Top Picks ~ Week of July 23, 2007

Organic Industry Structure – A Chart
By Phil Howard – Michigan State University (Jul 2007)

New Zealanders Decry Ban on Political Satire
AngusReid Global Monitor (Jul 19, 2007)

Crunch Time: Market Anxiety
By Liz Moyer – Forbes.com (Jul 26, 2007)

And the Winner Is: The Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest
Jesse Springer of Eugene, Oregon – The Union of Concerned Scientists

Independent America
A new DVD – Documentary of a Trip Across America

Gibson’s Paradox and Rising Rates
At Goldensextant.com (Jul 20, 2007)

Sludge Report #178: Let teh Squealing Begin
By C.D. Sludge – Scoop Independent News (Jul 26, 2007)

Dollar Tumbles as Huge Credit Crunch Looms
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The London Telegraph (Jul 26, 2007)

Wish my FOIA Request a Happy Birthday
By John Crudele – New York Post (Jul 26, 2007)

A Very, Very Small Opportunity
By David Rejeski – Orion Magazine (Jul/Aug 2007)

IRS Loses Challenge to Prove Tax Liability
By Bob Unruh – WorldNetDaily (Jul 26, 2007)

Letter from Rwanda
By Paul Rusesabagina (Jul 23, 2007)

Monsanto Patents Asserted Against American Farmers Rejected by Patent Office
Monsanto Anti-Farmers Patents
Public Patent Foundation (Jul 24, 2007)

Movie Creator Charged
By Jake Palmateer – The Daily Star (New York) (Jul 25, 2007) and
Neo-Cons Cheer Arrest of Korey Rowe
By Paul Joseph Watson – Prison Planet (Jul 25, 2007)

Interview – George Carlo: Nuking the Birds & the Bees
Acres USA (July Issue)

Dollar to Collapse?
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph, London (Jul 12, 2007)

Testing Reveals Drugs’ Residue
By Michael Jamison – The Missoulian (Jul 25, 2007)

China Hikes Interest Rates for Third Time
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph, London (Jul 20, 2007)

Italy to Rescue Bank from Derivatives Blowup
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph, London (Jul 25, 2007)

Markets Hold Breath for Fear of Crunch
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph, London (Jul 24, 207)

When WIll Gold Go Ballistic?
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph, London (Jul 23, 2007)

There’s No Inflation, Just a Lot More Theft
By Raquel Maria Dillon – AP via Yahoo (Jul 22, 2007)

Financial Watchdog Says US at Risk from Non-ally Bondholders
By Suzy Jagger & Gary Duncan – The Times, London (Jul 23, 2007)

Chinese Government Falls – JP Morgan Wins Approval to Incorporate China
From Reuters (Jul 23, 2007)

Bush Executive Order Targets Domestic Assets
At Scoop Independent News – From truthout.org

Waning Influence: Secretary of State Rice Finds Her Star is Fading
By Joel Brinkley – San Francisco Chronicle (Jul 22, 2007)