The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Volume 56, Number 19 · December 3, 2009 Illicit Money: Can It Be Stopped? By Eva Joly, Raymond Baker On May 4, the Obama administration announced a plan to crack down on offshore tax havens, which it said are costing the United States tens of billions of dollars each year. The President’s proposals were primarily …
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This is an extraordinarily exciting Search, and we deeply regret not having the time to devote to creating a new article on this topic. Here therefore are a few humble thoughts. If the leadership of Gujarat Province were to offer us a job testing and developing this in India, we would be on the next …
The Detritus of Katrina and the Paralysis of Fear: A Metaphor for Contemporary Politics The vast Mississippi Delta in Louisiana is sinking as sea water from the Gulf of Mexico seeps in to destroy its fresh water marshlands. The Army’s Corps of Engineers says it can not protect New Orleans from the inevitable storm surges …
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Paul Kawika Martin, Political and Policy Director for Peace Action, said: I think the question should be: How much U.S. credit should we use on the war in Afghanistan? As it stands, the over $230 Billion we have already spent has mostly been borrowed money adding to the U.S. deficit. Of course, just like buying …
Shilpa Phadnis Saturday, October 17, 2009 Bangalore: Money transfer company Western Union believes in tapping fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. The company is tying up with microfinance institutions (MFIs) and e-governance service providers to facilitate financial inclusion. This marks a shift in its India game plan, to offer money transfer services through MFIs …
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Assuming there is no fraud among the buyers and sellers in a market exchange, Caveat Emptor — the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for determining the quality and suitablity of goods or services before a purchase is made — is the cornerstone of free market ideology. Implicit in this belief is the necessary …
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THE STATES WE’RE IN by Hendrik Hertzberg The New Yorker AUGUST 24, 2009 The states of the Union are supposed to be laboratories of democracy, but this summer they have been looking more like toxic-waste dumps of futility. From coast to coast, from tundra to coral reef, state governments are in an awful fix. Their …
