Analysis Topic: Politics & Social Trends
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Bilderberg Plan For Remaking the Global Political Economy 2009 / Politics / Global Financial System
By: Global_Research
Andrew G. Marshall writes: From May 14-17, the global elite met in secret in Greece for the yearly Bilderberg conference, amid scattered and limited global media attention. Roughly 130 of the world’s most powerful individuals came together to discuss the pressing issues of today, and to chart a course for the next year. The main topic of discussion at this years meeting was the global financial crisis, which is no surprise, considering the list of conference attendees includes many of the primary architects of the crisis, as well as those poised to “solve” it.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Government and Financial Institutions Controlled by Evil Men, Trillions Stolen from the American People / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: James_Quinn
There ain't no rest for the wicked, money don't grow on trees, I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, there ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know I can't slow down, I can't hold back though you know I wish I could, oh no there ain't no rest for the wicked, until we close our eyes for good. -Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked – Cage the Elephant
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Downsizing of America - Thoughts on a Vanishing Lifestyle / Politics / US Debt
By: Mike_Shedlock
In response to Lifestyle Liquidation - Estates of the Fabulously Rich, an article about an aborted move by the Peacock family to sell a 10,000-square-foot home complete with an exotic game room featuring a hyena and the heads of an elephant and wildebeest, along with 6 sports cars and other items, I received this email from "MB".
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
U.S. Goverment, Public Finance, Gold, Bonds, Trends and Economy / Politics / US Politics
By: Michal_Matovcik
Government:
George Washington: “[Government] has no more right to put their hands into my pockets, without my consent, than I have to put my hands into yours…”
Monday, May 25, 2009
Good and Bad Government / Politics / US Politics
By: LewRockwell
Michael Rozeff writes: Aggression is the act of attacking, invading, or injuring a peaceful or innocent person. Peaceful or innocent behavior is non-aggressive behavior. (Peaceful behavior does not exclude defensive behavior, which may include actions to repel aggression.)
Human government is the means of coordinating interpersonal human action.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
America's Nightmare: The Obama Dystopia / Politics / US Politics
By: Global_Research
Andrew Hughes writes: Manipulation, propaganda, imagery & PR wizardry - After 8 years of the Bush-Cheney nightmare during which we saw the wanton destruction of Afghanistan and Iraq, the cynical negation of centuries of Law designed to protect the most basic human rights and a foreign policy worthy of Genghis Khan, there came along the "Great Black Hope" in the persona of Barack Obama. The collective world consciousness turned uncritically to what was presented as a new era for peace, change and trust in Government.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
The US Today: What Happens When You Let Investment Bankers Run a Country / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Graham_Summers
If you’re like me, you’ve probably looked at the US recently and wondered what has happened to your country. I’m not talking about the GOP/ Obama situation nor am I referring to capitalism vs. socialism…
Saturday, May 23, 2009
The Credit Default Swaps Cancer Inflicting the Financial System / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Whitney
In a little more than a decade, Credit Default Swaps (CDS) have ballooned into a multi-billion dollar industry which has changed the fundamental character of the financial system and increased systemic risk by many orders of magnitude. CDS, which were originally created to reduce potential losses from defaulting bonds, has turned into a cash cow for the big banks, generating mega-profits on, what amounts to, nothing more than legalized gambling. In the case of insurance giant AIG, losses from CDS transactions has already cost the American people $150 billion, and yet their still has been no serious effort in Congress to ban them once and for all. Even worse, CDS is the root-cause of systemic risk which connects hundreds of financial institutions together in a lethal daisy-chain that threatens to crash the entire system if one of the main players goes under.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
U.S. Fed Forever Blowing Bubbles / Politics / Central Banks
By: LewRockwell
Bill Bonner writes: Yesterday…we ventured into “Bubble World.”
“What’s going on? When will this be over? How bad do you think it will get? What can we do to turn this around?”
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Who Is Barack Obama? / Politics / US Politics
By: Richard_C_Cook
Omna Last writes: In 2008 Barak Obama appeared from the wings, front-stage in the midst of the American melodramatic psycho-drama. He was half-Negro and half-white. A near majority of white Americans were so fed up with the ruling white-man-machine, they were willing to vote in a half-black man as president.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
The Economy / Politics / US Economy
By: Kevin_Geary
An Original Children's Story in Pictures and Words by Kevin Geary ©2009
One day, the Bankers came to Congress and said, "We're completely broke!"
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Economic Recovery, I Give Up Soothsaying... / Politics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Michael_T_Bucci
Well, I am dead wrong and so are most people who contribute to Market Oracle. The people are correct: The economy is "turning around", you can feel the change, people are spending again, the market is up, Obama and the Congress are rescuing us!
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Friday, May 22, 2009
General Motors Next On Obama’s Chopping Block / Politics / US Politics
By: Global_Research
Shamus Cooke writes: The greatest single attack on American workers since the Great Depression - The alarm bells should be ringing day and night about what’s being prepared at General Motors — the ripple effects could produce tidal waves.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Employment Tribunal Awards New Court Enforcement Help for Claims / Politics / Employment
By: Submissions
Tough new measures to improve the payment of employment tribunal awards and reduce the costs of enforcing unpaid ones were announced today by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Bail Out Your Self!, Time for a Tax and Mortgage Strike / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Submissions
Ted Rall writes: The calamari salad was world-class. Still, my friend the CPA's face screwed up. "You know what still has me pissed off? The bailouts. All wasted on CEO bonuses. But nobody cares!"
I told him I thought people cared, but they didn't know what they could do about it.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Frauds R' Us: The Scams and Crimes of Wall Street / Politics / Market Manipulation
By: Submissions
Danny Schechter writes: So many of us know in detail about all the false warnings and exaggerated claims that were used to justify the war in Iraq. By now, six years later, and after many books, reports, news stories and films (hopefully including my two books and film, Weapons of Mass Deception), we see the pattern of lies and deception. We realize that a fraud was committed against the American people and see what its consequences have been for the people of this country, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Watching Barack Obama Morph Into Dick Cheney / Politics / US Politics
By: Paul_Craig_Roberts
America has lost her soul, and so has her president.
A despairing country elected a president who promised change. Americans arrived from every state to witness in bitter cold Obama’s swearing in ceremony. The mall was packed in a way that it has never been for any other president.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Banksters Remain Firmly in Charge of the "New" Wall Street / Politics / Market Manipulation
By: LewRockwell
Wall Street wants to regain your trust. Mutual fund managers, stockbrokers, Wall Street executives, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) want Americans to keep the faith that buying and holding stocks, for the long term, is a key to building personal wealth. This is a tough sell considering Americans have watched their 401(k)s become 201(k)s. Not to worry says the laughable SEC, they’ve got your back covered.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
SEC Shame / Politics / Market Regulation
By: Mike_Stathis
Many of you who have followed me and read my most recent books (The Wall Street Investment Bible/2009 and America’s Financial Apocalypse/2006 & 2007) know that I feel the SEC is beyond useless. In my opinion, the agency works for Wall Street.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Rumblings about the Impossibility of Closing Guantanamo / Politics / US Politics
By: Global_Research
Eric Walberg writes: Pornography, feminisation of the enemy? Confused over what Obama’s view on Guantanamo and the backlog of torture images from Abu Ghraib? Join the club.