Director | July 18, 2009
As we reported in our post “Putting Humpty Dumpty together,” President Obama’s role in the April G20 meetings was limited to arguing for the preservation of tax havens for the elite U.S.-based corporate criminals. “Obama’s single contribution to the G20 summit was to negotiate with Chinese Premier Hu Jintao that some offshore tax havens will […]
Director | July 5, 2009
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine has called for a moratorium on genetically modified food due to potential health dangers. William Engdahl reports at Financial Sense. This reports targets Monsanto Corporation and President George H.W. Bush as irresponsible parties promoting genetically modified foods without testing.
Director | June 29, 2009
Now that the IMF has emerged as the center of global lending and financial regulation, it’s time to take a global tour and assess recent changes. Let’s begin our tour of the global economy with a reminder of the corruption involved in the TARP bailouts. Andy Kroll at The Nation summarizes what the bailouts accomplished, […]
Director | June 27, 2009
Spiegel reports that the International Monetary Fund will undertake a systematic examination of the U.S. financial system, including the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. Spiegel also reports on differences among U.S. Fed officials, many of whom oppose Ben Bernanke’s policies.
Director | June 18, 2009
Martin Wolf’s report at the Financial Times is getting a lot of internet buzz. Wolf draws from the research of Barry Eichengreen and Kevin O’Rourke to plot the similarities between today’s global crisis and the Great Depression. Wolf concludes that recovery is years away. Contrast this with the near-term recovery being touted on TV financial […]
Director | June 11, 2009
Stock markets around the world have rallied off their March lows. The talk on financial TV is about having avoided a Depression, green shoots, a sustainable recovery. Other key phrases of the financial conversation include the steepening yield curve (good for bank profits), the stress test, the possible housing bottom, the commodity boom, and demand […]
Director | May 27, 2009
Alex Jones, Paul Joseph Watson, and Jim Tucker have been on the front lines of decoding Bilderberg meetings for decades. See their reporting at PrisonPlanet for the latest plans for our global future from the Bilderberg meeting in Greece. Watson reports that the Bilderbergs want to strengthen the World Health Organization and the International Monetary […]
