Economics

Audit the Fed Threatens the Secrecy of the Federal Reserve Bank
08 August 2012

by Susanne Posel Senator Ron Paul, author of the legislation called Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012 (HR459) that will subject Ben Bernanke and the privately-owned Federal Reserve Bank to a monetary audit policy [...]

Where’s the gold? NY Fed undergoes first-ever audit
06 August 2012

A massive trove of gold kept under lock and key five stories below Manhattan at the New York Federal Reserve has been undergoing its first audit in history. It could put conspiracy theories – [...]

Geoengineering for Financial Gain: A History of Weather Derivatives
03 August 2012

by Peter A. Kirby Facts lead me to speculate that the chemtrails so often seen in our skies are sprayed for financial gain. Chemtrails are admittedly sprayed as part of weather modification programs. There [...]

Coca-Cola to be booted out of Bolivia
01 August 2012

by Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey Coca-Cola, one of the planet’s giant corporations, is to be unceremoniously booted out of Bolivia. The announcement was made by Bolivian Minister of External Affairs, David Choquehuanca, who stated that the [...]

Decentralized Currencies Thriving in Greece During Euro Crises
28 July 2012

by JG Vibes, Contributing Writer Since the market crashes and bailouts that took place in 2008 it has been no secret that the world economy is on shaky ground. For years, those of us [...]

100 Million Poor People In America And 39 Other Facts About Poverty That Will Blow Your Mind
26 July 2012

by Michael Snyder, Contributor Every single day more Americans fall into poverty. This should deeply alarm you no matter what political party you belong to and no matter what your personal economic philosophy is. [...]

Report: at least $20.3 trillion hidden in offshore banks by global elite
23 July 2012

According to the most detailed study of the so-called offshore economy to date, conducted by James Henry, former chief economist with the consultancy McKinsey, the world’s richest people have taken advantage of cross-border tax [...]

HSBC exposed: Drug money banking, terror dealings
20 July 2012

International banking giant HSBC may have financed terrorist groups and funneled Mexican drug money into the US economy through its lax policies, a damning Senate report reveals. The bank’s bosses have apologized for the [...]

Are You A Slave Of The System?
05 July 2012

by Michael Snyder, Contributor If you went out and took a poll of the American people on July 4th (Independence Day) and asked them if they are free, what would the results look like? [...]

GlaxoSmithKline Forced to Pay $3 Billion Over Faking Research, Bribing Doctors
03 July 2012

by Lisa Gerber It’s not often that we get an express and unequivocal admission of criminal behavior from Big Pharma. British pharmaceutical behemoth GlaxoSmithKline, however, made headlines when they pled guilty to three criminal charges. [...]

Where Does Money Come From? The Giant Federal Reserve Scam
29 June 2012

by Michael Snyder, Contributor How is money created? If you ask average people on the street this question, most of them have absolutely no idea. This is rather odd, because we all use money [...]

22 Statistics That Prove That The American Dream Is Being Systematically Destroyed
27 June 2012

by Michael Snyder, Contributor The American Dream is being systematically destroyed right in front of our eyes and most Americans don’t even realize what is happening. In the old days, if you were a [...]

Will Toledo, Ohio Be The First Major American City To Be Owned By China?
23 June 2012

by Michael Snyder, Contributor It has been said that there are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One way is by using the sword, and the other is by using debt. Fortunately, [...]

Drone industry becomes a booming business
22 June 2012

US drone (AFP Photo) Drones are set to take over US skies soon, and there is growing concern the public will lose their privacy to these spy planes. The winners are the drone makers, [...]

Sen. Ron Wyden calls for decriminalization of industrial hemp farming
21 June 2012

by Jonathan Benson, staff writer (NaturalNews) There is a prevailing misunderstanding in America today about the difference between marijuana and hemp, both of which are prohibited under federal law from being grown on U.S. [...]