US Federal Reserve Initiates Investigation of New York Federal Reserve
Value Walk, By Mark Melin, November 21 After press reports reveal more than a cozy relationship, but sharing of confidential documents, investigation called for on eve of Senate testimony on the issue...
View ArticleLEAKED: Secret Negotiations to Let Big Brother Go Global
The ugly ramifications of the Trade in Services Act (TiSA) Wolf Street, By Don Quijones, December 25 Much has been written, at least in the alternative media, about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
View ArticleHuge Madrid march in support of anti-austerity party
Tens of thousands fill Spanish capital in support of Podemos, as anti-austerity message surges in polls. Al Jazeera, January 31 Tens of thousands of people have marched in Madrid on Saturday in support...
View ArticleUS sets deadline over financial crisis charges
FT, By Gina Chon, February 17 Washington – US prosecutors have been given a 90-day deadline to assess whether they have enough evidence to bring cases against individuals linked to the 2008 financial...
View ArticleDouble Standard Test Scores
Cited here is a commentary by Bill Black on the recent conviction of Georgia school teachers and principals for fraud in reporting student test scores. Professor Black makes a very interesting...
View ArticleWhy Syriza failed; Why Europe may fail with it
Hullabaloo / Down With Tyranny, By Gaius Publius, May 15 I haven’t written much about Greece lately, but there’s quite a story going on. It’s not that difficult to follow, but you have to be careful...
View ArticleEU issues final warning to Greece as last-ditch talks achieve nothing
The Greek interior ministry has ordered governors and mayors to transfer all cash reserves to the central bank as bankruptcy closes in. The Telegraph, By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, June 11 The European...
View ArticleGreece debt crisis: ECB ‘to end’ bank emergency lending
The European Central Bank is expected to end emergency lending to Greece’s banks on Sunday, the BBC understands. BBC, June 28 Well-placed sources told BBC economics editor Robert Peston a decision to...
View ArticlePuerto Rico’s Governor Says Island’s Debts Are ‘Not Payable’
New York Times, By Michael Corkery & Mary Williams Walsh, June 28 Puerto Rico’s governor, saying he needs to pull the island out of a “death spiral,” has concluded that the commonwealth cannot pay...
View ArticleSo the Greeks are holding a vote tomorrow. Paul Craig Roberts thinks it’s a...
Sunday’s Vote Will Determine Liberty Or Serfdom — Paul Craig Roberts According to history books, democracy originated in Greece. Of course, historians could be mistaken, but this is the prevailing view...
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