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Global Financial Assets Lost $50 Trillion Last Year (Shamim Adam)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- The value of global financial assets including stocks, bonds and currencies probably fell by more than $50 trillion in 2008, equivalent to a year of world gross domestic ...
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Forget About "Recovery" (James Kunstler)
One moment you see a bewildered bunch of flabby clown-citizens vacuously enraptured by "American Idol," and the next moment they are transformed into a vicious mob hoisting flaming brands to the ...
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Global Economy to Shrink First Time Since WWII, World Bank Says (Christopher Swann)
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- The global economy is likely to shrink for the first time since World War II, and trade will decline by the most in 80 years, the World Bank said today.
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ECONOMY: Trickle Down Misery (Abid Aslam)
WASHINGTON, Mar 4 (IPS) - The world's poorest people had nothing to do with the financial gimmickry that has brought the global economy to its knees but they are paying a heavy price for it and ...
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Bush Administration Memos Provide Blueprint for Police State (Prof. Marjorie Cohn)
Seven newly released memos from the Bush Justice Department reveal a concerted strategy to cloak the President with power to override the Constitution
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The Groundwork Has Already Been Laid for Martial Law (John W. Whitehead)
March 4, 2009 (Rutherford Institute) -- During his two terms in office, George W. Bush stepped outside the boundaries of the Constitution and assembled an amazing toolbox of powers that greatly ...
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Four Integrity Tests for President Obama (Joel S. Hirschhorn)
A great smile does not make a truth teller. A talker of change does not define a reformer.
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The U.S. Financial System Is Effectively Insolvent (Nouriel Roubini)
There is a grave risk of a global L-shaped depression
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Scientists To Issue Stark Warning Over Dramatic New Sea Level Figures (Robin McKie)
Rising sea levels pose a far bigger eco threat than previously thought. This week's climate change conference in Copenhagen will sound an alarm over new floodings -- enough to swamp Bangladesh, ...
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Text is a Verb (Mickey Z.)
March 7, 2009 (World News Trust) -- Would you give up the ability to text "ttyl" (Talk to you later) to your BFF (Best Friends Forever) in order to save a species from going extinct? In 2009, it’s ...
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Was Hamas the Work of the Israeli Mossad? (Ramzy Baroud)
To advocate that Hamas was cooked up by some Israeli agents hell-bent on the demise of the Palestinians is simply hogwash
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