Jeffrey Green/Waking Times Hemp is perhaps the answer to most problems in the world. Ambitious, yes.  An exaggeration, no. If grown extensively, its diverse uses can be of significant value to the environment, the economy, world...

This lucky little girl just escaped being a child bride before reaching the second grade. Via Yahoo! reports: A 6-year-old Afghan girl sold by her father into an impending marriage to pay off a family medical debt...

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Lululemon almost never discounts its merchandise.  So when its $ 98 stretch pants go on sale, fans go crazy.  Carylye Wisel at The Cut braved Lululemon’s warehouse sale in New Jersey and wrote about the experience.  Wisel took...

The hottest idea to save the economy from another debt ceiling fight (and a potential default) is the Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin. In order to understand how it works, we first need a very quick lesson in...

 Susanne Posel/Occupy Corporatism Agriculture is under attack by the climate change alarmists who do not support the expansion of burgeoning countries like China and India. In response to working toward total elimination of animals raised for consumption,...

It’s Central Bank Week this week. On Wednesday we get the next policy decision from The Federal Reserve. On Thursday the Bank of England and the ECB weigh in. And it’s possible that maybe the People’s Bank...

Wow! In a totally over-the-top new note, Jefferies’ David Zervos declares that the world is seeing a repeat of the famous Committee To Save The World. You remember that, right? That was the famous 1998 Time Magazine...

Economic announcements pick back up on Tuesday, with a series of preliminary PMI readings across the globe. Earnings are also in focus, as giants like Apple, UPS, Lockheed Martin, and AT&T report quarterly results. Here’s what you...

TheAmericanDream Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his annual address to Congress on Tuesday, and he did very little to give lawmakers much confidence about where the U.S. economy is heading.  Bernanke told members of Congress that...