Money & Markets
Venezuela Cuts Zeroes From Currency in Hope of Stalling Inflation
By Jorge Rueda – Associated Press (1 Jan 2008)Cyprus and Malta Adopt the Euro
By Menelaos Hadijicostis – Associated Press (31 Dec 2007)Santa Clause Comes for Failed Business Executives
By Dean Baker – The American Prospect (22 Dec 2007)Predictions 2008: Doom, Gloom, and Silver Linings
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (1 Jan 2008)Banking on Misery: Citigroup, Wall Street, and the Fleecing of the South
A Series at The Institute for Southern Studies – Vol. 21, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
Four Important Charts by James Turk
GoldMoney.comAdjusted Monetary Base Drops Again
Congress Should Reclaim Power From the Fed
By Chris Powell – The Providence Journal (27 Dec 2007)Judge Hands IRS Victory in Tax Shelter
By Lynnley Browning – New York Times (27 Dec 2007)Consumer Union’s Guide to Security Freeze Protection
FinancialPrivacyNow.orgLas Vegas Proves Immune to Jittery US Economy, But Not Casinos Elsewhere
By Gary Rivlin – International Herald Tribune (26 Dec 2007)
_________________________________________________________
Life
New Super-Cameras Mean No Hiding For Drivers Who Smoke, Eat or Use a Phone
By Ray Massey – The Daily Mail, UK (30 Dec 2007)North America’s Largest Solari-Electric Plant Switched On
At Metaefficient – The Optimal Green Guide (28 Dec 2007)Doing the Remarkable
By Jim Rohn – Success Information NetworkThe Music Man
By Lynn Hirschberg – New York Times (2 Sep 2007)Energy Star Home Energy Yardstick
Compare your home’s energy efficiency to similar homes . . ._________________________________________________________
Precious Metals
Gold Closes Lower on Stronger Dollar; Ends Year up 31%
By Moming Zhou – MarketWatch (31 Dec 2007)Almost Nothing is as Good as Gold
By Robin Bromby – Australian Business (1 Jan 2008)
________________________________________________________
Food & Health
Tropical Fungus Sickens Dozens in Northwest
From the Associated Press (2 Jan 2008)Worstpills.org ~ Your Expert, Independent Second Opinion for Prescription Drug Information
_________________________________________________________
Geopolitical
Mukasey Opens Criminal Probe Into Destruction of CIA Tapes [Must subscribe to view full article.]
By Evan Perez – Wall Street Journal (2 Jan 2008)Paul Rivals Clinton, Raising Almost $20 Million For Campaign
By Kristin Jensen – Bloomberg.com (1 Jan 2008)Germans File Mass Lawsuit Against Sweeping Data Retention Law
By Deutsche Welle Staff – DW-World.de (31 Dec 2007)Tony Benn – From Wikipedia
The Amero – North American Currency
A YouTube Video – (22 Apr 2007)Ron Paul Raises $19 Million in 4th Quarter – Will He Run as an Independent?
By Zac Bissonnette – BloggingStocks (31 Dec 2007)Forget the Torture Tapes
By Michael Collins – Scoop Independent News (1 Jan 2008)United Pilots Contradict Carrier on Cancellations
ConsumerAffairs.com (31 Dec 2007)
Oligarchical Decay
By Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com
Siegelman Speaks! Ex-Gov Calls ’02 Election "Stolen" by the White House
News from Undergrond – Mark Crispin Miller Blog (17 Dec 2007)
Broadside Books in Northampton, Massachusetts has a ticker tape that rolls through the casualties and costs of the Iraq war, including to Northampton. War costs were $50.8 million to Northampton when I drove through town. Imagine expanding that to bring home lots of the costs to ourselves and our communities of policies and behaviors.
_________________________________________________________