World-News

J.A. Myerson, Truthout: 'If the last decade was the era of occupations that everyone called liberations, then the 99 percent movement is seeking to make this the era of liberations everyone calls occupations.'

http://www.truth-out.org/war-force-pays-1-percent-occupying-american-foreign-policy/1321286925



One Day After Attending Private Economic Crisis Briefing, GOP Financial Services Chairman Bet On Stocks Tanking

Pat Garofalo, ThinkProgress: 'CBS News' 60 Minutes aired a report last night alleging that several members of Congress have traded stock using information they received during private briefings or meetings, enabling them to profit from inside information. By far the most damning story was about House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-AL), who in 2008, the day after receiving a private briefing from the nation s chief economic officials on the extent of the financial crisis, proceeded to bet that the stock market would tank....'

http://www.truth-out.org/one-day-after-attending-private-economic-crisis-briefing-gop-financial-services-chairman-bet-stock-0



Harvard Students Join the Occupy Movement

Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: 'The professor who prompted the student walkout, N. Gregory Mankiw, is a well-known, mainstream celebrant of private capitalism.'

http://www.truth-out.org/harvard-students-join-movement/1321282632

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Big Change Whether We Like It or Not Only Washington Is Clueless

By Andrew Bacevich

The Big Change happening before our very eyes is political, economic, and military. At least four converging vectors are involved.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29710.htm



Scapegoating others no answer to U.S. economic woes

By Liu Tian

In face of - serious domestic problems which probably could trigger a new global economic tsunami, many U.S. politicians seemed only to care about how many votes they could get, without having a single thought about what kind of the global responsibilities the country should take.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29709.htm



Chinese Ratings Agency Threatens US With New Debt Downgrade

By Peter Beaumont

Guan agrees that it is almost inevitable that his agency will cut Americas debt rating once again, arguing that the only solution open to the US economy is further quantitative easing.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29700.htm



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