Analysis Topic: Politics & Social Trends
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Derivatives the Greatest Scam in the History of the World / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: LewRockwell
Chris Clancy writes: This essay is a story about insurance, or rather, a story about a type of insurance policy which underwent a mutation. This mutation was not spontaneous – it was engineered. It was one of the biggest scams ever perpetrated.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Shadow Secrets, Taliban Links with the CIA, FBI, MI6, Pakistan and Saudi Intelligence Agencies / Politics / Afghanistan
By: Submissions
This new film looks at the origins and history of the Afghan Mujahedin & al-Qaeda and their associations with various intelligence agencies including the CIA, FBI, MI6 and those of Saudi Arabia & Pakistan
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Shelley, John Sawers, Head of M16, Security Undermined by Face Book Information / Politics / UK Politics
By: John_York
The next head of MI6, John Sawers due to take over the intelligence agency in November 09 has had his security undermined by detailed postings on the internet, predominantly on the social networking site Face Book by himself and his wife Shelley Sawyers. Giving detailed information on their family and friends including photos of their residence, where they holiday and many more aspects of their lives, totally undermining what it is to be the head of Britians intelligence agency where in years past the officers in charge usually remained totally unknown to the public even several years AFTER their retirement.
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
A Political-economic Oligarchy has Taken Over the United States of America / Politics / US Politics
By: Global_Research
Prof. John Kozy writes: A political-economic oligarchy has taken over the United States of America. This oligarchy has institutionalized a body of law that protects businesses at the expense of not only the common people but the nation itself.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
SNP Would Bankrupt an Independent Scotland, But Benefit England / Politics / UK Politics
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The debate of Scottish Independence form the United Kingdom has again returned, with Increasing powers being transferred over to the Scottish Parliament run by the SNP government at Holyrood, there are again increasing cry's for FREEDOM, independence from Westminister rule. To counter this the policy of the Westminister governments has been to bribe the Scots with ever larger amounts of net subsidy, where the annual block grant has now reached £32 billion per year.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Obama's "Cap and Trade" Energy Plan Will Cost Jobs / Politics / US Politics
By: Mike_Shedlock
A quick look at the details of the Energy Plan working its way through Congress shows that Obama's energy plan will cost jobs. Please consider Energy job losers could get windfall.
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Green Shoots of Economic Recovery and Other Bernanke Lies / Politics / Fiat Currency
By: LewRockwell
"And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar. Spend it as fast as I can."
~ Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey, 1962
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Global Warming Is Fake. What Matters Is Why This Fakery Is Being Promoted / Politics / Climate Change
By: LewRockwell
Gary North writes: Global warming is based 100% on junk science. The most vocal promoters are not interested in the details of physical science. They are interested in two things: political control over the general public and the establishment of international socialism.
Friday, July 03, 2009
"Super Imperialism:" The Economic Strategy of Imperial America / Politics / GeoPolitics
By: Stephen_Lendman
Michael Hudson's "Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of Imperial America" - First written in 1972, it was updated in a 2003 edition that's every bit as relevant now - thus this review focusing on Hudson's new preface, introduction, and detailed account of the book's theme.
He revisited it in his 2008-09 Project Censored award- winning article titled: "Economic Meltdown - The 'Dollar Glut' is What Finances America's Global Military Build-up" in which he explains the following - the "inter-related dynamics" of:
Friday, July 03, 2009
Free Bernie Madoff / Politics / Scams
By: MISES
Jeffrey A. Tucker writes: Bernie Madoff stole billions from the customers of his phony investment funds, running a racket rather than a financial service. People who aren't even his victims are furious, and nearly everyone enjoyed a 10-minute sense of vengeance when the judge threw him behind bars for 150 years.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Make Bernie Madoff the Next Fed Chairman / Politics / Market Manipulation
By: LewRockwell
Bill Bonner writes: Poor Bernie. The man has been ordered to spend 150 years in the hoosegow. What for? Who did he kill? A century and a half seems a little excessive for a financial crime. You could hold up three liquor stores and rape a whole convent and still not get 150 years. With a little bit of good lawyer-ing, a history of child abuse in the family, and good behavior in the big house, you’d be back on the street in 18 months.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Independance Day as America Becomes More Dependant on Creditor Nations / Politics / US Debt
By: Global_Research
Danny Schechter writes: As Independence Day approaches, the question of the day remains—how Independent are we?
Our Declaration signed on a July 4th declared us so to be. And, dutifully, generations of Americans have believed we were and always would be. The late Michel Jackson even had us singing and thinking “We Are The World.”
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
U.S. Launches Offensive Operations in Cyberspace (CYBERCOM) / Politics / US Politics
By: Global_Research
Tom Burghardt writes: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates signed a memorandum on June 23 that announced the launch of U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM). A scheme by securocrats in the works for several years, the order specifies that the new office will be a "subordinate unified command" under U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM).
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Is America Broke / Politics / US Debt
By: Douglas_V._Gnazzo
“The time is near at hand which must determine whether
Americans are to be free men or slaves.” [1]
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
The Great Bank Robbery: How the Federal Reserve is destroying America / Politics / Central Banks
By: Global_Research
Robert Bridge writes: As global leaders struggle to rescue their nations from economic breakdown, the legitimacy of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency is under attack. Perhaps the problem lies with the Fed.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Obama: Wrong on the Economy, Wrong on Healthcare (Part 1) / Politics / US Politics
By: Mike_Stathis
If you’ve been following my commentaries, you’ll recall how poorly of a job I feel Obama is doing. Perhaps you realized this on your own. But just in case you have any doubts, you might want to read an article I wrote a few weeks ago.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Goldman Sachs The Fourth Branch of the U.S. Government / Politics / Market Manipulation
By: Graham_Summers
Quietly and almost unnoticed by most Americans, the US Federal Government introduced a fourth branch to its political structure in 2006. As you know we already had three branches, they are:
Monday, June 29, 2009
Cap and Trade Bill HR 2454 Will Lead to Capital Flight / Politics / Market Regulation
By: Dr_Ron_Paul
In my last column, I joked that with public spending out of control and the piling on of the international bailout bill, economic collapse seems to be the goal of Congress. It is getting harder to joke about such a thing however, as the non-partisan General Accounting Office (GAO) has estimated that the administration's health care plan would actually cost over a trillion dollars. This reality check may have given us a temporary reprieve on this particular disastrous policy, however an equally disastrous energy policy reared its ugly head on Capitol Hill last week.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Power Shortage at the U.S. Fed? / Politics / Central Banks
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon III writes: Documents brought to light by key by congressional investigators hightlight real disagreement between top-level U.S. Federal Reserve officials about how it should address the Bank of America Corp.(NYSE: BAC) acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. are almost certain to fuel the ongoing congressional debate over the central bank’s push to expand its authority over the U.S. financial system.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Bernanke is a Total Failure Unsuited for Role as Fed Chairman / Politics / Central Banks
By: Mike_Shedlock
Inquiring minds are reading Bernanke Flubs Tryout, Still Up for Leading Role by Caroline Baum.
Most often I agree with Caroline, but not this time.