The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
I doubt it, but hope springs eternal could this be a significant development? To date, Simon Johnson has been a very astute observer of the financial meltdown and has been crusading for breaking up the mega banks … Paul Volcker Picks Up A Bat Simon Johnson Baseline Scenario Dec 17, 2009 For most the past 12 …
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US-China showdown looms over climate talks COPENHAGEN – A showdown between the world’s two largest polluters loomed over the U.N. climate talks Tuesday as China accused the United States and other rich nations of backsliding on their commitments to fight global warming. Phi Beta Iota: The Secretary General means well, but he has no clue …
Five for the Voice, Four for the Substance December 12, 2009 Thom Hartmann Thom Hartmann is one of a handful of individuals that I consider to be true guides for the rest of us, and I consider two of his earlier books, Cracking the Code and SCREWED, to have been instrumental in my own transformation …
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Chuck Spinney sends…. Obama’s Big Sellout The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway MATT TAIBBI Rolling Stone Dec 09, 2009 Phi Beta Iota: We include the entire article below to share Chuck Spinney’s value-added highlights. See the original article without highlights by …
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Buy PAPERBACK Version–Rewarding but Disappointing December 10, 2009 Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein Do NOT buy the hard-copy. Amazon obscures the fact that the paperback is available, this is a very thin book, buy the paperbackWorld-Systems Analysis: An Introduction (A John Hope Franklin Center Book). I would have been furious had I bought the hard copy at …
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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Mark Pittman, the award-winning reporter whose fight to make the Federal Reserve more accountable to taxpayers led Bloomberg News to sue the central bank and win, died Nov. 25 in Yonkers, New York. He was 52. . . . He drew the attention of filmmakers Leslie and Andrew Cockburn, who featured …
IPCC Chairman Reacts to Climate Change E-Mail Row Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has told BBC Radio 4’s – The Report program that the claims arising out of the leaked e-mails were serious and IPCC will investigate them as its top priority. However, he is also denying any …
