It seems like a case of mass hypnosis. People claiming they can’t say what’s in the TPP trade agreement. And mainstream media accept this premise. “That’s right. Congress must stay silent.” Pop quiz: who says the text of the TPP must remain secret? Under what authority? Members of Congress are scuttling around like weasels, claiming …
May 2015 archive
May 19
Today’s News May 19, 2015
SocGen Bosses Knew 'Rogue Trader' Kerviel Was Taking Massive Risks Bosses at French banking giant Societe Generale were aware of the activities of "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel, a top detective working on the case reportedly told an investigating judge, according to France24. The French investigative news website, Mediapart, quoted Nathalie Le Roy as telling judge …
May 18
TPP: The dirtiest deal you’ve never heard of
“The Dirtiest Deal You’ve Never Heard Of”: Obama’s “free trade” agreement will impact every aspect of your life. Here’s why… Crony Capitalism at its Most Fascist: While senators are having trouble making sense of it, corporate interests are passing it around like a Youtube video on Facebook… Big Agriculture’s Big Power Grab? The “Big Three” could end …
May 18
Today’s News May 18, 2015
Falling Yield, Rising Asset by Keith Weiner Our monetary system is failing, but explaining that isn’t easy. The most popular argument is that the dollar has falling purchasing power and rising inflation. The problem with this argument is that consumer prices aren’t skyrocketing now. So, of course, people remain skeptical. Meanwhile, yields across all markets …
May 17
Today’s News May 17, 2015
Central Planning Goes Global As UN Unveils Major Sustainable Development Agenda "For The Good Of The Planet" Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September …
May 16
IS WASHINGTON COMING TO ITS SENSES?
Washington has failed miserably to isolate Russia Paul Craig Roberts There is much speculation about US Secretary of State John Kerry’s rush visit to Russia in the wake of Russia’s successful Victory Day celebration on May 9. On May 11, Kerry, who was snubbing Russia on the 9th, was on his way to Russia, and …
May 16
Today’s News May 16, 2015
Guest Post: How Big Government Kills The American Dream Authored by U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Camas, Clark County, originally posted at The Seattle Times, Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio published their prescription for reviving the American dream. They are right to focus on the dream. …
May 15
‘WE THE PEOPLE’ NEED TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS: THE GOVERNMENT IS ON THE WARPATH
How many Americans have actually bothered to read the Constitution? John W. Whitehead (Rutherford Institute) “The government is merely a servant―merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate …
May 15
Today’s News May 15, 2015
Why Not Tell Greece How To Run A Democracy? Submitted by Raul Ilargi Meijer via The Automatic Earth blog, I know I’ve talked about this before, but it just keeps coming and it keeps being crzay. Bloomberg ‘reports’ that the ‘German Finance Ministry’, let me get this right, “is supporting the idea of a vote …
May 14
America’s Achilles’ Heel
Dmitry Orlov Last Saturday, a massive Victory Parade was held in Moscow commemorating the 70-year anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to the Red Army and the erection of the Soviet flag atop the Reichstag in Berlin. There were a few unusual aspects to this parade, which I would like to point out, because …
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