By Senator Bob Smith September 16, 2011 NewsWithViews.com In the sweltering heat of Philadelphia from May 25th to September 17th, 1787, 53 delegates from 12 of the original 13 colonies (Rhode Island refused to send any representatives) struggled mightily to come to an agreement to adopt a Constitution for the United States of America.... »
Archive for September 16th, 2011
Financial crisis: central banks do not take this kind of action unless something is up
Well, bang goes the theory that third anniversaries are generally quiet affairs. You know — nice meal out but no need for a big do. Not if you’re a central banker, apparently. By Alistair Osborne TelegraphUK 15 Sep 2011 Three years to the day since Lehman Brothers went under, taking the global economy with... »
We’re Watching You: Surveillance Expansion In the Land of the Free is Unprecedented In Human History
Mac Slavo September 14th, 2011 SHTFplan.com “That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left, such the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn’t matter.” “There would be no place to hide. If this government ever became a tyrant,... »
U.S. Economy Suffers Lost Decade, The Great Middle Class Poverty
By: EconMatters Market Oracle Sep 15, 2011 In yet another sign that the Great Recession cuts deep and long–the number of Americans living below the official poverty line reached 46.2 million, the highest in 52 years since the Census Bureau started tracking the figures in 1959. The overall poverty rate also climbed to a... »
Greek workers plunged into social misery
Robert Stevens Market Oracle Sep 15, 2011 With Greece verging on a default of its debt of around €330 billion, and facing a forced exit from the eurozone, the PASOK government of Prime Minister George Papandreou is escalating its austerity programme against an already pauperised population. Since its election in October 2009, PASOK has... »
The Eurozone is grinding to a halt
By HUGO DUNCAN DailyMailUK 16th September 2011 A major global bailout fund backed by British taxpayers was launched yesterday to stop Europe’s creaking banks running out of money. The Bank of England teamed up with central banks around the world to flood the financial system with unlimited amounts of cash. The dramatic intervention, on... »
Chain-Reaction Revolution: How Government Blunders May Trigger Mass Unrest
By Michael Vail(CEO of StratRisks LLC) StratRisks.com September 15, 2011 I may have forgotten much from my high school and college days but I do remember how a chemical chain-reaction works. The cause, effect and eventual aftermath can be reproduced not only in a science class but in our own backyards. The colour revolutions... »