Saturday 11 September 2010

By Mike Whitney

Ordinary working people are hurting bigtime, still waiting for the prophet Obama to lead them to the promised land. But Obama has abandoned "Big Government" as the answer, whether it be a second round of stimulus, government jobs programs, or expanded welfare assistance. He'll have none of it. Continue


Roubini and Bremmer

By Matthew Scott

The global financial crisis just might give those in the U.S. who advanced the idea of a "new world order" their wish – but not exactly in the way they wanted. Continue


BBC Interview with Paco Ignacio Taibo

"The president of Mexico is mad... he started, 3 years ago, a war against "narco"... 28,000 people have been killed in these 3 years" Continue

Australian banks 'at risk': Australia's banks could be at risk to many of the factors that caused the near collapse of financial systems in many Western countries.

Can America Recover When The Majority Of Americans See A Double Dip, And Think The Country Is Fundamentally Broken?: Can the economy really recover when 92% of the population says the economy is garbage in a survey? That was the number in a WSJ/NBC poll, and it would seem to indicate a major headwind in terms of sentiment