Forum: Government Implode

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/08/06/collapse I think there is a long way to go before such as described bottoms out...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aIpb23EbeGvM San Diego May Use Bankruptcy to Roll Back Benefits: Joe Mysak June 16...

wat? there's oil in poland?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8474611.stm I've forgotten just what are the benefits that accrue to voters from having two political parties?...

Was talking with a friend today who was asking how Paulson, Geither would be thought of ten years from now. I said they'd be remembered for trying...

The Tea Party's Raison D'etre -- is probably this: To Keep the USA from paying principal and interest to its T-bond holders ... I don't know...

Not that I know anything at all about Poland, but this does not sound good in general for eastern Europe, as Poland has been considered to be the...

Return illegaly sold cheap assets?:eek:

CIA paper reveals plans to manipulate European opinion on Afghanistan

Why am I constantly astounded at the vacuous activities our elected officials engage in? In the midst of the worst economic mess the state of...

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts....He almost makes me feel better...at least as long as interest rates remain low. ...

Turkey charges seven military officers over coup plot Thursday, February 25, 2010 A Turkish court on Wednesday charged and jailed seven senior...

What is the point of being a democrat now? If they cannot do anything with control of president, senate, and house. Democrats have not done...

Unlike the American banking system, the Israeli banking system is extremely centralized, with two large banks, Hapoalim Bank and Leumi Bank, and...

My wife is looking for a "one-stop" article she can print out to show/explain the decline of the dollar over time as a result of Fed actions. I...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,665679,00.html 12/08/2009 Timebomb for the Euro Greek Debt Poses a Danger to Common...

The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway Classic Taibbi: Read...

The Leviathan of the American state is dead ... at least with respect to punishing those deeply responsible for causing the worst aspects of the US...

Events taking place in weaker countries, it seems. 2 Bloomberg headlines: Vietnam Doesn’t Plan to Devalue Dong, Giau Advises, Last Updated:...

You thought the treasury auction was bad in the Banana Republic of America? At least you sold a bond:

Lawrence Wilkerson former chief of staff to Colin Powell - speaks on the wars in AfPak and Iraq, pipelines, oil, incideous unchecked power, collapse...

Britain could be forced to bail out one or more of its offshore tax havens at huge cost, according to early drafts of a Treasury report, because the...

UK imposes Turks and Caicos rule The UK has imposed direct rule on the Turks and Caicos Islands after an inquiry found evidence of...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm

A few months ago there was much angst about Russia's invasion of Georgia signaling new hegemony. Bloomberg TV this morning reported that Medvedev...

I propose that: Taxes will always expand to meet the population's ability to pay them. The real argument is to get them spent less wastefully. I...

I participated in the great American Fraud of voting as a "good citizen should" until after Bush 2 was re-elected. I guess today I take some comfort...