Archive for the 'Elite' Category
U.S., Europe, Japan Devised Plan to Prop Up Dollar, Nikkei Says
August 28th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Finance officials from the U.S., Japan and Europe in mid-March drew up plans to strengthen the U.S. dollar following troubles at Bear Stearns Cos., Nikkei English News reported, citing unnamed sources. The intervention designed by the U.S. Treasury Department, Japan’s Finance Ministry and the European Central Bank called for the central banks to […]
SEC May Let Companies Abandon U.S. Accounting Rules
August 28th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: The Securities and Exchange Commission may let large U.S. companies switch to international accounting rules in six years, a step it says will lower compliance costs and make American firms more competitive. SEC commissioners today approved a “road map” that might allow corporations with market values exceeding $700 million to abandon U.S. accounting […]
1992 Biden Speech: “On the Threshold of the New World Order: A Rebirth for the United Nations”
August 24th, 2008Via: University of Delaware: In his speech in Clayton Hall, “On the Threshold of the New World Order: A Rebirth for the United Nations,” Biden said the world’s leaders must adopt a new understanding of security. “Collective security today must encompass not only the security of nations,” he said, “but also mankind’s security in a […]
Biden
August 23rd, 2008I’ve come to view thinking about national elections in the U.S. as a form of mental illness. In order to take the process seriously, you’ve got to check your brain at the door. The willing suspension of disbelief is fine for watching movies, but what should we call it when millions of people do it […]
Vaccine Nation
August 19th, 2008For most people, vaccinating themselves and their children seems like a good idea. Vaccines are safe, effective and are supposed to protect us against dangerous infectious diseases — Right? Wrong! What you don’t know can harm you or kill you! In this groundbreaking film, you will: * See the truth about the dangers of vaccines […]
China’s Expansion Into Africa
July 20th, 2008I wasn’t aware of the extent of China’s interest in Africa. I thought it was much more piecemeal. Their grand strategy makes perfect sense, given the dire problems China is facing. There are some howlers in this article, though, such as, “Despite Britain’s commendable colonial legacy of a network of roads, railways and schools, the […]
Sarkozy Call for Second EU Vote Provokes Storm in Ireland
July 17th, 2008If at first you don’t vote the way We want, try, try again. Via: AFP: Irish politicians reacted angrily Wednesday after French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested Ireland should hold a second referendum on the EU’s new treaty, after rejecting it last month. Irish voters dealt a blow to the European Union last month by rejecting […]
Desk Rage Spoils Workplace for Many Americans
July 11th, 2008The powers of ordinary men are circumscribed by the everyday worlds in which they live, yet even in these rounds of job, family, and neighborhood they often seem driven by forces they can neither understand nor govern. ‘Great changes’ are beyond their control, but affect their conduct and outlook none the less. The very framework […]
IMF to Conduct “X-Ray of the Entire U.S. Financial System”
June 30th, 2008What becomes of the IMF if this audit is actually carried out? The U.S. has the largest quota of SDRs and largest percentage of votes in the IMF. The whole system would be shown to be the farce that we already know it to be if the most powerful member (and one of the founding […]
“Some Guests Left Wearing Strange Featureless Human Masks”
June 28th, 2008UPDATE 2: Ad Campaign for Automobile Firm Faceless Droids Stalk the Wealthy UPDATE 1: It’s Some Kind of PR/Marketing Stunt For what, though? More pics from Dlisted. — End Update — Leaving an Elton John party… Woh. Via: Mail on Sunday:
