Economy
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Books are our salvation (Paul Craig Roberts)
Paul Craig Roberts -- Information Clearing House Sept. 8, 2006 --Those of us who grew up before the time of virtual reality got inspiration from literature and biography. A combative scholar, a good ...
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Today's Pig Is Tomorrow's Bacon (A Labor Day Recipe) (Greg Palast)
Greg Palast -- World News Trust Sept. 3, 2006 -- Some years from now, in an economic refugee relocation "Enterprise Zone," your kids will ask you, "What did you do in the Class War, Daddy?" The ...
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No Innocent Bystanders In America (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 3, 2006 -- The next time you're feeling "free," see how far you can walk without being legally compelled to stop... to let cars drive past. The light turns red ...
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Oil Price Manipulation? (Dale Allen Pfeiffer)
Dale Allen Pfeiffer -- The Mountain Sentinel Sept. 3, 2006 -- In all of our energy updates since the first issue of The Mountain Sentinel was launched, we have stated that there is no good reason ...
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New Orleans Banks, Brokers Thrive on Insurance Checks | Will Edwards & Bradley Keoun
Will Edwards and Bradley Keoun Sept. 1, 2006 (Bloomberg) -- Banks and brokerage firms in New Orleans say they're faring better than before Hurricane Katrina caused a record $80 billion of damages ...
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Raising Nicotine Doses, On The Sly | New York Times Editorial
New York Times Editorial Aug. 31, 2006 -- While most of us thought the country was trying to curb smoking, and the rapacious habits of the tobacco companies, it turns out the industry has been ...
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Basra Oil Workers Strike Could Resume Sunday | Kathlyn Stone
Kathlyn Stone -- World News Trust Aug. 31, 2006 – Oil pipeline workers in Basra, Iraq, will resume their strike as early as Sunday if authorities do not meet the remaining demands of workers, the ...
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Controlling the Masses: From Religion to Bernaise | Tom Rushing
Tom Rushing -- Information Clearing House Aug. 30, 2006 -- The most powerful political/economic force on the planet is and always will be “We the people.” In this article, I will make an attempt at ...
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The Five Morons Revisited | Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts -- Information Clearing House When the neocons launched the Bush administration’s invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and announced plans for invading Syria and Iran, I labeled ...
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110-Building Site in N.Y. Is Put Up for Sale | Charles V. Bagli & Janny Scott
CHARLES V. BAGLI and JANNY SCOTT -- New York Times Aug. 20, 2006 -- Metropolitan Life is putting Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village -- a stretch of 110 apartment buildings along the East River ...
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These Horrific Things Apparently Mean Nothing To Anyone | Mogambo Guru
Richard Daughty, the angriest guy in economics -- World News Trust Things just do not make sense to me anymore, and it is that bewildering confusion and "fear of the unknown" that brings out the ...
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