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Article Archive for April 2009

How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
April 18, 2009 – 11:55 am | No Comment
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990, oil imports were severely cut to Cuba.  As a result, the economy went into a freefall.  Growing food became the priority and the average Cuban lost …

Scientific Poll: 84% Reject Official 9/11 Story
April 17, 2009 – 11:17 pm | No Comment
Scientific Poll: 84% Reject Official 9/11 Story

According to polls by CNN, New York Times,  most Americans (over 80%) do not buy into the official 9/11 story.  That really shocked me when I first came across this (view a compilation of polls).  …

Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction
April 17, 2009 – 5:56 pm | No Comment
Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction

I’m not an economist, but $700 trillion dollars sounds like a lot of money to me. These derivatives instruments are taking down giant corporations like AIG, Citi and many more. Warren Buffet called these instruments …

A Franchise Model for Urban Farming
April 17, 2009 – 11:27 am | No Comment
A Franchise Model for Urban Farming

There seems to be a strong movement toward urban organic farming as people are looking for ways to cut costs and build sustainable ways to do life.  And now this has taken the next step …

Be a Patriot – Stop Banking With Big Banks
April 16, 2009 – 11:17 am | No Comment
Be a Patriot – Stop Banking With Big Banks

I highly recommend reading this article written by J. S. Kim.  He lays out the situation very clearly and gives two very clear ways we can stop this attack on our personal freedom and collective …

Colonel Sanders and the New World Order
April 16, 2009 – 12:38 am | No Comment
Colonel Sanders and the New World Order

So I Married An Axe Murderer has to be one of the funniest movies of all time.  I hate the colonel with his wee beady eyes!  Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken …

Dmitry Orlov: Social Collapse Best Practices
April 15, 2009 – 5:30 pm | No Comment
Dmitry Orlov: Social Collapse Best Practices

This is fascinating stuff. Is the USA following the USSR into collapse? What will that look like and how can we prepare ourselves for life during and after a collapse?
Dmitry Orlov is an engineer, …

Colbert on the Economic Crisis
April 15, 2009 – 12:30 am | No Comment
Colbert on the Economic Crisis

I personally like Colbert better than Stewart. So here is an interesting clip which includes an IMF (International Monetary Fund) economist. He blames the financial elites (which is correct) but he distorts the truth by …

Richard Russell on Gold
April 15, 2009 – 12:13 am | No Comment
Richard Russell on Gold

Richard Russell is “the man” in the investment newsletter business.  Using Dow Theory, he has called the tops and bottoms of the biggest bull and bear markets since the late 50′s.  You would do well …

Gold For Bread – Zimbabwe
April 15, 2009 – 12:03 am | No Comment
Gold For Bread – Zimbabwe

This is very disturbing. Zimbabwe has undergone massive currency inflation and now many are panning for gold just to buy the bread they need to live on each day. Surprisingly, the Zimbabwe central bank …