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By Peter Zeihan The global recession is the biggest development in the global system in the year to date. In the United States, it has

Below are the top 20 financial institutions by market capitalization in 1999 and then in 2009. Read article

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If you want to get an in-depth overview of the many problems facing the American food system, here is a good overview. Related Links: Support

By Shawn Dady Tennessee Representative Frank Nicely has been quietly working on a cow-share bill for the state of Tennessee. This is a very good

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QUITO, May 30 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s government-run central bank has ordered private banks to repatriate $1.2 billion in overseas deposits and investments to help jump-start

[CAF Note: But are they buying real gold or paper gold?] By Andrew Frye Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the third-largest U.S. life insurer by

Credit: John Tenniel by Greg Palast They may be crying about General Motors’ bankruptcy today. But dumping 40,000 of the last 60,000 union jobs into

By Michael McNutt Although Gov. Brad Henry vetoed similar legislation 10 days earlier, House members Monday again approved a resolution claiming Oklahoma’s sovereignty. Unlike House