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1.Health Overhaul's Supporters Make Case in Hearings, Protests (www.truthout.org)
Washington - Joanne Johnson wiped a tear from her cheek as she told a congressional hearing Wednesday how her brother died an unnecessarily early death because he didn't have health insurance. Johnson, a retired Bell South employee who lives in Blythew...
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2.NOW | Environmentalist Conrad Anker (www.truthout.org)
Two men on a remarkable journey high in the Himalayas investigate threats to global water and food supply. Next on NOW. read more
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3.The Rainmakers (www.truthout.org)
Banking on private prisons in the fleecing of small-town America. The sleepy town of Hardin, Mont., began its foray into the private prison industry in 2004, an adventure that would eventually saddle it with millions in debt and an empty, 464-bed priso...
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4.The ethical omnivorean (www.tuccille.com)
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5.Mr. Smith Returns to Washington to Discuss Citizens United (divisionoflabour.com)
Yesterday I was back in Washington to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. As these things go, it was a pretty lively event, as Jeff Patch of the Center for Competitive Politics describes below the fold....
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6.Oregon Officials Consult Precogs, Arrest Man for Bloody Shooting Spree That Killed Four Next Week (www.theagitator.com)
Several Oregon government and law enforcement agencies are patting themselves on the back for preventing a possible mass shooting incident by sending a SWAT team to arrest a recently laid-off employee of the state’s Department of Transportation....
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7.Good News From Mississippi (www.theagitator.com)
Over at Hit & Run, I’ve posted on new developments in both the Cory Maye case and in the ongoing Steven Hayne saga. Hold on to your hats, here, but both developments are actually positive.
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8.Thinking for Oneself (blog.mises.org)
What a fearful thought — if this situation is general: a nation of people, the vast majority of whom do no thinking for themselves in the area of political economy! FULL ARTICLE by Leonard Read Join the discussion and post a commentRelated posts:Cheeri...
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9.The Gold Standard (blog.mises.org)
The attempts to create a double standard of gold and silver failed lamentably. It was this failure that generated the gold standard — a manifestation of a crushing defeat of the governments and their cherished doctrines. FULL ARTICLE by Ludwig von Mise...
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10.Why Not Universal Car Insurance? (blog.mises.org)
With universal mandates, insurance companies no longer compete for multiple clients, but for just one — this is called a monopsony. The amount of eligible insurance companies quickly dwindles. FULL ARTICLE by Jonathan M. Finegold Catalan Join the discu...
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11.The Right of Copy: A Courtly Privilege (blog.mises.org)
Here is a facsimile of a 1703 right of copy. Fascinating. Thanks Anders Mikkelsen. Join the discussion and post a commentRelated posts:The DC Reality Tour Nationalökonomie: Theorie Des Handelns und Wirtschaftens More thanksRelated posts:The DC Reality ...
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"Politics is the last place where we're supposed to be satisfied between Brand A and Brand B," says John Avlon, author of the engaging new book Wingnuts: How The Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America. Hyper-partisans and rhetorical extremists&nb...
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On March 9, 2010, Reason's Tim Cavanaugh discussed Greece's financial problems on Fox Business' Cavuto.Approximately 5 minutes.Scroll down for downloadable iPod and audio versions. Subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube Channel and receive au...
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14.Brazil Launches Salvo of Trade Sanctions Against US (dailyreckoning.com)
According to the head of economic affairs at Brazil’s foreign ministry, Carlos Marcio Cozendey, the plan is “to distribute the retaliation broadly in order to maximise pressure.” The “retaliation” he refers to includes tra...
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15.CBO Budget Projections and the Horrors of Inflation (dailyreckoning.com)
The pills that I thought were tranquilizers turned out to be vitamins, and although I am on the verge of some kind of mental breakdown because of the mix-up, I feel great! Turning to the old tried and true, I soon learned that I had started too late, a...
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16.Investing in India: News and Forecasts for the Long Haul (dailyreckoning.com)
The private sector ruined itself in the bubble of ’03-’07. Now, it’s the public sector’s turn. All over the developed world – with a few exceptions – the feds are adding debt at an alarming rate. The US has already passed “the point of no return,” says...
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17.Deciphering the VIX Index and the Rally in Overconfidence (dailyreckoning.com)
Hip hip, hooray! Hip hip, hooray! Our little big bull market celebrated its one-year anniversary yesterday, albeit in tentative style. The Dow managed to eke out an 11-point gain, while the broader S&P 500 fared only slightly better. Investors, it ...
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18.Water Stocks: A Few of My Favorite Things, Part I (dailyreckoning.com)
Water – I’ve been urging my subscribers to invest in water stocks for several years…and Hyflux is one of my favorites. Hyflux (HYFXF: OTC Bulletin Board) operates in China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East and North Africa. It is involved i...
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19.Ron Paul: Not Long Before the Gov’t is “Borrowing us Further Into Oblivion” (dailyreckoning.com)
Dr. Ron Paul (R-TX) isn’t one to let his opinion go unheard… especially as Congress continues approving massive amounts of debt-financed spending. From his recent Texas Straight Talk: “Last week, the House approved another increase in...
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20.Op-ed: Is Greece the Future of America? (sheldonfreeassociation.blogspot.com)
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21.Private Sector De-leveraging: A Rally in a Bull Costume (dailyreckoning.com)
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the rally. The Dow rose a piddly 11 points. Gold sold off $1. This rally has gone on for so long most people think it is not a rally at all, but a new bull market. Worldwide, it has taken equities up some 73...
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22.Japan’s Growing Attachment to China Over the US (dailyreckoning.com)
Day after day, China’s heavyweight status becomes more pronounced. We’ve discussed it before, due to its economy, which is in the process of overtaking Japan’s second place in size and its growing influence in Latin America. Today, we...
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23.Liberty Conspiracy 3-9-10 Liberty is Not Antisemitic, Conspirators Look at Blowback and US Foreign Policy (www.homelandstupidity.us)
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24.The State and the Mafia (nocoercion.com)
I live in Durham County (NC), right next door to Wake County, which is in the midst of a heated debate over its notorious forced busing program that the new school board just declared its intention to end (they’ve been assigning children still tr...
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25.We Smell a Rat (econlog.econlib.org)
Which group should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration care about more: humans or rats? That's not a trick question. The FDA's recent decision to reject the drug Horizant suggests that, at least in this case, it cares more about...
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