator on Tuesday reintroduced a plan to curb commodity market speculation, reviving a crucial Wall Street reform after a judge knocked down an earlier vers…

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“Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of …

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By Marvin Ammori

Net neutrality is a dead man walking. The execution date isn’t set, but it could be days, or months (at best). And since net neutrality is the principle f…

**Note: We are republishing each of the 22 challenges from Catherine’s fiscal cliff article – one a week. Helps to digest them bit by bit!**

Challenge #3 Operations

By Catherine Austin Fitts

A sign…

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By Catherine Austin Fitts

I was reading a commentary this morning by a Swiss money manager whose opinion I respect. He commented that there was a widespread perception …

By The Gluten Summit

The goal of The Gluten Summit is to shift the scientific discussion and clinical recognition of gluten-related disorders forward by five years. Meaning, we want the conversatio…

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**CAF Note: This is one of my favorite movies ever since Tony Scott made it in 1998. Given the ongoing discussion of NSA surveillance, it is well worth watching**

By Tyler Durden

Over a year ago we discussed the “next Industrial Revolution” and where it might appear from. 3D printers were envisioned among Goldman’s top disruptive themes earlier this year a…

By Kashmir Hill

In recent months, Lavabit, based in Texas, and Silent Circle, based in Washington, D.C., both shuttered their encrypted email services. The companies said they couldn’t keep them …

By Phys.org

A theory—SuperDense quantum teleportation—posed by Hampshire College physics professor Herbert Bernstein will be tested on the International Space Station.

Theoretical physicist Bern…

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By Mari Iwata

Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday gave a green light to a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to remove fuel rods stored in a pool at the u…

By Paul Levy

The artist casts a liberating fragrance, spelling out what is hanging in the air. When a group of people abdicate their individual responsibility to be creative, a great artist like Vinc…

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By Catherine Austin Fitts

The push is on for prototyping digital currencies to build out the Internet platform financial markets. The shills are back hawking …

By Catherine Austin Fitts

After my speech at the Appraisal Institute on Tuesday am, we had a grand lunch with Solari Report subscribers at Kuleto’s in San Francisco. Subscribers came from Santa Cruz…

By Terence P. Jeffrey

Americans who were recipients of means-tested government benefits in 2011 outnumbered year-round full-time workers, according to data released this month by the Census Bureau.

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**CAF Note: Jim Sinclair points out that this is not good for the dollar. YOU BET! If you look at the interests defending the dollar, however, they have the firepower to defend it…

“Net Imports flatten for the next few years, even when nominal GDP is growing at 4% per annum… a nice boost in terms of trade for the U.S. economy. The U.S. oil boom not only has implications for …

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Challenge #2 Legality

By Catherine Austin Fitts

A signif…

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By Catherine Austin Fitts

On behalf of the American people, Chancellor Merkel, I would like to apologize for the invasive surveillance that you may have experienced over t…

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A song inspired by the Irish Government and their efforts to work for the benefit of everyone – except the Irish people.

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By ABC News/AP

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Saturday morning off Japan’s east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan’s emergency agencies declared a tsunami warning for the region t…

By RT

Crowdfunding is coming to Wall Street! Will a new SEC rule democratize the capital markets?

Or is Joe Six-pack about to be “muppetized” by a new brand of sell-side-marionets?

We dig into th…

**CAF Note: Here is a trial ballon from a respected source on one of the options to reengineer Social Security. This is one to take seriously.**

By Alicia H. Munnell

The brief’s key findings are:
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By The Economist

On June 16th something very peculiar happened in Germany’s electricity market. The wholesale price of electricity fell to minus €100 per megawatt hour (MWh). That is, generatin…

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By Sarah N. Lynch

Entrepreneurs and start-up companies looking for investors will be able to solicit over the Internet from the general public under a new propos…

By Franklin Sanders

Friends, Volume 2 of At Home In Dogwood Mudhole (Best Thing We Ever Did) is now available for preorder at www.dogwoodmudhole.com. It went to the printer today and we estimate it…

By Catherine Austin Fitts

One of my greatest prayers for America is that men and women have an honest conversation about how we have been played against each other and then black folks and white fo…

**CAF Note: The cost of the US government borrowing money to generate corporate earnings is now reaching parity globally**

By Daniel Kruger & Anchalee Worrachate

America’s borrowing costs are on t…

By AlJazeera

Highly radioactive water overflowed barriers into Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station after its operator Tepco underestimated how much rain would fall and failed to pump it…

**Note: We are republishing each of the 22 challenges from Catherine’s fiscal cliff article – one a week. Helps to digest them bit by bit!**

Challenge #1 Disclosure

By Catherine Austin Fitts

We do …

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By Dave Michaels

Small businesses raising money by selling shares over the Internet wouldn’t have to verify that their backers comply with individual …

By Andrew Pollack

Legislators on the island of Kauai in Hawaii have approved a bill that would restrict the use of pesticides by companies developing genetically modified crops there.

The 6-to-1 …

Dear Senator Warren:

I write as a supporter of your campaign for Senator.

It is remarkable how unpopular financial accountability truly is. The House Republicans are trying to stop a few things. Gro…

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By Yahoo! Finance

JPMorgan Chase & Co has reached a tentative $4 billion deal with the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency to settle claims that the bank misled government-sponsored mortgage agencies…

“Altogether, a Bloomberg survey in August found that the six biggest banks had spent $103 billion on legal costs since 2008.”

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By David Ray Griffin

There have been several good films and videos about 9/11. But the new film by award-winning film-maker Massimo Mazzucco is in a class by itself.

For those of us who have been …

By Dave Michels

Small businesses raising money by selling shares over the Internet wouldn’t have to verify that their backers comply with individual investment limits under a U.S. regulatory propos…

By Catherine Austin Fitts

The announcement of a bipartisan deal to open the government and keep the debt issuance humming along is a reprieve from the dark dawning on millions of Americans that the…

By Press Trust of India

In a major boost for India and other countries seeking details on suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks, Switzerland has agreed to automatic exchange of information a…

By Going Organic Magazine

Going Organic Magazine is a unique publication dedicated to creating better health and lifestyles for readers. Our goal is to provide information and inspiration to help p…

By John Rushton

Nighttime falls, I study on.
I find another hero. It’s time to sleep.
Sleep lasts but half the night.
Burdens pile up,
The tax man calls in 5 days,
Men of all kinds fight for con…

By Scott Adams

If you’re already as successful as you want to be, both personally and professionally, congratulations! Here’s the not-so-good news: All you are likely to get from this article is a …

By Schumpeter

Start-ups have always been at the heart of America’s economic success. Companies that are five years old or younger account for all of the country’s net job creation. They also ac…