Tag: Economy
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econocrash: the next depression
with the markets in free fall, economist peter schiff opposes stimulus, ‘bailouts’ & printing more paper money to fund it… from the real news: As the economic crisis continues to deepen, many are wondering if this recession will turn into a depression. Unemployment is up, the dollar is down, and US markets have lost nearly…
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outside the box #180
here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on december 4, 2008. from alex ansary: Alex discusses how the economic collapse of the US economy is leading to a dark future with American troops and foreign troops policing our country. He also looks…
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georgia/russia, mossad/turkey, iceland/melts & crisis/canada
saakashvili confesses: we started the warfrom russia today: For the first time ever, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has admitted that his country started the military conflict in South Ossetia in August. But the Georgian leader is adamant the action was justified. He was testifying before a parliamentary commission investigating the five-day war. mossad role in…
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econocrash: bailouts, sellouts, jobcuts & war
US jobless rolls climb to 26yr highfrom bloomberg: More Americans are collecting jobless benefits than at any time in the last 26 years as companies rush to cut costs in a sinking economy. The number of people on unemployment benefit rolls rose to 4.09 million in the week ended Nov. 22, the most since December…
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feel the change! more neocons & hawks in obama cabinet
obama announces clinton, gates for his cabinetfrom ap: President-elect Barack Obama on Monday announced a foreign policy team led by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Bush’s defense secretary, Robert Gates — both early supporters of a war in Iraq that he opposed and will be seeking to wind down. At a news…
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econocrash: civil war, unrest, collapse & bankruptcies
civil war usa ’09from russia today: Russia Today interviews Igor Panarin, a professor at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian foreign affairs ministry, who believes the economic crisis in the US has confirmed his long-held belief that the country is heading for extinction in its present form. financial disaster will lead to civil disorder in…
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the ‘chinese democracy’ meme
another fascinating intersection of art imitating life imitating politics… with an incongruous title like ‘clockwork orange,’ where the 2 words don’t seem to fit together, the ‘chinese democracy’ meme begs the question: who’s trying to force what on whom? even thought the record is warmed-over industro-rock way past its prime, it plants the seed of…
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a near-riot & parliament besieged: iceland boiling mad at credit crunch
from scotsman: Thousands of Icelanders have demonstrated in Reykjavik to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Geir Haarde and Central Bank governor David Oddsson, for failing to stop the country’s financial meltdown. It was the latest in a series of protests in the capital since October’s banking collapse crippled the island’s economy. At least five…
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40,000 swarm farm to gather free food
and the panic grows, this time in platteville, colorado…from washington post: A farm couple got a huge surprise when they opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick up free vegetables left over after the harvest – 40,000 people showed up. Joe and Chris Miller’s fields were picked so clean Saturday that a second…
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brothels see job applications surge in bad economy
from raw replay: ABC’s Neil Karlinsky reports that as the economy sours, Nevada brothels are seeing a surge in job applications. ABC News has more details here. This video is from ABC’s Nightline, broadcast Nov. 21, 2008.
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angry americans nationwide protest the federal reserve
from first coast news: A massive crowd gathered outside the Jacksonville Landing Saturday, as part of a national rally to end the Federal Reserve. There is a Federal Reserve office near The Landing at 800 W. Water Street. JSO officers are filtered throughout the area, to make sure it remains a peaceful protest. The national…
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obamessiah updates: status quo, crowds, questions & more
a million dupes could attend obama inaugurationfrom ap: President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration is expected to draw 1 million-plus to the capital, and already some lawmakers have stopped taking ticket requests and hotels have booked up. Some people are bartering on Craigslist for places to stay for the Jan. 20 ceremony when the Illinois senator takes…
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max keiser: issue a fatwa against hank paulson
from max keiser tv: Max Keiser talks about the g20 meeting, Hank Paulson and fraudulent bonds.
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video: cnbc & the plunge protection team
from youtube: Watch how multiple CNBC hosts attack Scott Nations, Fortress Trading, who suggests that the Plunge Protection Team actually intervenes in financial markets. That was the whole reason this group was created. Watch how they tag-team him to attempt to discredit him and associate him with the people who think the WTC towers were…
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‘the american people will simply rise up & stop us’
from radiovice: Cong Neugebauer and Bachus (R) where does it stop? Good question. Money line … the people will rise up. Indeed.