Economic Justice entries

Economy Squeezed as Debt Accelerates

Senator Jeff Sessions, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee has pointed out that our per capita government debt is already larger than Greece’s. Per person, our government owes over $49,000 compared to $38,937 per Greek citizen. Our debt has just reached 101% of our Gross Domestic Product. Our creditors see this and have quietly [...]

Double the Fun: Peter Schiff Versus Occupy Wall Street, Round Two

Yesterday’s crowd-pleaser from MRC TV was just an appetizer. Here’s the main course via Reason — almost 19 minutes of Schiff taking on all comers at Zuccotti Park like some sort of Austrian-school ninja. Watch for the part where he breaks out the rhetorical nunchucks against regulation on grounds that everyone wants to pay lower [...]

“Banks Got Bailed Out; We Got Sold Out” (Video)

“Banks Got Bailed Out; We Got Sold Out” — Day of Rage Protest Builds on Wall Street As corporate media continues to ignore the building presence in Manhattan to protest against the corrupt banking system, activists have gathered to document this Tahrir-square style gathering. Below are videos that illustrate the growing unrest, as well as [...]

Economy Enters Dangerous New Phase

Dangerous New Phase The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Largarde, said Friday the world economy is entering a “dangerous new phase.” Lagarde is referring to a debt bubble, the likes of which the planet has never seen before, and the possibility that it could all unravel at any moment. Uncertainty over the debt [...]

The IRS Will Do Your Taxes For You

Coming soon: The IRS will do your taxes for you Imagine this scenario: The IRS may soon just do your taxes for you — and send you the bill. If this sounds farfetched, it’s not. With a new congressional “super committee” tasked with finding $1.5 trillion in cuts by November, creative ways to find additional [...]

Community Solar Gardens on the Rise!

Would You Pay for Solar on Someone Else’s Land? Community Solar Gardens on the Rise With even mainstream home builders offering solar options, and some tantalizing hints that solar could be as cheap as coal by 2015, interest in solar for homeowners looks set to rise in coming years. But what about renters, or those [...]

Euro Collapse Could Lead To Martial Law

UBS: Euro Collapse Could Lead To Martial Law, Civil War In a similar vein to how Hank Paulson threatened martial law on the streets of America if the bailout failed to pass, top banks like UBS are now warning of “authoritarian or military government” and “civil war” in a bid to frighten away member states [...]

USPS Might Shut Down This Winter

USPS boss warns of ‘extremely serious’ cash woes: report WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Postal Service will be unable make a $5.5 billion payment this month and deliveries could shut down entirely this winter if the government does not step in, The New York Times reported Monday. “Our situation is extremely serious,” Postmaster General Patrick [...]

Ron Paul: Rick Perry is The Globalist Choice for 2012

Alex talks with presidential front-runner Ron Paul about the economy, wars and all-out campaign to control 2012 election cycle with phony candidates and media blackout on real issues. Article Content From: Infowars

Obama vs Ron Paul

I Voted for Obama, Now I’m Voting for Ron Paul I truly believe that I speak for so many young progressives that would be proponents for peace, clean food and water, and a government that actually helps and cares for its citizens. After 8 years of GWB and the lies about WMDs, 9-11, Monsanto, Iraq…etc…anyone [...]