Economy
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BOOKS: Fast Times in Palestine. By Pamela J. Olson (Jim Miles)
Fast Times in Palestine. Pamela J. Olson. Mason Hill Press, New York, 2011. July 25, 2011 (Palestine Chronicle) -- What can I say about such a well written book that has not already been said: well ...
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Central Bankers Race to Protect Growth in 72 Hours of Crisis (Jana Randow, Jeannine Aversa and Scott Lanman)
Aug 10, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Central bankers are racing to shield their economies from fiscal tightening and lopsided currency swings that threaten a new global recession. In the 72 hours after a ...
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Dow Drops 520 Amid New Europe Debt Concern (Stephen Kirkland)
Aug 10, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks slid, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the lowest level since September 2010, and Treasuries rose for a third day amid concern the European sovereign ...
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The S&P Debt Downgrade: What It Means (Paul Craig Roberts)
Aug. 9, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- On Friday, Aug. 5, the credit rating agency, Standard & Poors, downgraded U.S. debt from AAA to AA+. Gerald Celente’s view that S&P’s downgrade of the ...
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Nature Bats Last: Notes on Revolution and Resistance, Revelation and Redemption (Robert Jensen)
(An edited version of this talk was presented to the Veterans for Peace conference in Portland, OR, on August 4, 2011.) Aug. 8, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- My title is ambitious and ambiguous: ...
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The Jobs Crisis Demands Attention (Shamus Cooke)
Aug. 8, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- When the big banks screamed "crisis," they were instantly rewarded with trillions of taxpayer money. Likewise, when rich bondholders -- some of them ...
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It's Time to put the Euro out of its Misery (Mike Whitney)
Aug. 8, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- We all know the drill. Bond yields start to spike in one of the smaller countries in the EU, and before you know it, the bigger countries are called in ...
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They Died in Vain; Deal With It (Ray McGovern)
Ray McGovern Aug. 8, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Many of those preaching at American church services Sunday extolled as “heroes” the 30 American and eight Afghan troops killed Aug. 6 west ...
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Coming Full-Circle in Tahrir Square (Abdul Wahid)
Aug. 8, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Friday, July 29, 2011 had been billed as a “Friday of Unity” demonstration in Tahrir Square uniting secular and Islamic opposition forces to come out to ...
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Colombia: Pillage, Promise and Peace (James Petras)
Aug. 6, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- We live in a time of great destruction and grand economic opportunities and Latin America is no exception. In the global context, the U.S. Empire is ...
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30 Years Ago Today: The Day the Middle Class Died (Michael Moore)
Michael Moore Aug. 6, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- From time to time, someone under 30 will ask me, "When did this all begin, America's downward slide?" They say they've heard of a time when ...
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