Why the Elites Are in Trouble (Chris Hedges)

Oct. 10, 2011 (TruthDig.com) -- Ketchup, a petite 22-year-old from Chicago with wavy red hair and glasses with bright red frames, arrived in Zuccotti Park in New York on Sept. 17. She had a tent, a r ...

Follow the Money: Behind Europe’s Debt Crisis Lurks Another Giant Bailout of Wall Street (Robert Reich)

Oct. 4, 2011 (Robert Reich.org) -- Today Ben Bernanke added his voice to those who are worried about Europe’s debt crisis. But why exactly should America be so concerned? Yes, we export to Europe -- ...

Here Come the OWSers! (James Howard Kunstler)

James Howard Kunstler James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2011 -- All last week across the media landscape, in pod, blog, flat-screen, and crunkly old newsprint columns, fatuous profess ...

U.S. Tipping Into Another Recession, Achuthan Says (Liz Capo McCormick)

Sept. 30, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- The world’s largest economy is showing signs of slumping, said the Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan, citing leading indicators. “The U.S. economy is ...

A Natural Alliance: Unions Join Occupy Wall Street (Common Dreams)

Sept. 29, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- Citing common cause, the Transport Workers Union -- one of the country's largest unions with over 200,000 members -- has announced its support for the Occupy Wall ...

U.S. economy on ‘knife edge’ of contraction: Fed economist (Reuters)

Sept. 27, 2011 -- SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) -- The U.S. economy is on a "knife edge" between growth and contraction and monetary policy tweaks do not seem to be helping, the Dallas Federal Reserve's top ...

In the Belly of the Beast (William Bowles)

Sept. 28, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- In case you hadn’t noticed, especially if you get your news from the MSM, there is the mother of all capitalist crises unfolding around us. A crisis tha ...

Global Systemic Crisis -- Fourth Quarter 2011: Implosive Fusion Of Global Financial Assets (LEAP/E2020)

Sept. 16, 2011 (LEAP/E2020) -- Public announcement GEAB N°57 -- As anticipated by LEAP/E2020 since November 2010, and often repeated up to June 2011, the second half of 2011 has started with a sudden ...

The EU Debt Bubble: The Eurozone is Crumbling (Bob Chapman)

Sept. 18, 2011 (Global Research) -- There are those who make excuses for the Federal Reserve and for the European Central Bank as well. Both are controlled by the banking community and are only inter ...

U.S. Sells 3-Year Notes at Record Low Yield (Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker)

Sep 12, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury 10-year note yields rose from a record low on speculation China may seek to buy more European bonds, easing the haven appeal for investors in U.S. government debt ...

Seeing Stars (James Howard Kunstler)

James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Sept. 12, 2011 -- I don't want to be party pooper, but is it possible that all the 9/11 remembrance hoopla was a kind of weekend refuge from reality for this ...