Editorial

Geithner's Coming Out Party

Submitted by admin on June 7, 2009 - 9:08pm

"Not Ready for Prime Time"

By MIKE WHITNEY


$7,760,000,000,000...?

Submitted by admin on June 7, 2009 - 9:08pm

. . . $7.76 trillion . . .

That is what Bloomberg reports has been committed on behalf of the American taxpayer to bailout America’s finance system. This includes spending by the Treasury, Federal Reserve and FDIC.

The amount is equal to half the value of everything produced in the United States last year.

It is $24,000 for every man, woman and child in America.


Money for the Revolution

Submitted by Rob McClure on June 7, 2009 - 9:08pm

(A version of this article originally appeared in the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Newsletter.)

Finally, the depredations of capitalism are on everybody's lips.

Between a collapsing dollar, soaring fuel costs, the implosion of credit markets, and the recent, breathtaking display of rapacity by mortgage lenders and their Wall Street bac

Liberty Dollars raided - What might this mean for Madison Hours et al?

Submitted by Paul on June 7, 2009 - 9:08pm

On November 15, several offices and operations of the Liberty Dollar were raided by the FBI and Secret Service. The seizure warrant was issued for money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud. The Liberty Dollar is, like Madison HOURS, an alternative currency, but unlike Madison HOURS, not a local currency.


Timebanking and Local Currency: Two Ways to Kick the Dollar Habit

Submitted by Rob McClure on June 7, 2009 - 9:08pm

Madison now has a second local trading system.


I loved it!! (the pancake breakfast)

Submitted by MJ on June 7, 2009 - 9:08pm

That's what Emile (3.5) said when I asked him about what he thought about the pancake breakfast.

Well, I did too!! It was good to relax, and eat good food. The apples and pears and potatoes all warmed and filled our bellies. But how does Rob M. stay warm wearing no shirt with overalls, maybe cooking up the pancakes heats him up!!!


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