What Will Change If/When Republicans Take The Senate? …. the short answer is “nothing”
The short answer, of course, is “nothing” – Congress, or the presidency, have been irrelevant ever since the Fed fully…
Financial Repression (For Dummies) : What Has Really Been Going On Since The Crisis of 2008
It is in the interests of those in power to promote the “recovery” meme and to have people buy into the…
Strong Earnings or Accounting Gimmicks Boosting Stocks?
As highlighted in an earlier post: Caterpillar: Microcosm of the un-Recovery Caterpillar can once again give a snapshot of the overall…
Fed Stops Stock Slide with Talk of QE Extension
The Fix Is In from Mike Whitney via CounterPunch.org Unbelievable. On Wednesday, stocks were hammered after economic data showed that…
Gateway Policies: ISIS, Obama And US Financial Boots-On-The-Ground
from Nomi Prins, author of All The Presidents’ Bankers, via NomiPrins.com President Obama’s neo-Cold War is NOT about ideology or respect for…
This is the Recovery – The Worst Ever
from Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog Does this chart portray an economic recovery in any way? Wages have been…
Which Crisis?
Let’s start with a few quotes. You can look up the sources if you’re so inclined. “In politics, nothing happens by accident… If…
Questions to Ponder
If you are still not quite awake to all that is really going on, perhaps these questions will start you thinking…
Q2 GDP Smoke & Mirrors Show & This Is Not a Recovery
Analysts’ projections had been all over the place from 3-4-5% down to negative 3-4-5%. And you may ask how can…
What The Press Isn’t Reporting About The MH17 Tragedy
Heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to those souls on board and their families and loved ones and everyone mourning…