Archive for September 19th, 2011

Fueling the surge are prescription pain and anxiety drugs that are potent, highly addictive and especially dangerous when combined with one another or with other drugs or alcohol. By Lisa Girion, Scott Glover and Doug Smith Los Angeles Times.com Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in... »

by Charles Hugh Smith ZeroHedge.com 09/19/2011 Is the Federal debt a criminal enterprise, enabled by a criminal syndicate? Read on before you pass judgment. Correspondent Doug laid out a compelling case that the Federal debt is fundamnentally a criminal scam, operated by the criminal syndicate of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve: The Federal... »

Jobcentres to send poor and hungry to charity food banks Jonathan Owen and Brian Brady London Independent Sept 19, 2011 Tens of thousands of benefits claimants will be referred to food banks by the Government, which is worried that many Britons face a stark choice: starvation or feeding themselves by begging or stealing. From... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 09/19/2011 Gold is moving up again in U.S. dollars and is trading at USD 1,818.29, EUR 1,331.50, GBP 1,155.79, JPY 139,571.90, AUD 1,854.66 and CHF 1,603.73 per ounce. Gold’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1,817, EUR 1,332.31, and GBP 1,155.56 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,778,... »

EndOfTheAmericanDream.com Most Americans do not know this, but a single EMP attack could potentially wipe out most of the electronics in the United States and instantly send this nation back to the 1800s. If a nuclear bomb was exploded high enough in the atmosphere over the middle part of the country, the electromagnetic pulse... »

By John Harrison Portfolio.com In August, the number of states that saw unemployment rise was more than double the number that saw it fall, according to a report today from the Labor Department. Unemployment rates increased in 26 states, marking the third straight month they have risen in a majority of states, while rates... »

JESSE’S CAFÉ AMÉRICAIN 18 SEPTEMBER 2011 “…The entire global system is at a critical juncture with sovereign bonds, currencies, stock markets and the fate of politicians all in play. The hidden purpose of QE and QE2 was always to cheapen the dollar by causing inflation in China and forcing its hand. Critics have said... »

When America became the first casualty of the global credit bubble in 2007, Europe’s political elites thought it had nothing to do with them. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Telegraph.co.uk 18 Sep 2011 Even after Lehman and AIG collapsed a year later — and Europe’s economy crashed into slump — it remained an article of faith... »

With Greece and Ireland in economic shreds, while Portugal, Spain, and perhaps even Italy head south, only one nation can save Europe from financial Armageddon: a highly reluctant Germany. The ironies—like the fact that bankers from Düsseldorf were the ultimate patsies in Wall Street’s con game—pile up quickly as Michael Lewis investigates German attitudes... »

By George Maniere CommodityOnline.com 19 September 2011 Silver prices are once again enjoying a run-up as they did from January through April. During that period they doubled and briefly touched $50 an ounce before settling back down to the low $30s. As I write, Silver prices are back above $40 an ounce and that... »