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Magic Wand Finance (James Kunstler)
James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Dec. 3, 2007 -- For those of you concerned about my sense of pride -- yes, I sure got that eggy feeling all over my face last week after calling for a ...
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Lifeboat Time (John Michael Greer)
John Michael Greer -- Archdruid Report Nov. 29 -- One of the more notable news stories of the last week concerned the fate of M/S Explorer, a cruise ship built for polar seas that turned out to be ...
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120 U.S. War Vets Commit Suicide Each Week (Penny Coleman)
By Penny Coleman -- AlterNet Nov. 26 -- Earlier this year, using the clout that only major broadcast networks seem capable of mustering, CBS News contacted the governments of all 50 states ...
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Beware Our Shadow Banking System (Bill Gross)
We have a secret banking system built on derivatives and untouched by regulation, says Pimco's Bill Gross. Here's how to protect your pocketbook. By Bill Gross, founder and chief investment officer ...
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Earth's Eighth Continent (David Reid)
North Pacific Gyre traps flotsam. It swirls. It grows. It's a massive, floating 'garbage patch.' By David Reid -- The Phoenix Nov. 21, 2007 -- Located in the Pacific Ocean between California and ...
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Home Prices in U.S. Fell Record 4.5% in Third Quarter (Bob Willis)
By Bob Willis Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Home prices in the U.S. fell in the third quarter by the most in at least two decades as the subprime lending crisis caused sales to slump.
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Recession Signs Grow as Winnebago Leads U.S. RV Drop (Jeff Green)
By Jeff Green Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Winnebago Industries Inc., Thor Industries Inc. and other U.S. recreational-vehicle makers will probably say shipments fell in 2007 for the first time in six ...
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Holiday Sales Miss Forecasts With Discounts in Demand (Chris Burritt)
By Chris Burritt Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. retailers, offering holiday discounts of 50 percent or more this week, may see profits erode even as customers flock to stores.
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U.S. Economy: Confidence Drops More Than Predicted (Shobhana Chandra and Bob Willis)
By Shobhana Chandra and Bob Willis Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer confidence fell more than forecast in November as Americans struggled with surging fuel costs and falling home prices.
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Adaptive Responses to Peak Oil (John Michael Greer)
John Michael Greer -- The Archdruid Report Nov. 21, 2007 -- One of the occupational hazards of writing a blog on the future of industrial civilization, I’ve discovered, is the occasional incoming ...
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Either/Or? (James Kunstler)
James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Nov. 26, 2007 -- The great debate among those of us on the Economy Deathwatch seems to be whether the debacle we observe around us will resolve as a crash or a ...
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