The View From Vegas, plus, A Few Good Mercenaries Redux

http://economicrisis.com/the-view-from-vegas-plus-a-few-good-mercenaries-redux/9191 The View From Vegas, plus, A Few Good Mercenaries Redux In October of last year, via this MT news update, we mentioned the possibility of a relocation to Las Vegas. (The piece is worth...

The Central Banks’ Gold: A Story of Silent Expropriation

http://economicrisis.com/the-central-banks-gold-a-story-of-silent-expropriation/7697 The Central Banks’ Gold: A Story of Silent Expropriation In recent times, gold has become a key topic in the world’s media. Interest in this yellow metal is warming up reports about...

Keynesian Economics, GDP and Debt

The failure of Keynesian economics can be traced to a single error. GDP is seen as the singular measure of economic strength and well-being, which it is not. GDP measures consumption; and it's no secret that consumption can be made to rise through all sorts of unsound and...

The secret to buying a home

The Secret To Buying A HomeThe key to a successful home purchase is in the dictionary!By: Bill HitchcockThis article is for the folks who want to buy a home. And I am relying on my 1966 Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary and my 1966 Random House Dictionary to explain the keys to...

Is it time for the Catalan media to go back to school?

"I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which...

The Housing Crisis and a Fight-Back Program

"The current economic crisis has been building for years. At its root is the massive elimination of decent-paying jobs and lowering of wages in the U.S. and worldwide, a phenomenon explained and analyzed so well in the party’s newest book, “Low-Wage Capitalism.”The...

This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

Investors Hit BofA Loan Modifications

Bank of America Corp.'s decision to embark on an $8.4 billion home-loan-modification program to settle charges brought by state attorneys general against Countrywide Financial Corp. was hailed as a milestone when the deal was announced this fall. But apparently nobody...

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...