By Paul Craig Roberts
When it comes to waste and corruption, lies and deception, the U.S. government has no equal.Continue
By Michael Lewis
By the start of the new millennium, the Irish poverty rate was under 6 percent and by 2006 Ireland was one of the richest countries in the world. How did that happen? Continue
Virtual Warfare Escalates on U.S.-Mexico Border: In the quiet desert community of Nomirage, located just 20 kilometres east of San Diego, the sounds of impending war creep over the silent landscape.
The Egyptian Tinderbox
By Ellen Brown
In poorer countries, as much as 60 to 80 percent of people's incomes go for food, compared to just 10 to 20 percent in industrial countries. An increase of a dollar or so in the cost of a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread for Americans can mean starvation for people in Egypt and other poor countries.Continue
Learning To Walk: Fear, Shame And Your Underwater Mortgage
By Ryan Grim, Arthur Delaney and Lucia Graves
Nearly 1 in every 4 U.S. homeowners with mortgages owe more on their home than it's worth. Once a month, those 10.8 million are faced with a question that cuts to the core of the American Dream. - Should I pay my mortgage? Continue
Banks in Georgia, Illinois Shuttered as U.S. Failures Mount: Regulators shut two banks in Georgia and another in Illinois as U.S. lenders buckle under souring real estate loans, pushing this year’s failure count to 14.
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