Do Not Pity the Democrats (Chris Hedges)

Sept. 13, 2010 (TruthDig) -- There are no longer any major institutions in American society, including the press, the educational system, the financial sector, labor unions, the arts, religious insti ...

International Panel Reaches Accord on New Rules for Banking Industry (New York Times)

Sept. 12, 2010 (New York Times) -- Top central bankers and bank regulators agreed Sunday in Basel, Switzerland, on far-reaching new rules for the global banking industry that are designed to avert fu ...

Walking in Reagan's Shoes (Mike Whitney)

Sept. 10, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- The Fed's Beige Book, which was released Wednesday, provides a sobering look at an economy that is sputtering-along on empty. Nearly all the districts r ...

So Many Suckers, So Few Bridges (David Glenn Cox)

David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust Sept. 10, 2010 -- I sometimes don’t know who I am anymore. As I was walking to the library and I saw a younger man in a business suit buying gas. I thought to myse ...

Fed Banks: `Widespread Signs of a Deceleration' in Economy (Joshua Zumbrun)

Sept. 8, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy maintained its expansion while showing “widespread signs of a deceleration” in mid-July through the end of August, according to ...

Extraordinary! (David Glenn Cox)

David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust Sept. 7, 2010 -- I walk these quiet empty streets like a post-apocalyptic omega man surrounded by quiet and empty stores and houses. Past the fast food joints stil ...

Labor Day and the Easter Bunny (David Glenn Cox)

David Glenn Cox David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust Sept. 3, 2010 -- Monday is Labor Day, a national holiday in America that’s come to be as meaningless as the Easter bunny. It is a holiday that mill ...

The Fed's Liquidity Trap: The American and world economies are in a deliberate state of slow collapse (Bob Chapman)

Sept. 1, 2010 (Global Research) -- Almost two years ago the U.S. Treasury was selling large amounts of short-term Treasury bills to fund bailouts and stimulus. That caused a major increase in debt. M ...

Manufacturing Index for U.S. Increased in August (Courtney Schlisserman)

Sept. 1, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- Manufacturing in the U.S. expanded at a faster pace than forecast in August as factories added workers and cranked up production. The Institute for Supply Management’s fa ...

Consumer Confidence in U.S. Rose More Than Forecast (Shobhana Chandra)

Aug. 31, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer confidence climbed more than forecast in August as Americans turned less pessimistic about the outlook for jobs, easing concern households will retrench. The Con ...

U.S. Government Prepares for 'Crisis' (Jeff Nielson)

Aug. 30, 2010 (The Street) -- Most market reporters, commentators and politicians continue to rely upon nothing but the same short-term "snapshots" which have caused them to be "surprised" by everyth ...