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“Deja Vu View” is our title to revive things we have written in the past that are worth revisiting given current events. The federal government

Moody’s ratings downgrades of Freddie and Fannie preferred last week are going to be bad news for insurance companies and regional and small banks who

Financial Permaculture Blog: a resource for gathering information and conversations about financial permaculture Also see: The Farm Blog

In 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing. The housing bubble of the 1980’s had burst, and foreclosures were rising. The mortgage insurance

The financial permaculture conversation continues . . . Pebble Mine At Gaiapoiesis – 19 Aug 2008) Pebble Mine – at Wikipedia

This weekend, Barrons published a piece on Fannie and Freddie indicating the chances for nationalization were rising. Today, the stocks dropped like a stone. Bailout

Charles Warns GM Farming Will End in Ecological Disaster By Robert Booth – The Guardian (13 Aug 2008)

Bohemian Grove 2008 – July 11-27 Wikileaks: Bohemian Grove 2008 Guest List Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 was passed by the United States

On August 12, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times that Hillary Clinton is planning on staging a commotion at the Democratic convention at

Even Bloomberg is saying something stinks on the Bear Stearns option trading: Bringing Down Bear Began as $1.7 Million of Options By Gary Matsumoto –