Analysis Topic: Politics & Social Trends
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Obama's Cash for Clunkers Car Scam / Politics / Economic Stimulus
By: LewRockwell
Richard Daughty writes: Roger Wiegand of Trader Tracks Newsletter finally says what I always figured: “Cash for Clunkers was a real clunker. One out of four auto buyers using this program is having buyer’s remorse as they just signed-up for so many new payments they cannot afford.”
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
The Love Of Money, Lehman The Bank That Bust The World -BBC2 Thursday 9pm / Politics / Credit Crisis 2008
By: BBC
Last September, the collapse of Lehman Brothers tipped the world into the greatest financial crisis for 80 years. Now, one year on, in the first part of a major three-part series on the crash, the BBC offers the definitive account of what happened.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
The Last Days Of Lehman Brothers, Today BBC2 9pm / Politics / Credit Crisis 2008
By: BBC
James Cromwell (Six Feet Under, LA Confidential); James Bolam (New Tricks); Ben Daniels (Law & Order – UK, The Passion); Michael Landes (Love Soup, Material Girl); and Corey Johnson (The Bourne Ultimatum) star in a work of fiction inspired by the real events that took place on the weekend of 12 September 2008 – when the Lehman Brothers went to the wall.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
More of Less from Obama / Politics / US Politics
By: Mike_Stathis
In tradition with the previous empty bag delivered by President Bush, President Obama has continued to offer Americans more of less when it comes to ways to ensure a viable retirement. In reality, Obama's announced changes do nothing more than ensure Washington gets financing for its reckless spending habits, while lining the pockets of the largely useless mutual fund industry.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
America's Decide Nothing Congress / Politics / US Politics
By: Stephen_Merrill
When the United States Constitution was corrupted in the 1930’s to change the meaning of the Commerce Clause to include unlimited federal powers in the economy, it was the US Congress that was made omnipotent. Only the Congress has the authority to control interstate commerce under the Constitution. The powers of Congress waxed for decades after the 30’s steadily protruding into all aspects of American life.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Financial and Economic Crisis Justice Denied / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Stephen_Merrill
As America’s financial house of cards collapsed, the first response of President George Bush was to give everyone on the tax rolls a $600 cash gift. When this had little effect, his next move was to give Wall Street a flat $700 billion while throwing in hundreds of billions more of extra bailout for AIG and Citibank and others.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
The American Dream Built on Debt, Living in Beverly Hills / Politics / US Debt
By: James_Quinn
For the last three decades millions of Americans have been living in Beverly Hills. How can this be? Only 35,000 people reside in Beverly Hills, California. Millions have acted like they live in Beverly Hills, where the median household income is $125,000. The median household income in the United States is $50,000. There are 116 million households in the United States. Only 12 million households have income of $125,000 or more. There are 60 million households making less than $50,000. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Taking Down a Nation: Money, Murder and National Sovereignty / Politics / Market Manipulation
By: Nikki_Alexander
If you wanted to destroy the infrastructure that holds our constitutional republic in place, how would you go about that? As with a controlled demolition you would need to dislodge the foundation from the bedrock where it is anchored and weaken the framework that holds the structure together. In practice, you would demolish the laws that support the legal and financial structure. Our constitutional republic would then collapse into its own footprint, meeting no resistance.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Why Is Capitalism So Unpopular? / Politics / Economic Theory
By: Art_Carden
Henry Hazlitt once said that good ideas have to be relearned every generation. Among the intellectuals of our time, capitalism is wildly unpopular. This in spite of the fact that it is the only social system that has permitted prosperity and flourishing.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Neo-Capitalist Principles of 20th Century Fall Apart at the Seams / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Pravda
The neo-capitalist principles of the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries are falling apart at the seams. It became obvious as a result of the meeting of finance ministers, who gathered for the G20 summit in London on Saturday, September 5. The summit precedes the G20 summit which is slated to take place in Pittsburg on September 24-25.
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Monday, September 07, 2009
Labor Day, The Unknown Holiday / Politics / US Politics
By: Walter_Brasch
It's Labor Day, and that means millions of Americans are celebrating. Most Americans have no idea what Labor Day is, other than self-serving political speeches, hot dogs, burgers, a pool party, and the last day of a three-day holiday. Few even know that Labor Day exists to allow people to remember and honor the struggles for respect, dignity, and acceptable wages and working conditions for the rank-and-file employees.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Gold be Damned! Where is Aquinas? / Politics / US Politics
By: Michael_T_Bucci
I don't suppose many in the U.S. know that Saturday, 05 September, saw an eruption of street fighting in Central Birmingham (UK) between "right wing protestors" and those calling themselves "anti-fascists". But what does this mean to the price of Gold? To the dismay of many, Gold yet remains to reach its potential despite years of prophetic anticipation and hard-sell. But to both sides of the political equation that reached gutter level proportions on Bennetts Street, Gold be damned! It is where their country is headed that matters. Unlike in America, in England and most of the EU, the word fascism is permitted in public discourse. Unlike in America, it is being identified and is being opposed.
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Sunday, September 06, 2009
Financial and Geopolitical Intelligence, Gain From the Banking Cartel Game Plan / Politics / Global Financial System
By: DeepCaster_LLC
Studying The Cartel* Game Plan, to the (considerable) extent that that Plan can be inferred from Cartel actions and their consequences (see below), can be a significant aid in making profitable investment decisions.
Asking key questions which arise from market or economic developments which appear to be rationally inexplicable, often reveals important aspects of that Game Plan.
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Sunday, September 06, 2009
911 OMEN Foretells the Global Economic & Financial Future / Politics / Financial Crash
By: T_Anthony_Michael
A once in a millennium kairotic moment occurred on 9/11 of 2001 that still promises to usher in the most profound and fundamental societal transformation of our times. This earth-shattering event, which truly represents one the primary apocalytic prophecies of the modern era, remains pregnant with the potential to catalyze unprecedented change in every sphere of life in the USA and beyond. However, in order to take full advantage of this extremely unique opportunity for political, economic and social revolution, something must first give way.That something is nothing other that the misplaced trust that American citizens have customarily put in their government, their media, their corporations, their academic institutions, their financial institutions, etc.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Financial Crisis a Failure of Capitalism? / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: John_Browne
Politicians often find scapegoats for America’s economic woes. It is rare – if ever – that they point the finger at themselves. Yet, the basic cause of the current severe economic problem lies in the machinations of government.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
The Government's Cooked Books / Politics / US Debt
By: Jacob_Shreffler
Should the United States ever adopt the same accounting standards for itself that it foists upon private enterprise, its financial reports would leave the majority of Americans in a state of shock. Americans would have tremendous difficulty recovering from the magnitude of misrepresentation that is going on now. Accounting isn't just a game either; there are material, legal, and ethical consequences when it's done wrong.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Health Care and the Free Market / Politics / Healthcare Sector
By: David_Kendall
"With millions unemployed, and health care costs rising through the roof, and the only answer ever given to unemployment is 'go back to school', why are there still so few medical schools that 1/3 of our doctors are imported and Americans who want to be doctors frequently have to resort to joining the military in order to be trained? We should have a doctor on every corner, competing with each other." [1]
Thursday, September 03, 2009
American Monetary Institute 2009 Conference: “We Shall Prevail” / Politics / Global Financial System
By: Richard_C_Cook
The world’s most important gathering of monetary reformers takes place each year in Chicago at the American Monetary Institute’s annual conference. This year’s event takes place September 24-27 at Roosevelt University. Chairing the conference is Stephen Zarlenga, AMI director and author of the landmark book “The Lost Science of Money.” For information and the list of speakers, including monetary economist Michael Hudson, see the AMI website at http://www.monetary.org/2009schedule.html. While personal matters will prevent me from appearing on-site, I have sent the following remarks. Segments of my six-part DVD, “Credit as a Public Utility,” will also be shown.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
How to Lower the U.S. Deficit Without Killing Social Security / Politics / US Economy
By: Shamus_Cooke
When it was recently announced that the federal deficit was $2 trillion higher than previously estimated, corporate vultures — after years of high-altitude circling — began their descent.
The dying entity they’re after is the U.S. social safety net — Social Security, Medicare, etc. Years of waiting have finally paid off; the long awaited pretext for scavenging has arrived in the huge federal deficit.&
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Obghanistan, More for the Meat Grinder / Politics / Afghanistan
By: Ron_Shirtz
Throughout July and August of this year, US forces suffered almost 90 soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Heeding recommendations from military leaders and his advisors, President Obama has approved sending 17,000 troops, which includes a 5,000-member Marine Regimental Combat Team, to support the overextended combat troops in southern Afghanistan. While these numbers may seem impressive, in military terms this is the equivalent of scrounging couch change trying to pay off a balloon mortgage payment.
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