Tag: Economy
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Maple Syrupocalypse Arrives 20 Years Early
Maple syrup farmers have “never seen a season like this,” and as a result, maple syrup production has cratered. If you like the stuff, it’s time to start stockpiling it.
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Detroit Holds Parade to Rid City of Evil Spirit
Detroit is nearly broke, and the mayor is recovering from surgery. Maybe it’s because of an evil red dwarf suspected of casting a spell centuries ago.
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#Newspurge: Cream and Bastards Rise
#MegaMillions Jackpot soars to largest ever! // North American Leaders Summit and Reviving Trilateral Integration // “This is my last election… after my election I have more flexibility.” // What the Muck? Portland Harbor is a toxic embarrassment, there’s plenty of blame to go around // Earl Ray Tomblin, West Virginia Governor, Joins Others In…
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Crackdown On Feeding the Homeless Goes Nationwide
from brasschecktv.com: All over the country, major cities are banning the feeding of homeless people. The excuses they use to ban the feeding of the poor range from assessing the nutritional content of donated food to beautifying downtown areas and neighborhoods. In New York, Mayor Bloomberg is worried about the sodium content. Really? No salt…
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Corbett Report: Episode223 – Revolution Impossible?
listen to corbett report on @RBNlive weeknights at midnight from corbett report: As the economy collapses and the police state noose cinches tighter, revolution is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But what kind of revolution is necessary…or even possible? Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we delve deeper into the revolutionary…
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In Sweden, Cash Is King No More
Sweden was the first European country to introduce bank notes in 1661. Now it’s come farther than most on the path toward getting rid of them. “I can’t see why we should be printing bank notes at all anymore,” says Bjoern Ulvaeus, former member of 1970’s pop group ABBA, and a vocal proponent for a…
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Corbett Report: Episode222 – Lessons in Resistance: Open Source
Can we imagine a world without intellectual property? With the various enemies of freedom finding ever more elaborate ways to control the internet, we may have to find an answer to that question sooner than we think. Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we go in search of the freedom of the…
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#Newspurge: Patience (Over Anxiety) + Updates
‘Is the Economy Recovering for You?’ // Da Vinci’s Lost Masterpiece May Be Found // Romneys vs Rockefellers: Tapped in Tampa? // Obama Executive Order Takes Control of All US Resources // U.S.S. Enterprise leaves for final deployment
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Oregon Oddities and West Virginia Worry: This Mortal Coil
Dr. Peter Goodwin, Father of OR Suicide Law, Takes Own Life from oregonlive.com: Peter Goodwin, the first doctor in Oregon to campaign publicly for the terminally ill to obtain medical help in ending their lives, died Sunday shortly after exercising the right he fought to secure. He was 83. Goodwin’s four adult children and their…
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#Newspurge: I Want to Live!
Obama loyal to Israel, shuns US public // Barack and Bibi Speak of War In The White House // Airing 3/11, Bobbi Kristina found Oprah interview ‘healing’ // Obama Scares Americans More Than Osama Ever Did // Man arrested for sending threatening letters to Congress from non-existent address in Portland as ‘The MiB’ // Def…
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More Foods Going to Pouch Packaging
Plus, there’s no more pesky recycling! from chicagotribune.com: Packaged food makers are thinking outside the bottle and can. More to the point, they’re increasingly partial to pouches. Kitchen staples from Campbell Soup Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. will be joining other consumer products in pouches this year. The trend is being driven by savings on…
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#Newspurge: March of the Meanies
Some 9/11 victims’ remains were sent to landfill // Michael Douglas to banksters: Stop imitating me // Andrew Breitbart Drops Dead in Los Angeles // Police dismantle Occupy London site // Rockefeller Throws Fundraiser at Mansion With Telecom, Mining Lobbyists
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Syria’s Chaos Reaches Its Kitchens
Syria’s turmoil is showing signs of reaching the country’s kitchens as disruptions in transportation and trade sanctions are conspiring to shrink supplies and boost prices at a time when harvests are constrained by poor weather.
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#BingeAndPurge: Authorisation, Animals, Amusement
France asks EU to suspend GM crop authorisation* Boulder works to ban GM crops on county-owned land* Lower global crop prices to ease food inflation: USDA* Environment researcher admits leaking climate docs, claims they’re genuine* Chipotle Makes Delicious Food, Fights For Animals?* Swiss food giant Nestle predicts tough year, posts stronger than expected 2011 sales*…
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Stocks gain on Greece, Dow briefly hits 13,000
from reuters: Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow briefly topping 13,000 for the first time since May 2008 after Greece secured a bailout to avoid a March default, but gains were limited as investors had priced in expectations of a deal. Signs of improvement in the economy and stabilization of Europe’s debt crisis have…