Analysis Topic: Politics & Social Trends
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Why the U.S. Economy is Designed to Fail / Politics / US Economy
By: Richard_C_Cook
President Barack Obama showed a great deal of gumption in standing before Congress last night delivering his first speech to the joint assembly. All the trappings of power were on display as members of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court, the Joint Chiefs, the Cabinet, and the VIP guests hugged and waved at each other, radiant in their tailored attire only two nights after the Hollywood stars put on their own show on Oscar night.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
How Can the U.S. Economy Recover Without Manufacturing Capacity? / Politics / US Economy
By: Submissions
"You can't put people to work in American factories that don't exist." Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Nationalization of the Economy is Not as Scary as it Sounds / Politics / Nationalization
By: Submissions
David Sirota writes: Amidst the punditocracy's handwringing about the supposedly unprecedented possibility of nationalization in America, Paul Krugman this week reminded his New York Times readers that nationalization is "as American as apple pie." He noted that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been nationalizing about two banks per week, and that the best way to save our financial system is to temporarily nationalize it.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time to Break Up the Big Banks / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Mike_Whitney
Timothy Geithner is putting the finishing touches on a plan that will dump $1 trillion of toxic assets onto the US taxpayer. The plan, which goes by the opaque moniker the "Public-Private Investment Fund" (PPIF), is designed to provide lavish incentives to hedge funds and private equity firms to purchase bad assets from failing banks. It is a sweetheart deal that provides government financing and guarantees for illiquid mortgage-backed junk for which there is currently no active market. Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Bernanke Admits Fed Is Clueless on Credit Collapse and Zombie Banks / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock
Inquiring minds are asking "To what extent is the Fed is in the dark?"
Amazingly Bernanke answered that question today in Congress with complete candor. All you need to know is how to translate his statements. Please consider Bernanke tells Congress Fed knows what it is doing . Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Politics of Economic Stimulus Spending and Bank Bailouts / Politics / Economic Stimulus
By: Dudley_Baker
Foreword: Arnold Bock, a Canadian living in Mendoza , Argentina is part of my editorial staff at Precious Metals Warrants and we are proud to have him on board and trust you will enjoy his latest article. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Gordon Brown Bankrupting Britain as Tax Payer Liabilities Soar- Update / Politics / UK Economy
By: Nadeem_Walayat
This analysis presents the current status of Britain's path towards bankruptcy which I first pointed out in April 2008 which followed the Bank of England's initial offering of a £50 billion slush fund to the banks that would never be repaid and marked the tip of the bank bailout ice-berg.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
United States Government Saving Capitalism From Itself / Politics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: John_Mauldin
This week I came across two items that I think are worthy of being in Outside the Box, so I am going to give you both. The first is an essay by good friend Paul McCulley, Managing Director of PIMCO, called "Saving Capitalist Banking from Itself." The second is a recent speech by Paul Volker, former Fed Chairman and a (hopefully very) influential member of President Obama's economic advisory team. This speech is a must read. Taken together they provide a cautionary tale of what the world of banking will need to look like when we get to the end of the process. This OTB is a little longer than most, but I think it is important reading. If you don't know where we are headed, it is hard to imagine the journey.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, February 23, 2009
The Federal Reserve: Secretive And Incompetent Organization / Politics / Central Banks
By: Dr_Ron_Paul
This week the Federal Reserve responded to the American people's increased concerns over our monetary policy by presenting new initiatives aimed at enhancing the Fed's transparency and accountability. As someone who has called for more openness from the Fed for over 30 years, I was pleased to see the Fed acknowledge the legitimacy of this need.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Economic Freefall a Blessing in Disguise / Politics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Submissions
Jon Ronnquist writes: One thing we should not overlook when taking in the impact of the current economic situation is that it is both inevitable and invaluable in equal measure. That there was no escaping the consequences we are now facing has been a well known fact among those in the know for many years. If anything, it is amazing that we have staved it off for so long. For this we have the hard working men and women of the real world to thank, who toiled on in the name of pride, dignity and responsibility until the burden of debt simply became to great to bear.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Presidents $10 trillion Economic Stimulus Package / Politics / Economic Stimulus
By: Steve_Selengut
For homeowners: Cut the interest rate on all mortgage loans by 50 basis points and extend the payment schedule by three to five years. Convert all variable rate loans to fixed, at prevailing rates, and extend the payment schedule by six to ten years. No fees, points or charges tolerated.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Geithner's Toxic Plans for Toxic Assets / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Stephen_Lendman
Exit Paulson, enter Geithner with the latest "no banker left behind plan" - aka whatever Wall Street wants, Wall Street gets. Yet, the reception was underwhelming. The Dow plummeted 382 points while investors took shelter in bonds and gold. AP reported that "the new bank rescue plan landed with a thud on Wall Street" as investors worried that no end to the crisis is in sight. Editorial and op-ed commentaries were near unanimously negative and some especially critical. Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, February 20, 2009
Geithner's Plan.. Mark-to-Market, Who Gets Screwed? / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Andrew_Butter
Growing up I had a girlfriend whose family had once owned a string of retail outlets in Bavaria (that's in " Germany " ( Europe )). One day her dad told me his story. A few years before the war a local Party Official came round to the house and proposed to his dad that in return for selling him all those stores for 100 Reichsmarks he would help the family get out; the alternative was a bunch of very cheap train tickets, cattle-truck class. Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Employers Using Recession to Hit Employees Hard / Politics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Submissions
Dave Lindorff writes: Whatever the truth is about where this economy is heading, one thing is clear: employers are taking every opportunity to slash employment and, if they are unionized, to hammer unions for pay cuts, even when there is no justification for these actions. Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Fiat Moneys Created by the Goldsmith Owned Central Banks- Goldsmiths Part XXXIV / Politics / Fiat Currency
By: Robert_Bradshaw
The London Financial Times of Feb 11, 2009 had a provocative article by Martin Wolf on “Why Obama's New Tarp will fail to rescue the banks.” Wolf opened his presentation by asking— “Has Barack Obama's presidency already failed?” Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Nationalization Train Has Left The Station / Politics / Nationalization
By: Mike_Shedlock
The Financial Times is reporting Alan Greenspan Hops On Board The Nationalization Express and is sitting in the bar car next to Nouriel Roubini. The next stop is D.C.
The US government may have to nationalise some banks on a temporary basis to fix the financial system and restore the flow of credit, Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman has told the Financial Times.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Geithner vs the American Banking Sector Oligarchs / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Submissions
Bill Moyers interviews former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), MIT Sloan School of Management professor and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Simon Johnson examines President Obama's plan for economic recovery. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Shopping for Toxic Assets at the "Zombie Bank". Final Chapter of the Credit Crunch? / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Andrew_Butter
Timothy Geithner's new plan is to raise $2.5 trillion or so from the private sector to co-invest with him buying Toxic Assets. That sounds risky; but perhaps the flight to safety is over-priced these days? If so then "safety" is "risky".
But there are a few things I don't understand. Not least that the last time I looked, the main problem with buying those assets was finding anyone who wanted to sell some.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Washington Master Thieves Lecturing Wall Street Apprentice Thieves / Politics / US Politics
By: Oxbury_Research
The Thieves' Guild: What do I think of when I think of our nation's capital - Washington D.C.? The word thieves quickly comes to mind. It doesn't matter the political party. Both political parties are filled with scoundrels. Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, February 16, 2009
The City: Gold Capital of the World- Goldsmiths Part XXXI / Politics / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Robert_Bradshaw
In the early days of ancient Greece, governmental units called city-states developed. As these entities were feudalistic, the local fat cats controlled them. Perhaps from this organizational concept, other city-states developed in other parts of the world and often with surrounding walls. Over the centuries, these city-states proved hard to defend. So they largely vanished from the world scene; though some survived. Read full article... Read full article...
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