Neal Peirce on the National Popular Vote, Mark Pisano on the Transition

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The ‘National Popular Vote’ — Time At Last? NEAL PEIRCE / JAN 14 2012 © 2012 Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON — Newspapers, the airwaves and the blogosphere are already delivering 24-7 news and speculation focused on the 2012 presidential campaign. But in the end, will we get the president …

The Debtwatch Manifesto

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Prof. Steve Keen has grasped the global debt picture and come up with the most sensible proposals yet for downsizing the global casino and taming finance , so as to return it to its original limited purpose . We at Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) also support a financial …

Hundreds Arrested in Sustained Tar Sands Protests at White House | Speculation Drives Up Coffee Prices

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  Hundreds Arrested in Sustained Tar Sands Protests at White House Protests demand Obama use veto power to halt proposed expansion of Keystone XL pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico Go to story | Go to homepage   Speculation Drives Up Coffee Prices Kevin …

Subject ‘Hot Money’ to Controls

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By Raul de Sagastizabal*     IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint   MONTEVIDEO (IDN) – Hot money is the “purely speculative money,” which enters into an economy or an economic sector in order to earn a short-term and/or huge profit and leave quickly, as long as it finds more profit elsewhere. Hot money …

Gas Prices Up Because of LEGAL Speculation; Not Manipulation, Consumer Advocate Says

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An article from Yahoo! Finance By Stacy Curtin | Daily Ticker – Mon, Apr 25, 2011 1:48 PM EDT The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline stands at $3.86 — more than 30 cents higher than just one month ago, according to AAA’s fuel gauge report. In …

Financial lobby manipulates bond debate, Commission acts in the

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NEW ARTICLE FROM CEO: BETTING ON INSECURITY The financial lobby has exploited the opacity of financial markets to avoid curbs on speculation against EU member state economies. The lack of precise information on what happened with Greek, Irish, Portuguese and Spanish bonds might – ironically – have protected the speculators …