US Lawmakers to introduce bill to legalize marijuana (Luis Robayo)

June 22, 2011 (AFP) -- A group of U.S. representatives plan to introduce legislation that will legalize marijuana and allow states to legislate its use, pro-marijuana groups said Wednesday. The legis ...

Global systemic crisis – Last warning before the Autumn 2011 shock, when $15 trillion of financial assets go up in smoke (LEAP/E2020)

June 16, 2011 -- Public announcement GEAB N°56-Special Summer 2011 (LEAP/E2020) -- On Dec.15, 2010, in the GEAB N°50, LEAP/E2020 anticipated the explosion of Western government debt (1) in the second ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court clears way for collective bargaining law to take effect (Ed Treleven)

June 14, 2011 (Wisconsin State Journal) -- A Dane County judge overstepped her authority when she voided Gov. Scott Walker's measure limiting public sector collective bargaining, the state Supreme Co ...

The Economic Statistic US Elites Keep 'Hush-Hush' (Ron Robins)

June 6, 2011 (alrroya.com) -- It is a simple statistic that continues to warn of huge economic problems ahead for the United States. Some economists call it the "marginal productivity of debt (MPD)." ...

'Perfect Storm' May Threaten Global Economy: Roubini (Shamim Adam)

June 12, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- A “perfect storm” of fiscal woe in the United States, a slowdown in China, European debt restructuring and stagnation in Japan may converge on the global economy, New Yor ...

The Next Financial Crisis Will Be Hellish And It’s On Its Way (Addison Wiggin)

June 1, 2011 (Forbes) -- “There is definitely going to be another financial crisis around the corner,” says hedge fund legend Mark Mobius, “because we haven’t solved any of the things that caused the ...

The Truth about the US Economy (Robert Reich)

May 31, 2011 (RobertReich.org) -- The U.S. economy continues to stagnate. It’s growing at the rate of 1.8 percent, which is barely growing at all. Consumer spending is down. Home prices are down. Job ...

Offshoring has destroyed the economy (Paul Craig Roberts)

A Nobel Economist Says Globalism Is Costly For Americans May 31, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- These are discouraging times, but once in a blue moon a bit of hope appears. I am pleased to repo ...

Global systemic crisis - Confirmation of a Major Alert for the second half of 2011 (LEAP/E2020)

Explosive fusion of world geopolitical dislocation and the global economic and financial crisis May 16, 2011 (LEAP/E2020) -- Public announcement GEAB N°55 -- Almost a year ago LEAP/E2020 identified t ...

VIDEO: Daily Show -- Bernie Sanders Extended Interview

Apr. 29, 2011 (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart) -- In this unedited, extended interview, Bernie Sanders believes the Republican plan to cut social programs while extending tax cuts for the wealthy is ...

Velkommen to Banktopia (Mike Whitney)

Apr. 22, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Let's talk turkey. The dollar is getting hammered by the day. And the dollar is getting hammered by design, because the Fed wants a weaker currency to bo ...