Local currencies are popping up to help local communities while states look into alternatives to the dollar as a hedge to falling dollar value and mounting government debt. [youtube]_1wILUDBnUs[/youtube] Are these “domestic terrorists” who could tear apart the country, or are Federal government policies affecting the economy terrorizing them? […]
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” Bankrupt Nations Scramble To Bailout Other Bankrupt Nations “ [ I think this guy used to be Fred Dagg ] [youtube]thSTpGnWEAs[/youtube]
Israel’s interior ministry has given final approval for the construction of 900 new homes in the east Jerusalem settlement neighborhood of Har Homa, [ … all the while continuing to blame the Palestinians for the conflict – while Israel continues to steal land ] “This is a programme which was […]
The leader of the Cochabamba water-rights revolt [ successful ] asks about the dangers of corporate privatization. [youtube]rkuqgFPG-9E[/youtube]
SEWARD, NE—Claiming he wasn’t afraid to let everyone in attendance know about “the real mess we’re in,” Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke reportedly got drunk Tuesday and told everyone at Elwood’s Corner Tavern about how absolutely fucked the U.S. economy actually is. Bernanke, who sources confirmed was “totally sloshed,” arrived […]
Our media is mired in cynicism, regardless of the label of mainstream or alternative. Sadly, it is what seems to drive the news. People flock to the latest disaster, scenario of hopelessness, or individual story that proves things can get so much worse for us . . . personally. The […]
In Israel mainstream media are being accused of burying their heads in the sand over coverage of the biggest anti-government protests the country has seen in decades. Tens of thousands of people, fed up with deteriorating living standards, are staging demonstrations calling for Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stand down. […]
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The greatest nation in the world is unable to address its greatest challenges. And that’s the real tragedy of the faux catastrophe in Washington. You can’t help but be depressed by the game of debt-ceiling chicken being played in Washington. The greatest nation in the world is paralyzed by something […]
Nearly three years after the Icelandic economy imploded, the country appears to be recovering, and some believe its approach may offer a possible solution to Europe’s debt problems. Iceland does not seem like a country in the grip of a crisis. On my first day the sun was shining brightly […]