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Demeter

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35. Set Your Doomsday Clock to 11:51 pm By: David Swanson
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 08:51 AM
Dec 2011
http://my.firedoglake.com/davidswanson/2011/12/16/set-your-doomsday-clock-to-1151-pm/


...Practices that were avoided, outsourced, or kept secret when Bill Clinton was president were directly engaged in on such a scale under president George W. Bush that they became common knowledge. Under President Obama they are becoming formal law and acceptable policy....
Evidence of market manipulation in the financial crisis Demeter Dec 2011 #1
Bubble Trouble in the U.S. Heartland? Demeter Dec 2011 #2
"Agricultural commodities starting to rollover." So deflation manifesting at that level in the US Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #17
Raw material costs only about 10% of the grocery store price Demeter Dec 2011 #18
Let's look at the prices of food/commodities over a two year period Po_d Mainiac Dec 2011 #37
Flight of the Warbots Demeter Dec 2011 #3
This will be scary when they turn it to civilian use. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2011 #12
What do you mean, when? Demeter Dec 2011 #19
Income inequality in the Roman Empire Demeter Dec 2011 #4
Ouch!: Even the Roman Empire, a society built on conquest and slave labor, TalkingDog Dec 2011 #9
For the first 100 years (not to mention the 2 centuries before) Demeter Dec 2011 #20
You find the coolest stuff! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #66
"Even a well paid slave is still a slave" Loge23 Dec 2011 #81
Amen. n/t Tansy_Gold Dec 2011 #87
NEVER BAILED OUT: Europe’s ants and grasshoppers revisited Demeter Dec 2011 #5
The shaky edifice of global finance Demeter Dec 2011 #6
That will have to do until the next crisis is over... Demeter Dec 2011 #7
Sorry, to hear there's a crisis. Hugin Dec 2011 #8
There's always a crisis, it seems Demeter Dec 2011 #21
I can sympathize DemReadingDU Dec 2011 #44
Please hang in there, Demeter. amandabeech Dec 2011 #82
Sorry to hear. Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #11
Take care, Demeter! hamerfan Dec 2011 #13
but.. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #14
That cartoon! Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #10
+, and I can see the toon today DemReadingDU Dec 2011 #23
Asian Stocks Mixed As Europe Woes Persist Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #15
Upbeat German Ifo helps European stocks bounce Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #16
Spain's Short-Term Borrowing Cost Falls Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #43
What a move huh? dkf Dec 2011 #88
UK Market Fluctuates Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #45
Moody’s takes shot at UK’s triple A rating Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #83
Wall Street Gathers Optimism Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #22
That Was Worth 300+ Points? Demeter Dec 2011 #84
Nouriel Roubini: A plea to policymakers: we can’t risk another year of delay Demeter Dec 2011 #24
Crisis shows signs of bursting Brussels bubble Demeter Dec 2011 #25
Bankruptcy tourists cross Irish Sea Demeter Dec 2011 #26
Saudi prince buys $300m stake in Twitter Demeter Dec 2011 #27
RBS nears £1.4bn property disposal Demeter Dec 2011 #28
Bank of America stock closes below $5 Demeter Dec 2011 #29
Is Bank of America Gambling on Resurrection (or Is BoA Holding the US Hostage)? Demeter Dec 2011 #73
AIG chairman says that you just don’t get it Demeter Dec 2011 #74
Or else what? Po_d Mainiac Dec 2011 #75
US prosecutors challenge Stanford on memory Demeter Dec 2011 #30
He attended the Alberto Gonzales School of Testification? n/t Tansy_Gold Dec 2011 #78
We’ve Crossed the Rubicon By Eric Peters Demeter Dec 2011 #31
AS BILL BONNER NOTES Demeter Dec 2011 #32
Set Your Doomsday Clock to 11:51 pm By: David Swanson Demeter Dec 2011 #35
Extreme Weather Map 2011 Demeter Dec 2011 #33
Swags for Homeless Wins Human Rights Award Demeter Dec 2011 #34
Halliburton Set To Thrive On Fracking And Expanding Shale Play Demeter Dec 2011 #36
MF Global’s Risk Officer Said to Lack Authority Demeter Dec 2011 #38
Hallelujah Corporations Demeter Dec 2011 #39
THIS IS FABULOUS!!! Tansy_Gold Dec 2011 #48
Thank you, Me Too! And the Same To You and ALL Our Fellow Marketeers Demeter Dec 2011 #61
Too Big to Stop: Why Big Banks Keep Getting Away With Breaking the Law Demeter Dec 2011 #40
BOMBSHELL Bankster Bonanza- Florida Supreme Court Kills Foreclosure Mediation! Demeter Dec 2011 #41
How Pay-Pal Squeezes Merchants with Unfair and Likely Illegal Business Practices Demeter Dec 2011 #42
We Speak with Dylan Ratigan on Bank Extraction from the Economy Demeter Dec 2011 #46
Italy Works Over 20% More Hours Than Germany and France Demeter Dec 2011 #47
Today's Reports Roland99 Dec 2011 #49
Nov. housing starts up 9.3% to 685,000 annual rate Roland99 Dec 2011 #50
Housing Starts Surge Entirely Due To Year End Channel-Stuffed Multi-Family Units Roland99 Dec 2011 #51
NK is better at spin Po_d Mainiac Dec 2011 #58
ECB's Balance Sheet Now Bigger Than Fed's, More Levered Than Lehman, PIIGS Exposure Up 50% In 6mos Roland99 Dec 2011 #52
Stock Futures are up. Hugin Dec 2011 #53
i've had better holiday seasons, i gotta tell ya... xchrom Dec 2011 #54
Poor Petunia. Hugin Dec 2011 #57
yeah -- she can't figure out what's happened xchrom Dec 2011 #60
Warm healthy thoughts to dogs and owner Demeter Dec 2011 #62
i just found out she got hit by a car from a neighbor. xchrom Dec 2011 #65
Poor Petunia DemReadingDU Dec 2011 #68
At least they are home. Best wishes from our pack. /nt jtuck004 Dec 2011 #76
thank you so much -- petunia is a bruiser of a dog. xchrom Dec 2011 #77
Oh, xchrom, messages of hope and healing Tansy_Gold Dec 2011 #79
thanks miss tansy -- from me and the dogs. xchrom Dec 2011 #80
cuts for the already retired {pensions} xchrom Dec 2011 #55
Inside The 1 Percent's Texas Enclave xchrom Dec 2011 #56
Indexes Up. Hugin Dec 2011 #59
It's Obscene, Is What It Is Demeter Dec 2011 #63
It's the Santa Rally! DemReadingDU Dec 2011 #69
I find that hard to believe Demeter Dec 2011 #70
Stocks surge on good economic data from U.S., Europe Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #64
US Stocks Bounce Back In Big Volume Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #86
An Inconvenient Truth By JOE NOCERA Demeter Dec 2011 #67
Remember Mark Fiore? Here's some recent works Demeter Dec 2011 #71
A New Depression is Inevitable Steve Keen Demeter Dec 2011 #72
Kris Swindle Demeter Dec 2011 #85
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