Thar Be Gold in Them Hills
Mar 4, 2011 You know Fox News is all over this story: The Utah House of Representatives is fixin' to vote on a measure that would make gold and silver coins a viable alternative to the boring -- and inflation-prone -- forms of currency currently in national circulation.
Dollar vs. China
Nov 16, 2010
Obama and the Almighty Dollar
Nov 13, 2010
How Low Can the Euro Go?
May 17, 2010 The answer to the headline question, at least on Monday, would be $12234, as the euro dropped to its lowest point in four years As this CNN report puts it in somewhat startling terms, " Ongoing debt concerns prompted a flight to the safety of the US dollar".
What’s Euro Problem?
May 5, 2010 The once-mighty euro, a currency that humbled American tourists in its day, has sunk to a 13-month low against the dollar. Greece's impending bailout apparently isn't settling nerves in the eurozone, which includes other major economies that look a little wobbly as of late.
Don’t Blame China
Jan 13, 2010 The Chinamen did it In the great American tradition of finding foreign scapegoats for our problems, the hunt is on to somehow hold China responsible for the misery that Wall Street financiers inflicted upon the world .When in Economic Trouble, Invent a Gold Mine
Dec 11, 2009 Economist Joseph Stiglitz says the International Monetary Fund should create a new reserve currency, rather like declaring that a massive gold mine has been discovered under the IMF building.
The American Empire Is Bankrupt
Jun 15, 2009 This week marks the end of the dollar’s reign as the world’s reserve currency. It marks the start of a terrible period of economic and political decline in the United States. And it signals the last gasp of the American imperium. That’s over. It is not coming back. And what is to come will be very, very painful.
Broke
Oct 2, 2008
NBA Ballers Responding to Strong Euro
Jul 24, 2008 Last week it was Budweiser that was sold to the Europeans, this week it is the NBA that fell victim to a global economic shift that's seen the dollar nose-dive vis-à-vis the euro. Respected young forward Josh Childress accepted a fatter offer from a Greek club than the one his U.S. team reportedly was making. He may not be the last.
