CEO George Friedman says the current economic problems in the United States, Europe and elsewhere are the result of systemic failure in two major communities: the financial and political elite. Colin: Another of those rollercoaster weeks on the stock market may have terrified the wits out of investors but it belies …
Japan Shows How to Defuse Debt Time-bomb
Japan Shows How to Defuse Debt Time-bomb Ellen Brown www.webofdebt.com/articles May 27, 2011 [T]hreatening to default should not be a partisan issue. In view of all the hazards it entails, one wonders why any responsible person would even flirt with the idea. — Alan S. Blinder, Princeton professor of economics, …
Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World by Nicholas Shaxson
Reviewed by Jeremy Haken I would like to call your attention to a new book by UK-based journalist Nicholas Shaxson called “Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World. (US Edition, Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens, scheduled for release April 12, 2011) …