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Fresia58. The capitalist network that runs the world - physics-math - 19 October 2011. AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters' worst fears.

the capitalist network that runs the world - physics-math - 19 October 2011

An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy. The study's assumptions have attracted some criticism, but complex systems analysts contacted by New Scientist say it is a unique effort to untangle control in the global economy.

Pushing the analysis further, they say, could help to identify ways of making global capitalism more stable. The idea that a few bankers control a large chunk of the global economy might not seem like news to New York's Occupy Wall Street movement and protesters elsewhere (see photo). Seven startling things most people still don't know about the national debt, banking and the money supply. (NaturalNews) Most people, even smart people, know surprisingly little about the way money really works in Big Government.

Seven startling things most people still don't know about the national debt, banking and the money supply

With the debt ceiling fiasco suddenly raising awareness of the possibility of a total global financial blowout, now seems like a good time to remind people of seven disturbing facts about money that are almost never acknowledge in the old media. Fact #1 - There is no FDIC insurance fund. The money at your bank is insured against loss by the FDIC's insurance fund, right? Nope. Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War.

VI: The Peculiar Characteristics of German Nationalism↩ 1.: The Awakening↩ German nationalism did not differ from other peoples’ nationalism until—in the late 1870’s and early ’80’s—the German nationalists made what they believed to be a great discovery.

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War

They discovered that their nation was the strongest in Europe. They concluded that Germany was therefore powerful enough to subdue Europe or even the whole world. Glencore Beast File (HUNGRY BEAST) The Broken Window Fallacy. Posts on the Leamington Spa & Warwick Group. The world’s top 100 economies: 53 countries, 34 cities and 13 corporations. Brazil set to oust Britain from Top 10 economies. Since 2005 Britain has dropped from fourth to seventh in the ranking of national economies.

Brazil set to oust Britain from Top 10 economies

According to the Centre for Economics and Business Research, the country is set to drop out of the top ten by 2015 as Canada, India, Russia and China overtake. Occupy Design: Visual Tools for the 99 Percent - Design. Launch Slideshow Last weekend, San Francisco, New York, and Washington, D.C. hosted spontaneous "Hackathons" to brainstorm how to use various platforms to help Occupy Wall Street.

Occupy Design: Visual Tools for the 99 Percent - Design

One of the ideas hatched was Occupy Design, a new website that gives a "visual language" to protesters across the country. The Impossible Hamster. 85085844-the-economy.jpg (JPEG Image, 609×609 pixels) - Scaled (98%) Europe's economies: Strong core, pain on the periphery. Our interactive overview of European GDP, debt and jobs CurrencyEconomyGDP per personUnemploymentYouth unemploymentDebtPublic debtBudget balancePrimary balanceGrowthLatest GDP change2014 GDP forecast2015 GDP forecast *15- to 24-year-olds Source: Eurostat Source: European Commission Source: European Commission Source: European Commission *Q4 2013 or latest Source: Eurostat Source: European Commission Source: European Commission DESPITE setbacks to emerging markets in early 2014 and the crisis in Ukraine, the European recovery still looks intact.

Europe's economies: Strong core, pain on the periphery

Across the 28-strong European Union, GDP will expand by 1.5% this year and by 2.0% in 2015, according to new forecasts from the European Commission on February 25th. SETI-infographic-lo-quality.jpg (JPEG Image, 750×5562 pixels) Freakonomics. Untitled. U.S. crackdown doesn't distinguish between Caribbean tax havens and Canada rluciw@globeandmail.com A tax crackdown by the United States has sent more than one million Americans and green-card holders living in Canada scrambling to figure out how to comply.

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The move is part of a push by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to make sure U.S. taxpayers are paying what they owe on foreign accounts. Unlike most countries, the U.S. requires its citizens to file annual tax returns based on their worldwide income, regardless of where they live. 10 Lesser Known Economic Issues. Politics While not an economist in the traditional sense, I am very interested in the study of economics.

10 Lesser Known Economic Issues

While not everyone shares this level of interest, I believe people should have an understanding of economics as the field is so important to understanding the world that we live in. Steve Keen's Debtwatch. I’ve attended two con­fer­ences in two days where both the power and the impo­tence of the Euro­pean Cen­tral Bank (EBC) have been on vivid display.

Steve Keen's Debtwatch

Its polit­i­cal power is con­sid­er­able, both in form and in sub­stance. At both sem­i­nars, the ECB speaker—ECB Board mem­ber Peter Praet at the first, and ECB Pres­i­dent Mario Draghi at the second—spoke first, and then left. In form, the ECB has no need to defend its poli­cies because it is unim­peach­able in its exe­cu­tion of them. In sub­stance, it does not even con­sid­er­ing engag­ing with its subjects—I use the word deliberately—in open and robust discussion. Debunking Economics. BITCOIN. Getting Started with Bitcoin - We Use Coins.

Getting Started With Bitcoin Step 1 ---> How to get a Bitcoin wallet Setting up your first Bitcoin wallet is simple with several quality mobile apps available.

Getting Started with Bitcoin - We Use Coins

A great path would be (1) a mobile wallet like Airbitz (iPhone, Android), Breadwallet (iPhone) or Mycelium (Android), (2) acquire bitcoins from a friend, as payment for a good or service or buy bitcoins from Circle and then (3) if you decide to store large amounts of bitcoins and want to know they are absolutely safe then use Armory. Best Mobile Bitcoin Wallets iPhone and Android apps are available with popular choices including: Airbitz (Android and iPhone)Breadwallet (iPhone)CoPay (Everything - Awesome mobile HD multi-sig wallet!) Best Bitcoin Software Wallets Bitcoin software wallets are downloaded to your computer, give you more control and do not depend on third-party services. Best Hybrid Bitcoin Wallets Hybrid Bitcoin allow you to both control the private keys and have the easy of use of a web wallet. Best Bitcoin Web Wallets. What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin: Currency of Resistance. Generate Bitcoin - Bitcoin Plus.

It looks like you don't have Java installed. Please install java at Java.com You must have Java installed to use the bitcoin generator. If your browser asks you to run the applet, or to install Java, say yes. Waiting for Java applet to load... Step 1: Click "Start Generating"Step 2: Wait while your computer works (leave this page open)Step 3: Earn bitcoin. What is Bitcoin? - We Use Coins. BitMarket.eu. Testnet Faucet. Payout: Get 5 DoBits when you register at Bitcoin Bonus to bluemonkey. January 18th, 2013: We're working hard to bring you new functionality, it is planned for the site to return by May 2013. Bitcoin Bonus delivers rebates in the form of bitcoins when you utilize our referral links and codes to purchase your products and services. We have a wide variety of deals to provide you bitcoins, when you sign up based on our programs.

Bitcoin implodes, falls more than 90 percent from June peak. Bitcoin, the world's first peer-to-peer digital currency, fell below $3 on Monday. That represents a 90 percent fall since the currency hit its peak in early June. Supporters argue that Bitcoin has fundamental advantages over conventional currencies. The system is designed to transfer funds without a central authority, freeing Bitcoin users from bank fees and government regulations.

Mt Gox - Bitcoin Exchange Buy & Sell. My account - mining.bitcoin.cz. Bitcoin Monitor. Bitcoin P2P Virtual Currency. Comparison of mining pools. Virtual currency: Bits and bob. Y)^_°(V) - How to get started using your GPU to mine for Bitcoins on Windows. (In a slight departure from my normal content…) Money for only running your computer!? It's more likely than you might think! No referral pyramid scam shit, you can make as much money as you have computing power to devote. Y)^_°(V) - How To Set Up Pooled Bitcoin Mining In Windows. L019: Bitcoin P2P Currency: The Most Dangerous Project We've Ever Seen - Launch - Midas Bitcoin. The Billion Dollar-o-Gram 2009. Map: Depiction of unemployment growth. Capatlism. World.

Aldous Huxley: The Mike Wallace Interview. THE MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEWGuest: Aldous Huxley5/18/58 WALLACE: This is Aldous Huxley, a man haunted by a vision of hell on earth. A searing social critic, Mr. Huxley 27 years ago, wrote Brave New World, a novel that predicted that some day the entire world would live under a frightful dictatorship. Today Mr. Economics. LRB · Donald MacKenzie · How to Make Money in Microseconds. IMF loan to Egypt seen as bribe not bailout. What can America learn from Germany? Raising the roof on debt. Peter Schiff is one of the few non-biased investment advisors to have correctly called the current bear market before it began.

Published time: May 17, 2011 18:38 Today the U.S. government officially borrowed beyond its $14.29 trillion statutory debt limit. Keiser Report — RT Programs. Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. The keiser report.