It would seem, then, that the only ones qualified to determine foreign policy are those it affects the most – those who are sent off to kill, and those who are targeted to be killed – in short: the population. Peace is possible, if people are empower
It is cause for concern when the world’s biggest bankers sit on the same boards and invite the major regulators, central bank chiefs and finance ministers to their meetings, gathering up awards and praise while keeping those parties firmly entrenched
Sedona, Arizona, this is the site of illegal and lethal, low altitude jet fuel dumping by private and charter jets, hundreds of feet above our neighborhood and Oak Creek! This is causing cancer, high blood pressure, central nervous system and axon d
A lot of people all over the world are having opinions now about the ostensibly gigantic $13 billion settlement Jamie Dimon and JP Morgan Chase have entered into with the government.
The general consensus from most observers in the finance sector
JPM’s Madoff entanglement could prompt review of bank charter
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has reportedly told the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that a criminal money laundering conviction of JPMorgan (JPM) for turnin
For Deloitte, the song goes like this: Do the crime, pay the fine, the firm does no time, survive and thrive.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board censured Deloitte & Touche LLP yesterday and imposed a $2 million civil penalty against the
In Part 1 of a Global Power Project exposé on the Institute of International Finance (IIF), I examined the founding the institute as a response by leading world banks to organize and manage their interests in relation to the 1980s debt crisis. When t
Obama’s global terror campaign is not only dependent upon his drone assassination program, but increasingly it has come to rely upon the deployment of Special Operations forces in countries all over the world, reportedly between 70 and 120 countries
Josh Arnold has written an interesting article that reveals both realities and misconceptions arising from gross misconceptions. His misperceptions arise primarily from two factors. First he either ignores the fact that JPM was integrally involved in
"You don't have to know Jeremy to help, you just have to care"
~ Jeremy's friend Grace said that at the #FreeHammond/#FreeBB fundraiser in NY in August. It is doubtless true. Jeremy Hammond is a prisoner pending sentencing for computer hacki
So the question for Americans then, should be this: do you want to live in a nation – and world – which is defined by the decision to wage a global campaign of terror upon multiple nations and regions, and tens of thousands of people around the world
A news story that needs to be read by all AMERICAN HOMEOWNERS:
THIS IS NOT AN ISSOLATED CASE – HOWEVER, IT IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE
“Fraud Upon The Court”, is a crime considered so destructive to our legal system it has no statute of limitations an
It's assumed that hip hop moguls like P-Diddy, Jay Z, and Dr. Dre have long ago sold their souls for riches, but it's rarely done in public. The Devil remains concealed and the artist can plausibly deny that he's sold out. But recently, in the cle
With the recent release of the documentary film “Take Back Your Power” by Josh del Sol, the conversation surrounding the risks of Smart Meters has escalated to an entirely new level. This may very well be the catalyst that causes this global issue to
This is the first of a series of exposés focusing on the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the very “visible hand” of financial markets. It is a continuation of the Global Power Project produced by Occupy.com. Part 1 examines the origins of t
How did the District of Columbia’s chief of police describe the behavior of cops who shot an unarmed woman to death in front of her one-year-old daughter because she tried to hit a barrier and reportedly knocked over a Secret Service agent with her c
Upon the death of its mortgagor, the hulking beast that is Wells Fargo blindly slouched toward foreclosure heedless of the fact that it had sold an accidental death insurance policy to the mortgagor. The decedent’s personal representative, filed a co
As the federal government shutdown continues, Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Asia for secret talks on a sweeping new trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is often referred to by critics as "NAFTA on steroids," and would establ
A few weeks ago, I wrote a feature on pension reform in states like Rhode Island for Rolling Stone. Since the piece was sharply critical of alternative investments like hedge funds, I expected a heated response, and got one right away. In fact, a ser
Contingent Capital: and The Princess Bride
A speaker whose talk I attended stated as a fact that it would be “inconceivable” for any bank to fail if banks adopted “contingent capital.” Under “contingent capital” the bank would sell debt instrument
In the first part of this essay series on ‘Empire Under Obama,’ I will aim to establish some fundamental premises of modern imperialism, or what is often referred to as ‘international relations,’ ‘geopolitics’, or ‘foreign policy.’ Specifically, I wi
“Sorkin is wrong about incentives and quite wonderfully wrong,” Black told Corporate Crime Reporter in an interview last week. “The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission emphasizes that the belief in self correcting markets was prevalent throughout the
Across the country, using the false premise that the borrowers are responsible for this mess, many courts, the media, government and law enforcement are creating false settlements, admitting that the bankers have been and still are misbehaving but al
"You don't have to know Jeremy to help, you just have to care"
WHO IS JEREMY HAMMOND?
Jeremy Hammond is a gifted young computer programmer facing a decade in prison. His crime? Leaking information from the private intelligence firm Strategic Fo
This column was prompted by William Galston’s review of Tyler Cowen’s new book Average is Over. Galston’s column worries about the huge, permanent underclass that Cowen envisions will grow in the United States. I write to challenge Cowen’s assumpti
Amnesty International USA issued the following comments today from Steven Hawkins, executive director, upon learning of the death of Herman Wallace in Louisiana:
'Today is a very sad day for the family and friends of Herman Wallace and for those
Corporations constitute the most powerful force in society. Their influence has seeped into our classrooms, our newsrooms, our entertainment systems, our consciousness and crucially into our politics. Big money buys access to lawmakers. For sheer arr
You read that headine right. By at least one estimate, in 2010 there was a total of $12 trillion in cash tied up (at risk) in derivatives as defined above, all of which controlled contracts connected to assets valued at $1.2 quadrillion
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