Capitalism is NOT Free Enterprise
Tony Blizzard Henry Makow A friend who knows my stand on money, etc. emailed me a Bloomberg article entitled “Capitalism not so Sacred as American…
Economy
Economic Meltdown: The Final Phase
Giordano Bruno Neithercorp In the financial life of every culture built upon faulty monetary policy, there are points at which the thin thread of economic…
The 18 States Facing the Most Brutal Austerity Cuts
Gus Lubin Business Insider Even the sober Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says 46 states are facing a Greek-like crisis. These state governments must inaugurate…
10 Ways You’re Being Fleeced by Banks
Activist Post Taxpayers are rightfully angrier than ever before about the state of the U.S. economy and the government’s handling of the financial crisis; perhaps…
Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Cash
Tamara Audi The Wall Street Journal Faced with a $118 million budget deficit, the city of San Jose, Calif., recently decided it could no longer…
Cameron Raids Dormant U.K. Accounts as Minister Attacks Banks
Robert Hutton Bloomberg U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to use “hundreds of millions of pounds” from dormant bank accounts to fund community projects, while Business…
Roads to Ruin: Towns Rip Up the Pavement
The Wall Street Journal SPIRITWOOD, N.D.—A hulking yellow machine inched along Old Highway 10 here recently in a summer scene that seemed as normal as…
Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball
Joe Bageant Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico As an Anglo European white guy from a very long line of white guys, I want to thank all the…
BEWARE: Banks Gearing Up for New Fees to Combat Lost Revenues
Stevenson Jacobs Huffington Post NEW YORK — Big banks facing big drops in revenue are looking to Main Street to make up the difference. Checking…
Carbon trading used as money-laundering front: experts
AFP The experts who attended a meeting of the Asia Pacific Money Laundering Group (APG) said crime syndicates are resorting to new methods to hide their illegal…
Man tries to pay tax with 200,000 pennies
QMI Agency RIPON, Que. – A Quebec man, fed up with his skyrocketing property taxes, carted more than 200,000 pennies down to City Hall to…
Will Thousands Of Police Layoffs Unleash Chaos And Anarchy Across America?
The Economic Collapse Blog Thousands of police officers have been laid off all across America since the current economic crisis began. Thousands more are getting…
Judge rejects Schwarzenegger minimum wage request
Judy Lin Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A judge on Friday declined to force the state controller to comply with an order by Gov. Arnold…
The End-Game and The Illusory Gold Bubble
Darryl Robert Schoon When the end-game began, gold was $35 per ounce. Today, gold is $1200. When the end-game is over, gold will be far…