Economy
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The United States of War Criminals (Mickey Z.)
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Mickey Z. -- World News Trust "People from poorer places and poorer countries have to call upon their compassion not to be angry with ordinary people in America." --Arundhati Roy Dec. 14, 2010 -- Mor ...
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On the Streets of Bedford Falls (David Glenn Cox)
Read more...David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2010 -- There is not much happening this year on the streets of Bedford Falls. The Christmas decorations went up on Main Street, same as always, but it’s ...
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Warning Global systemic crisis – First quarter 2011: Breach of the critical threshold of global geopolitical dislocation (LEAP/E2020)
Read more...Nov. 16, 2010 (LEAP/E2020) -- Public announcement GEAB N°49 As the LEAP/E2020 team anticipated in its open letter to the G20 leaders published in the international edition of the Financial Times of 2 ...
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Cables Reveal Background of Pro-Dictator U.S. Policy (Ted Rall)
Read more...Dec. 8, 2010 -- NEW YORK (CommonDreams.org) -- After the Soviet collapse in 1991 U.S. policy toward Central Asia was transparently cynical: support the dictators, screw the people. As the United Stat ...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders: Tax Cut Deal 'Is A Moral Outrage'
Read more...Dec. 7, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (sanders.senate.gov) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the agreement announced Monday between the White House and congressional Republi ...
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Farewell to the EU Superstate (Mike Whitney)
Read more...Dec. 6, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- Wednesday's press conference with ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet turned out to be a real jaw-dropper. While Trichet didn't commit himself to massive bo ...
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Happy as a Hangman (Chris Hedges)
Read more...Dec. 6, 2010 (TruthDig.com) -- Innocence, as defined by law, makes us complicit with the crimes of the state. To do nothing, to be judged by the state as an innocent, is to be guilty. It is to sancti ...
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The Decline and Fall of the American Empire (Alfred W. McCoy)
Read more...Dec. 6, 2010 (TomDispatch.com) -- A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don’t bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagi ...
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General Electric Tapped Fed To Borrow $16 Billion (Jeff Gerth)
Read more...The GE building in New York City. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images) Dec. 2, 2010 (ProPublica) -- Newly released documents from the Federal Reserve Board show that General Electric Co. was a significant us ...
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The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn’t Telling It (Robert Reich)
Read more...Dec. 1, 2010 (RobertReich.com) -- Quiz: What’s responsible for the lousy economy most Americans continue to wallow in? A. Big government, bureaucrats, and the cultural and intellectual elites who bac ...
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Fed May Be `Central Bank of the World' After UBS, Barclays Aid (Bradley Keoun and Hugh Son)
Read more...Dec. 2, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve data showing UBS AG and Barclays Plc ranked among the top users of $3.3 trillion from emergency programs is stoking debate on whether U.S. regulators bear ...
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