Putin Turns Black Gold Into Bullion as Russia Out-Buys World … When Vladimir Putin says the U.S. is endangering the global economy by abusing its dollar monopoly, he's not just talking. He's betting on it. Not only has Putin made Russia the world's largest oil producer, he's also made it the biggest gold buyer. His central bank has added 570 metric tons of the metal in the pa...Read More
The Luddites Among Us … Certain economic ideas that are both logically wrong and unsupported by historical facts, and which have been known to be wrong for 250 years, are still widely held. This annoys economists. There is something that seems inherent in men's approach to thinking about their own wealth that persuades them that what they have seen, over and over, in nation after nation,...Read More
Look at the pictures of Obama's head, neck, and ear. What happened? These are very eerie pictures. Perhaps he's a victim? – David Icke ForumDominant Social Theme: Who is this man, really? There are many strange things about him. But we will only occasionally mention any of them.Free Market Analysis: US President Barack Obama is such a heavily scrutinized person that speculation swirl...Read More
Could Climate Change Be Al-Qaida's Best Friend in Africa? … In Mali, "a lot of the unrest is deep-seated," says climate-security analyst Caitlin E. Werrell. For example, the Libyan war brought an influx of weapons and militants, and Tuareg separatists had long operated in the arid north. But the north had been getting a whole lot more arid in recent years, thanks to factors lik...Read More
Putin Turns Black Gold Into Bullion as Russia Out-Buys World … When Vladimir Putin says the U.S. is endangering the global economy by abusing its dollar monopoly, he's not just talking. He's betting on it. Not only has Putin made Russia the world's largest oil producer, he's also made it the biggest gold buyer. His central bank has added 570 metric tons of the metal in the pa...Read More
The Luddites Among Us … Certain economic ideas that are both logically wrong and unsupported by historical facts, and which have been known to be wrong for 250 years, are still widely held. This annoys economists. There is something that seems inherent in men's approach to thinking about their own wealth that persuades them that what they have seen, over and over, in nation after nation,...Read More
Look at the pictures of Obama's head, neck, and ear. What happened? These are very eerie pictures. Perhaps he's a victim? – David Icke ForumDominant Social Theme: Who is this man, really? There are many strange things about him. But we will only occasionally mention any of them.Free Market Analysis: US President Barack Obama is such a heavily scrutinized person that speculation swirl...Read More
Could Climate Change Be Al-Qaida's Best Friend in Africa? … In Mali, "a lot of the unrest is deep-seated," says climate-security analyst Caitlin E. Werrell. For example, the Libyan war brought an influx of weapons and militants, and Tuareg separatists had long operated in the arid north. But the north had been getting a whole lot more arid in recent years, thanks to factors lik...Read More
So my own view is, among other things, we've got to start breaking up these huge financial institutions, top six of which have assets equivalent to two-thirds of the GDP of the United States … The issue is that, to a very significant degree, the Congress of the United States of America is controlled by a handful of extraordinarily wealthy people and corporations, Wall Street being at the...Read More
Rand Paul To Deliver Tea Party Response To Obama State Of The Union … Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will give the tea party response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, following the Republican response by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Amy Kremer of the Tea Party Express announced Friday in a press release: "We are excited to have Senator Paul deliver the 3rd Tea P...Read More
State dismissive of truthers' Newtown hoax claims … Danville, Va., woman claimed to the newspaper that she recently contacted Jepsen's staff, State Police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to ask them to separate fact from fiction … Lt. J. Paul Vance, a State Police spokesman, reported fielding similar requests from the public since the tragedy. "There's a f...Read More
So my own view is, among other things, we've got to start breaking up these huge financial institutions, top six of which have assets equivalent to two-thirds of the GDP of the United States … The issue is that, to a very significant degree, the Congress of the United States of America is controlled by a handful of extraordinarily wealthy people and corporations, Wall Street being at the...Read More
Rand Paul To Deliver Tea Party Response To Obama State Of The Union … Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will give the tea party response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, following the Republican response by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Amy Kremer of the Tea Party Express announced Friday in a press release: "We are excited to have Senator Paul deliver the 3rd Tea P...Read More
State dismissive of truthers' Newtown hoax claims … Danville, Va., woman claimed to the newspaper that she recently contacted Jepsen's staff, State Police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to ask them to separate fact from fiction … Lt. J. Paul Vance, a State Police spokesman, reported fielding similar requests from the public since the tragedy. "There's a f...Read More
UN 'can and should' recognize climate migrants … As temperatures rise, living conditions for many people around the world are likely to deteriorate, in some cases leading them to migrate. A team from Canada wants this issue brought under the spotlight. "We argue that the UNFCCC can and should recognize climate migrants," Chris Gibb of the University of Montreal told environ...Read More
Australian Wind Energy Now Cheaper Than Coal, Gas, BNEF Says … Wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, the world's biggest coal exporter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Electricity can be supplied from a new wind farm in Australia at a cost of A$80 ($84) per megawatt hour, compared with A$143 a megawatt hour from a new coal-fired power plant...Read More
Thomas Herbrich: "The Truth About the Moon Landing" satirical take … For his project, Herbrich, whose work will be on view in March at the Circulation(s) Festival in Paris, wanted to concoct his own hoax not about the moon landing itself but about the photographs documenting the famous first steps on the moon. Herbrich invented a character, the fictitious "Uncle Stanley,"...Read More
UN 'can and should' recognize climate migrants … As temperatures rise, living conditions for many people around the world are likely to deteriorate, in some cases leading them to migrate. A team from Canada wants this issue brought under the spotlight. "We argue that the UNFCCC can and should recognize climate migrants," Chris Gibb of the University of Montreal told environ...Read More
Australian Wind Energy Now Cheaper Than Coal, Gas, BNEF Says … Wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, the world's biggest coal exporter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Electricity can be supplied from a new wind farm in Australia at a cost of A$80 ($84) per megawatt hour, compared with A$143 a megawatt hour from a new coal-fired power plant...Read More
Thomas Herbrich: "The Truth About the Moon Landing" satirical take … For his project, Herbrich, whose work will be on view in March at the Circulation(s) Festival in Paris, wanted to concoct his own hoax not about the moon landing itself but about the photographs documenting the famous first steps on the moon. Herbrich invented a character, the fictitious "Uncle Stanley,"...Read More