Unsustainable Modern Capitalism

SUBHEAD: An interview with John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man".By Anthony Wile on 27 February 2011 in The Daily Bell -(http://www.thedailybell.com/1791/Anthony-Wile-with-John-Perkins-on-His-Best-Selling-Book-Confessions-of-an-Economic-Hit-Man-and-the-Unsustainability-of-Modern-Capitalism.html)Image above: Still from video of John Perkins interview. See below.Introduction:

'Net Worth Individuals' Bombshell

SUBHEAD: Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer to hand over 'massive potential tax evasion' secrets of rich to WikiLeaks.By Ed Vulliamy on 16 January 2011 for the Guardian - (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/16/swiss-whistleblower-rudolf-elmer-banks)Image above: Elmer Rudolf in Mauritias. From original article.The offshore bank account details of 2,000 "high net worth individuals" and

Marijuana Case Jury 'Mutiny'

SUBHEAD: In his nearly 30 years as a Montana prosecutor and judge, he's never seen anything like it.By Staff on 22 December 2010 in Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/22/montana-jury-marijuana-mutiny_n_800074.html)Image above: "In Weed We Trust" emblem. From (http://addictionrecoveryhope.com/archives/marijuana-legalization).A marijuana mutiny? According to a prosecutor in

Ron Paul supports WikiLeaks

SUBHEAD: Congressman from Texas defends Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as having broken no US law.By Jason Linkins on 10 December 2010 for Huffington Post -(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/ron-paul-wikileaks-defense_n_795014.html)Image above: Photo of Ron Paul by Sarah Wilson for the Atlantic. From (http://www.sarahwilsonphotography.com/archives/category/portfolios/tearsheets).In the wake

No Bail for Julian Assange

SUBHEAD: Sweden's "Sex by Surprise" is heart of case against WikiLeaks Julian Assange who is in London in jail without bail.By C. Vinograd & R. G. Satter on 7 December 2010 for the AP - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/julian-assange-arrested-w_n_792956.html)Image above: Julian Assange and accuser, Ann Ardin in mash-up graphic on web. From (http://javabutik.com/wikileaks-sex-scandal-case

Indonesia cheats on reforestation

SUBHEAD: Indonesia using $1 billion in forest protection funds to clear cut forests.Image above: Peat forest leveled for palm oil in Riau, Indonesia. From article (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wak1/661247561/).By Brian Merchant on 23 November 2010 for TreeHugger.com - (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/11/indonesia-use-1-billion-forest-protection-funds-cut-down.php)t was a trailblazing '

Is Bank of America Doomed?

SUBHEAD: BOA & Countrywide mortgage policies of retaining loan documents may yet bankrupt the bank.Image above: Homeowners threatened by BOA foreclosures in Worceestor, MA. From (http://worcester.indymedia.org/node/39604).By Abagail Field on 22 November 2010 in AOL Daily Finance - (http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/credit/bank-of-america-mortgage-document-errors-trouble-countrywide/19728402/)

On the Precipice Again

SUBHEAD: Bank of America edges closer to tipping into insolvency... hence, so do we all.Image above:Painting "Pie in the Sky" by Mark Bryan. From (http://www.artofmarkbryan.com/Pie_in_the_Sky.html).By Jonathan Weil on 4 November 2010 for Bloomberg News - (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-04/bank-of-america-edges-closer-to-tipping-point-commentary-by-jonathan-weil.html)It was only last April

New Money Theory Needed

SUBHEAD: By understanding that money is simply credit, we unleash it as a powerful tool for our communities.Image above: Still frame from Frank Kapra's 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life". See (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650)By Ellen Brown on 28 October 2010 in Yes Magazine -(http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/time-for-a-new-theory-of-money)The reason our financial system has routinely

Preparing a Community

SUBHEAD: It should not come as a surprise, then, if the United States wraps up its existence by invading itself.Image above: "Checkpoint K" near the abandoned Kekaha Sugarmill. Mashup by Juan Wilson 2004. From PMRF Land Grab 5 (http://www.islandbreath.org/2004Year/04-military/military14PMRF5.html)By Dmitry Orlov on 23 October 2010 in ClubOrlov - (http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2010/10/

The Monster

SUBHEAD: How a gang of predatory lenders and bankers fleeced America, and launched a global crisis.Image above: Photograph of the late Roland Arnall. From (http://ocbiz.ocregister.com/2009/01/16/ameriquest-founders-brother-says-he-was-stiffed-of-47-million/8276/).By Michael Hudson on 22 October 2010 in Alternet -(http://www.alternet.org/books/14857/the_monster%