2011 November | American Pendulum

Citi Chief Economist Willem Buiter: A Spanish Or Italian Default Could Happen In A Few Short Days

Posted by admin Economy Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

“…we have maybe a few months — it could be weeks, it could be days — before there is a material risk of a fundamentally unnecessary default by a country like Spain or Italy which would be a financial catastrophe dragging the European banking system and North America with it.

Hillary Clinton's Motorcade Hit With Eggs in Manilla

Posted by admin World Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A motorcade carrying Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Philippines was pelted with eggs and other objects Wednesday, the State Department confirmed, but the car carrying Clinton was not hit and there were no injuries.

Obama Announces Permanent U.S. Military Presence in Australia – Irks China

Posted by admin World Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The Obama administration announced plans Wednesday to establish a permanent military presence in Australia, part of the president’s high-profileforeign policy shift toward Asia that is intended as a counterbalance to China’s growing power.

60 Minutes: Congress Trading Stock on Inside Information

Posted by admin Top Stories Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Watch the Segment » Peter Schweizer of the Hoover Institution says the most valuable intelligence is often traded behind closed doors.

Daily Ticker: Congress Members are Inside Trading

Posted by admin Economy Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

I am so sick of these people. They give themselves raises, top healthcare packages, and top pensions. Then they practice insider trading, which would get the rest of us thrown into prison. QUIT VOTING FOR THESE PEOPLE!! Do not vote for either Democrats or Republicans, UNLESS you have done extensive research on each person. Both [...]

The Thrive Movie

Posted by admin Top Stories Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Toroidal energy, code, the ancients, and the power structure holding humanity back. THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what’s REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream — uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

Fear: American Style

Posted by admin National News/Opinion, World Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Corey Robin – In the past few months, I’ve had a fair number of arguments with both libertarians and anarchists about the state. What neither crew seems to get is what our most acute observers have long understood about the American scene: however much coercive power the state wields – and it’s considerable – it’s not, in the end, where and how many, perhaps even most, people in the United States have historically experienced the raw end of politically repressive power.

Money Has Been Privatised by Stealth

Posted by admin Top Stories Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

It’s common knowledge that printing your own £10 notes at home is frowned upon by Her Majesty’s police. Yet there’s a small collection of companies that are authorised to create – and spend – more new money than the counterfeiters have ever been able to print. In industry jargon, these companies are called “monetary and financial institutions”, but you probably know them by their street name: “banks”.

Palestinian Activists Arrested for Riding On Israeli Bus

Posted by admin World Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Dwaik sat a row away from Haggai Segal, a 54-year-old Israeli from the settlement of Ofra once jailed for planting a car bomb that badly wounded a Palestinian mayor. The two did not interact.

Is Michelle Bachmann an Idiot?

Posted by admin Top Stories Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

I don’t usually like to call people idiots, but Michelle Bachmann leaves me no other choice. In a mind bending, shock-n-awe statement on Meet the Press, Bachmann said she wants Iraq to pay the United States 800 Billion dollars for our invasion of their country and pay several million for each U.S. life lost.