Sunday, January 31, 2010

MUST-READ: BATTLE OF THE TITANS



As banking factions go to war with each other, expect some collateral damage. Excellent article by Ellen Hodgson Brown at Truthout.org.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

AS RESTRICTIONS ARE PROPOSED, BANK SHARES DROP

Yesterday President Barack Obama proposed new legislation to limit the vast scope of the largest financial institutions. Stricken by rumours of the proposal, some banks saw their stock drop by up to 5.45%.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

WHO'S BEHIND THE RAND CORPORATION?

Herman Kahn of the RAND Corp.

The RAND Corporation specializes in thinking the unthinkable. A very interesting think tank, to say the least. Their roster of employees includes an impressive number of movers and shakers on the American political stage during the last five decades. Chalmers Johnson at Alternet.org has written an extensive article on its background.

MUST-WATCH: THE PARALLAX VIEW

Here's a great movie for all of you tinfoilers out there. In order to uncover a series of political murders an investigative reporter (Warren Beatty) infiltrates a shady recruitment agency for hitmen.

Monday, January 11, 2010

WHO SAID SWINE FLU?

Al Jazeera today: Pharmaceutical companies lobbied heavily to the WHO and exaggerated the H1N1 “epidemic" for enormous profits.

PETER STRAARUP: DET ER BANKERNES SKYLD

Epn.dk citerer i dag formanden for Finansrådet Peter Straarup som følger: “Banksektoren må også vedstå, at vi i visse tilfælde har produceret produkter, der tjener finansielle og spekulative formål – og ikke iagttager kundernes risikovillighed."
Artikel her

Sunday, January 3, 2010

NASTY!

Who said Frankenfood? Ammonia-treated beef... you know, for kids!
NYT article here

THE RECESSION

The good times aren't exactly rollin' in the U.S. (or anywhere else for that matter). As reported by The New York Times in this article, millions of Americans now have government-sponsored food stamps as their only source of “income".

IKKE STOR EFTERSPØRGSEL PÅ FRIHED

Gør dig selv en tjeneste: Læs denne rammende kronik af Eva Smith.