Category: Economy

Janet Yellen Falters During Speech, Receives Medical Attention, All-Clear Given For those watching Janet Yellen's speech this evening, the fact that she seemed to struggle towards the end of her speech was a surprise. Now we know why… **FED'S YELLEN GETTING MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER SPEECH -REUTERS It is hardly surprising given that she now carries …

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Paul Craig Roberts: Democracy Has Departed The West Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, Before the West spreads democracy abroad maybe it could get some for itself. The US is an oligarchy in which government is answerable to six powerful private interest groups. In Europe governments are answerable to the EU, Washington, and private bankers and …

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The Crisis Of The Now: Distracted & Diverted From The Ever-Encroaching Police State Submitted by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby talk, when, in short, a people become …

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The Established Order Will Be Challenged Submitted by Raymond Matison via The Market Oracle, With its recent miniscule 2% devaluation of the Yuan, media pundits noted that China had now also entered into the global currency war.  What this comment implies is that other countries with the ability to issue or print their own currency, …

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Going Back To What Works: Gold Is Money Again (Thanks To Utah) As of today you really can pay your taxes, your credit cards, your mortgage, shop at Costco, and buy your groceries without so much as a bank account while using sound money. As PopularLiberty.com explains, The fact that Texas announced that it withdrawing …

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If You Live In These States You'll Soon Need A Passport For Domestic Flights Submitted by John Vibes via TheAntiMedia.org, To comply with the 2005 Real ID Act, which the U.S. government has been slowly implementing for the past decade, citizens in a number of different U.S. states will now be forced to obtain a …

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Palo Alto Outdoes Itself As many of you know, the real estate market in Palo Alto has been going bananas for years, particularly recently. I’ve written about this phenomenon here, here, here, and – my favorite – here. I’ve lived in Palo Alto since 1991, and at the time, it was a terrible stretch for the very-young Tim to …

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Will The Lone Star State Secede? Super Tuesday May Allow Voters To "Reassert Texas As Independent Nation" Submitted by Mac Slavo via SHTFPlan.com, The question of secession on a ballot it is a one. Secession might make a powerful statement to voice defiance government tyranny, but it could also set off sparks. Now, it appears …

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The Hype Surrounding Today's Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decision is Way Overblown Today the Federal Reserve will meet and announce at 2PM NY time whether or not they are hiking rates. The fact that there is so much mainstream media attention being placed on this announcement as one that could tank the US stock markets …

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U.S. Rejected Offers by Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria to Surrender … and Proceeded to Wage War The Daily Mail reported last year: A self-selected group of former top military officers, CIA insiders and think-tankers, declared Tuesday in Washington that a seven-month review of the deadly 2012 terrorist attack has determined that [Gaddafi offered to …

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