The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Here is the latest in the breakdown of the middle class. As you read this, remember the Pew study on women, and the lower cohort in poverty. We are becoming a second world country, with a crumbling infrastructure, an uber-rich class, an oversized military, and what amounts to a growing impoverished prole class mesmerized by …
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Foolish humans — one trillion dollar virus in gestation. China’s bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion (Reuters) – The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. Health authorities worldwide …
Open Tech Forever Challenges Proprietary Innovation Open source hardware could be a revolutionary tool for unlocking our shackles to profit motivated, proprietary innovation. It has a vision to alleviate poverty through empowering decentralized and affordable, small scale production. Participants anywhere in the world can use the internet to access, improve, or adapt designs for local …
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo 4.0 out of 5 stars Serious Economics Poorly Presented, December 14, 2012 I have no doubt that among economists this book merits all the praise it has received; I do NOT recommend it for the general reader, indeed, I do not recommend it at all unless it is assigned reading, …
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POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND MORE FROM CRS “In 2011, 46.2 million people were counted as poor in the United States, the same number as in 2010 and the largest number of persons counted as poor in the measure’s 53-year recorded history,” according to a timely new report from the Congressional Research Service. See …
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Deron Acermoglu and James Robinson 5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful to Most, Can Be Summed Up as Integrity & Clear Feedback Loops,August 17, 2012 There is no question but that this book is a major contribution to the current dialog, such as it is. As someone who reads a great deal, I have finally …
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American Poverty, What the Brits Don’t Understand Panorama Special on American Poverty A Delusional Tale by Gordon Duff, Senior Editor Last week, the BBC news show, Panorama, supposedly told the story of America’s poor. Moments of the story were right, they certainly picked one or two of those responsible for America’s economic collapse out, although …
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