Bilderberg 2015: Key Topics and Participants
63rd Bilderberg conference will take place from 11 – 14 June 2015 in Telfs-Buchen, Austria. Annual policy conference states its mission as: “Founded in 1954, Bilderberg is an annual conference designed to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. There is no detailed agenda, no resolutions are proposed, no votes are taken, and no policy statements are issued.” The Bilderberg’s initial purpose was to bring the leaders of Western Europe and the United States closer as the Soviet Union cemented its control of the Eastern bloc. 1st meeting took place at the Bilderberg Hotel, near Arnhem, at the instigation of Joseph…
The Tree of Liberty and The Roots of All Evil
And liberty and justice…for those who can afford it… Corruption. It’s one of the few issues that everyone, on every “side” simply detests. Regardless of the spin put on it or the arguments and justifications for its practice, most will agree there is simply no excuse for it. And while generally bandied like a partisan beach ball, with each side trying desperately to condemn the other for their influences and complicity, while bending over backwards to justify their own, so much is lost in the process. Despite this endless noise and outrage, the roots of corruption, the very mechanics of…
Tick-Tock, Ding-a-Lings
As the clock runs off on the castor oil countdown aka sequestration, we find the White House, GOP leadership and the Washington press corps serving up a marvelous tableau of the entire manufactured chocolate mess; they can’t even agree on the date and time when the cuts actually occur. So then, in order to bring order to the tolling of democracy’s death, whenever that truly is, a brief frolic in the shallow end of the pool is indicated. You May Ask Yourself, Well, How Did I Get Here? While it’s a safe bet the POTUS has uttered David Byrne’s question…
The Economy is Booming, but for Whom?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to over 14,000 points in recent weeks. The Dow reaching this high number first happened in 2007, the year before the Great Recession hit America like a ton of bricks, wiping out the retirement savings for millions of Americans and changing the nation’s confidence in the markets. I suppose now would be a safe time to announce to you that we are the only ones hurting, the economy is doing great! Conventional beltway wisdom these days seems to be that what is good for Wall Street is good for America. With the market eclipsing…
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