While The World Burns (Charlie McGrath Video)
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Economy
Why “Fair” Trade Is Not The (Whole) Answer
Ian Fletcher Activist Post The idea of “fair” trade is very appealing, whether confronting the plight of autoworkers in Michigan or farmers in the Third World….
U.S. Debt Jumped $72 Billion Same Day U.S. House Voted to Cut Spending $6 Billion
National Debt Clock/Wiki Commons image Terrence P. Jeffrey CNS News The national debt jumped by $72 billion on Tuesday even as the Republican-led U.S. House…
World energy crunch as nuclear and oil both go wrong
The existential crisis for the world’s nuclear industry could hardly have come at a worse moment. The epicentre of the world’s oil supply is disturbingly…
US housing construction plunges
New home constructionsplunged in February © AFP/Getty Images/File Justin Sullivan AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Construction of new homes in the United States plunged in February…
US bank bailout was ‘critical’: Congress watchdog
© AFP/File Nicholas Kamm AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US government’s multi-billion-dollar bank bailout helped avert a second Great Depression and cost taxpayers much less…
Currency Meltdown Coming
Greg Hunter USA Watchdog The situation in Japan is getting worse, not better. There are shortages in food, fuel and warm dry shelter. To make…
Escalating Implosion (Charlie McGrath Video)
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US House approves 3-week spending bill
© AFP Jim Watson AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US House of Representatives, held by President Barack Obama’s Republican foes, approved a three-week stopgap spending…
WTO Judicial Activism vs. America
Ian Fletcher Activist Post The WTO’s latest outrage has brought this odious organization to public attention again, but this is hardly the first time it…
Should Government Manage the Economy?
Wikimedia Commons image David Redick Activist Post There is a Great Divide between economists, politicians and citizen activists about the proper role of government in…
Possibly The Last Time To Get Out Of The Dollar
Dees Illustration Simon Black Sovereign Man It’s no secret that the United States government owes a pretty penny to foreigners. Certainly, what America owes to…
China US bond purchases decline for 3rd month
China’s holding’s of US debt fell for the third month © AFP/File AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – China’s holding’s of US debt fell for the third…
US Fed to meet as global crises loom large
The US Federal Reserve building © AFP/File Karen Bleier AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Federal Reserve’s top policymakers meet Tuesday with an upbeat US economic…