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“We’re here for the people.” That’s a refrain we keep hearing. In the march of the Dozens on the weekend of the 26th of February, 2011 – we saw an enlightening gathering of, well… some people who were concerned about a “right” that wasn’t even passe
Some of you may have heard about these, or rumors – maybe you haven’t heard much. If anything. If you’re a wonk and had heard of this, or you’re someone who hadn’t heard of this – there are some interesting pieces of legislation that we can all get b
Not wanting to be upstaged by the AWOL Wisconsin Flee-bagging senators, a group of Arizona “I’m-unhappy-with-the-way-the-elections-turned-out” types have banded together and now want to take our little broke Pima County and secede from the state. Aw
Booms, Busts, and Food Prices - People Are Getting Broker and Hungrier, Gerald Celente spread of revolutionary fever - The Intensive Preparations for Martial Law - You Must Report Offshore Insurance, Annuity, and Gold Accounts
A man on his feet can usually take a sucker punch, or at least recover from it. But if he’s already on the ground and you kick him in the head, he’s done-for.
The U.S. middle class is still being ripped to shreds. If there are those among your family and friends that are somehow convinced that the U.S. economy is recovering nicely, you might want want to show them the following 18 very sobering facts....
The pending closure of seven Ultimate Electronics stores, eight Borders locations and other stores in the future will add to the state's glut of vacant retail space. There are more than 300 so-called big boxes of 10,000 square feet or more sitting...
Workers are struggling to save rights fast disappearing
The population in the United States is angry, frustrated and full of fear and irrational hatreds. And the folks not far from you on Wall Street are just doing fine. They're the ones who created the current crisis. They're coming out stronger and...
A couple of charts from the Consumer Metrics Institute show how the economic contraction may be over for Bernanke, Geithner and Goldman Sachs, but is firmly entrenched for the rest of us. (Contraction reaches 400 days)
Greenspan had to hold the chair well beyond retirement to the age of 75, but he finally got his chance. In 2001, he used every policy measure in the Fed’s arsenal to prevent Kondratiev's winter.
Fmr. Congressman Jim Traficant in Scottsdale, AZ Tuesday Feb 22nd
The difficulties confronting Robb & Stucky stem from the challenges that have affected many real-estate-related industries since the housing market began its slide in 2007.
“Overall inflation is still quite low and longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.” — Ben Bernanke, February 9, 2011
For the Love of Liberty, Lew Rockwell on conservatives versus freedom - Egyptians, Revolt Against the State Currency - Water and Survival Techniques - A Nation of Cringing Wretches, TSA gate-rape and Real ID tracking are slave training, says Eric Pet
Interest payments on the national debt will quadruple in the next decade and every man, woman and child in the United States will be paying more than $2,500 a year to cover for the nation's past profligacy, according to figures in President Obama's n
Determined to reduce deficits, impatient House Republican freshmen made common cause with President Obama, scoring their biggest victory to date in a vote to cancel $450 million for an alternative engine for the Pentagon's next-generation warplane.
The new US budget was revealed by President Obama calling for America to rebalance the global economy, stressing that the US cannot rely on foreign governments to finance domestic consumption.
And in crude goods? Hold on to your hat: Annualized on an average basis over the last four months it's roughly SIXTY PERCENT.
Even if one accepts the retail survey is accurate (I don't because it misses too many small stores that went out of business and are still closed), real sales have certainly not recovered. That puts pressure on states because expenses, especially...
Neoliberal poison in Obama's budget
With the upcoming GAO report that we wrote about in yesterday’s article being released on the 16th, Chairman Issa of the Oversight committee appears to be wasting no time in pursuing a course of action regarding Waste, Fraud and Abuse in government s
Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext announced the creation of the world's largest exchange operator on Tuesday, dodging political issues that could threaten completion of a deal.
When debt accumulation becomes negative to economic outcomes you're in big trouble and I believe there's an argument to be made that we're either there or damn close.
After the most potent "winning streak" in human history, the majority of American society has been blindsided by equally potent losses, which continue to mount and show no signs of abatement:
In a court filing, Ultimate Electronics said it plans to hold going-out-of-business sales at its 46 stores nationwide to dispose of inventory, saying such sales will offer "the highest and best value" for creditors.
“How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.” - John Steinbeck – Grapes of Wrath
After all, that money is being eliminated to pay off the debt, right? Thus, that money is removed from programs that employ people to pay off the issuers of credit (banks).
President Obama drew fire Sunday from congressional Republicans and independent budget experts for his reluctance to advance a plan that would tackle the nation's biggest budget problems in the spending blueprint he will submit to Congress on Monday.
I see a migration from the early days of the Valley. We aren't doing manufacturing; we aren't doing design; we aren't doing computers. It's all moving to Asia and other places where there are lots of technical engineers who are willing to work...
