Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:10:43 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/ A community with YOU in mind! en-us http://www.intellectualthought.com/images/logo.gif http://www.intellectualthought.com/ Webmaster@IntellectualThought.com http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1669.html The US is going to go bankrupt. By Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent Feb 22, 2010The world’s most powerful investors have been advised to buy farmland, stock up o­n gold and prepare for a “dirty war” by Marc Faber, the notoriously bearish market pundit, who predicted the 1987 stock market crash. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:10:43 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1668.html Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world. Mushrooms to clean up oil spills?To transform toxic Farm Run Off?To combat pox viruses and the Flu?Yes, yes, and yes according to Paul Stamets in this 18 minute talk -- and there is more… Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:25:17 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1667.html The first Austrian scholars were predicting the bubble back in 2003...foreseeing the housing bubble, rising gold prices, and a declining economy...But most mainstream Keynsian economists blame the free market for boom-and-bust cycles and prescribe various types of government intervention as the cure. Unfortunately the worst not over yet! If you can stand the facts... read & watch the videos. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:49:27 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1666.html What does this tell us about ourselves?By Joshua Holland | AlterNet December 31, 2009Here's a poll asking Americans if they approve of their government committing o­ne of the worst crimes against humanity and violating its own long-standing laws and treaty commitments. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:21:39 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1665.html According to polls, Americans support torture and don't mind that their government spies o­n them without obtaining warrants from a court.By Paul Craig Roberts | CounterPunch, December 25, 2009Obama's dwindling band of true believers has taken heart that their man has finally delivered o­n o­ne of his many promises -- the closing of the Guantanamo prison. But the prison is not being closed. It is being moved to Illinois, if the Republicans permit. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:45:02 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1664.html A leaked UN documents is among a number of news items as the climate talks reach the home-stretchBy Nick Berning | Open Left December 18, 2009There's a somber mood in Copenhagen o­n the last day of climate negotiations, with prospects for a strong and fair agreement feeling further and further out of reach. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:10:47 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1663.html The American home-owner's dream is o­n life support: millions are suffering disastrous subprime mortgages or sky-high interest rates.By Andy Kroll | Tomdispatch.com December 2, 2009At the end of a week in mid-October when the Dow Jones soared past 10,000, Goldman Sachs recorded "just another fantastic quarter" with a $3.2 billion quarterly profit, JPMorgan Chase raked in a cool $3.6 billion, and a New York Times headline declared "Bailout Helps Revive Banks, And Bonuses," I spent a Saturday evening with about 100 people camped out in a northern California parking lot. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:59:51 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1662.html Yes, there's Wal-Mart, but also a bunch of surprises, too.by Tara Lohan at 5:00 AM o­n December 4, 2009Air America put together a list of companies that you should think twice about before handing them your money. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:32:00 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1661.html The day of America's global pre-eminence is over. We must face the new global realitiesBy Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. Posted October 27, 2009Memo to the CIA: You may not be prepared for time-travel, but welcome to 2025 anyway! Your rooms may be a little small, your ability to demand better accommodations may have gone out the window, and the amenities may not be to your taste, but get used to it. It's going to be your reality from now o­n. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:54:30 -0500 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1660.html Stop buying Si wafer based PV NOW... Price-crash to-follow!By Tom Cheyney | PT-Tech September 2009After staying relatively quiet for much of the past year, thin-film PV manufacturer Nanosolar has come out with a full docket of announcements: the completion of its 640MW panel-assembly factory near Berlin celebrated during an event attended by the German Minister of the Environment and other dignitaries; the start of serial roll-to-roll production of its flexible copper-indium-gallium-(di)selenide cells in the company’s San Jose facility; $4.1 billion in panel purchases from customers--including some of the world’s largest utility companies; NREL-verified cell efficiencies up to 16.4%; and new technical details of both its printed CIGS cell technology and utility-scale panels. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:20:22 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1659.html Staggering sight ....By Joshua Holland | AlterNet September 24, 2009This is o­ne of those stories that I filed away for future use when it first appeared, so it's a week old -- apologies for the lack of freshness. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:50:31 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1657.html The use of Google Earth to make a virtual discovery......which then led to an actual o­ne, is just the latest example of how the spread of satellite technology – and related computer applications such as Google Earth – are changing the way scientists, conservationists, and ordinary citizens are monitoring the environment and communicating their findings to the public. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:16:33 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1656.html Analysts say it will take more than 10 years to recapture peak home pricesBy John Spence | MarketWatch Sep 18, 09BOSTON -- Moody's Investors Service threw cold water o­n optimistic projections of a V-shaped recovery in the battered U.S. housing market, predicting it could take more than 10 years to get back to boom-level prices. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:30:47 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1655.html Good news has been swirling around the housing market lately.by Alexander Green | Advisory Panelist Aug 29, 2009The Commerce Department reported o­n Wednesday that sales of new U.S. homes surged 9.6% in July. A week before, the National Association of Realtors reported that previously-owned home sales in July jumped at the fastest rate in 10 years. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:53:32 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1654.html There are dangerous currents running through America's politics and the way we confront them is crucial.By Sara Robinson | Campaign for America's Future. August 7, 2009All through the dark years of the Bush Administration, progressives watched in horror as Constitutional protections vanished, nativist rhetoric ratcheted up, hate speech turned into intimidation and violence, and the president of the United States seized for himself powers o­nly demanded by history's worst dictators. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:04:38 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1653.html The volume of delinquent CMBS loans skyrocketed by 53 percent in June to $28.65 billion.By CRE News Jul 27, 2009 That increase includes a $9.87 billion jump, to $11.24 billion, in the volume of loans that became at least 30-days late in June, the biggest-ever monthly increase. It could be explained in large part by the classification as 30-days late of some $3.4 billion of loans o­n properties owned by General Growth Properties, which filed for bankruptcy in April. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:11:44 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1652.html It used to be that there were some services and institutions so vital to our nation that they were exempt from market pressures. Not anymore.By Bill Maher | Huffington Post July 27, 2009How about this for a New Rule: Not everything in America has to make a profit. It used to be that there were some services and institutions so vital to our nation that they were exempt from market pressures. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:44:59 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1651.html Cheney seems to fear that if our system of justice works, he could be in for some serious, uncommuted jail time.By Ray McGovern | Consortium News July 18, 2009So far, the summer has been mild in the Washington area. But for former Vice President Dick Cheney, the temperature is well over 100 degrees. He is sweating profusely, and it is becoming increasingly clear why. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:41:39 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1650.html Holding o­ne of DC's Most Secretive Institutions Accountable.By Lagan Sebert | American News Project July 10, 2009A rare bipartisan movement to audit the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is o­ne of the most powerful and secretive institutions in Washington, long considered beyond the reach of lawmakers. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:52:42 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1649.html The official count -- known as U3 and dutifully reported by most of the media -- fails to show the true extent of the wreckage.By Meteor Blades | Daily Kos July 2, 2009Unemployment rose to 9.5% in June, a 26-year high, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A total of 14.7 million Americans are now officially out of work, and payroll employment has fallen by 6.5 million since the downturn began in December 2007, 19 months ago. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:42:14 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1648.html The government of Israel committed an act of piracy.By Paul Craig Roberts | ICH July 01, 2009 On June 30, the government of Israel committed an act of piracy when the Israeli Navy in international waters illegally boarded the “Spirit of Humanity,” kidnapped its 21-person crew from 11 countries, including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Laureate Mairead MaGuire, and confiscated the cargo of medical supplies, olive trees, reconstruction materials, and children’s toys that were o­n the way to the Mediterranean coast of Gaza. The “Spirit of Humanity,” along with the kidnapped 21 persons, is being towed to Israel as I write. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:41:04 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1647.html Scientists have identified a substitute to red wine called Resveratrol that they believe might do more than just protect the heart.By Cathy Diaz | New 13 June 15, 2009NEW YORK - I'm a 35-year-old news veteran, who's been covering health and wellness news for more than a decade. I admit I can sometimes be jaded and skeptical with an 'I've seen it all attitude.' Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:43:33 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1646.html That the so-called US "Drug War" is an artifice and a fraud perpetrated by official ignorance and greed.By Garry Davis |WSA  Jun 25, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. Statement by World Citizen Garry Davis, World Coordinator of the World Government of World Citizens: As the German nation, after World War I was "humiliated" by the conditions of the Versailles Treaty leading eventually to World War II, so the Russian nation was "humiliated" along with its disintegrating army and navy following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:46:54 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1645.html $700 million approved by the US Congress as part of the so-called Merida InitiativeBy Bill Van Auken | WSWS Mar 27, 2009With the announcement of a new border security plan Monday and the two-day visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Mexico City and Monterrey which ended Thursday, Washington is launching a major intervention in Mexico in the name of combating drug trafficking and associated violence. Sun, 31 May 2009 22:36:36 -0400 http://www.intellectualthought.com/Article1644.html Global EmpireBy James Quinn | Financial Sense via Silver Bear Cafe, May 30, 2009Money doesn't grow o­n trees for most of America. We sit down at our kitchen tables and write out checks to the phone-company, electric company, credit card-company, mortgage-company, and auto finance company every month. We clip coupons and go to the grocery store every week to put food in the mouths of our children. Sun, 31 May 2009 19:31:48 -0400