Learn this Word: “Stagflation”
Anthony Migchels Henry Makow Since the start of the Credit Crunch in Sept. 2008, a fierce debate has raged over whether we will face deflation…
Economy
High-Interest Lenders Feast on Soldiers
At Fort Sill, High-Interest Lenders Circle The Gates Chris Kirkham Huffington Post LAWTON, Okla. – Just outside the front gates of the sprawling Fort Sill…
Washington State Joins Movement for Public Banking
Dees Illustration Ellen Brown Web of Debt Bills were introduced on January 18 in both the House and Senate of the Washington State Legislature that…
Only 47% Of Working Age Americans Have Full Time Jobs
Business Insider VK, roving reporter for The Automatic Earth, has been playing with the numbers from the January 7 employment report issued by the U.S….
Free Trade Created the Chinese Model
He who restrains his appetite avoids debt – Chinese proverb SARTRE, Contributing Writer Activist Post East will never meet the West of Adam Smith. China…
Bankruptcy, not bailouts, a better path
Thomas Sowell Detroit News Government budget crises can be painful, but the political rhetoric accompanying these crises can also be fascinating and revealing. Perhaps the…
The Most Predictable Financial Calamity in History
Greg Hunter USA Watchdog In November 2010, the Federal Reserve announced a second round of economic stimulus commonly referred to as Quantitative Easing (QE2). The…
Chinese bank ICBC signs deal to enter US market
Yahoo News/AFP BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese bank ICBC, the world’s largest by market value, has signed an deal that will allow it to enter the…
Huge majority oppose England forest sell-off, poll finds
YouGov poll finds 84% of British public agree that woods and forests should be kept in public ownership for future generations Photo credit: David Levene/Guardian…
Spain to rescue its banks
The Spanish government is set to launch a sweeping restructuring of its troubled regional savings banks in an attempt to reassure the market it can…
How Excess Spending, Taxation, and Controls are Destroying the USA Economy
David Redick Activist Post Politicians, ‘Progressive’ activists, NeoCon Imperialists, and bankers worldwide love to spend money and love the unending supply of it from; 1….
Localized Economics
Working Villages International Swadeshi, or “localized economics,” is a concept developed by Mahatma Gandhi. At the beginning of the 20th century, India began importing cheap…
Accounting Tweak Could Save Fed From Losses
Editor’s Note: When in doubt . . . just make it up. Dees Illustration Reuters Concerns that the Federal Reserve could suffer losses on its…
Reasonableness of Anarcho-Capitalism?
Anthony Wile The Daily Bell Books can be read and reread at different times in life and yield new insights and interpretations. This is especially…