U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COULD COST CHINA DEARLY / GATA

U.S. Government Shutdown Could Cost China Dearly: Experts By Giles Chance China Daily, Beijing Monday, October 14, 2013 China holds ...

U.S. FISCAL FAILURE WARRANTS A DE-AMERICANIZED WORLD / GATA

U.S. Fiscal Failure Warrants a De-Americanized World By Liu Change Xinhua News Agency, Beijing Sunday, October 13, 2013 As U.S. polit...

THE HIGH COST OF OCEAN DECLINE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The High Cost of Ocean Decline Andrés Velasco 14 October 2013 SANTIAGO – The world’s oceans are in trouble. In late September, the  I...

SHUTDOWNS, SMACKDOWNS, AND TOUCHDOWNS / CASEY RESEARCH

Shutdowns, Smackdowns, and Touchdowns Louis James , Chief Metals & Mining Investment Strategist October 14, 2013 3:45 Let's...

CIVILIZING THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS / PROJECT SYNDICATED

Civilizing the Marketplace of Ideas Niall Ferguson 14 October 2013 CAMBRIDGE – “When men have realized that time has upset many f...

WEEKLY COMEX GOLD INVENTORIES / SEEKING ALPHA

Weekly COMEX Gold Inventories: Huge Friday Sell Order Equivalent To 70% Of Gold Registered For Delivery Oct 13 2013, 12:16   ...

THE DIXIECRAT SOLUTION / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDiTORIAL

October 13, 2013 The Dixiecrat Solution By  PAUL KRUGMAN So you have this neighbor who has been making your life ...

INEQUALITY IS A CHOICE / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

THE GREAT DIVIDE October 13, 2013, 9:06 p Inequality Is a Choice By  JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ It’s well known by now that incom...

WARNING OF GLOBAL RISK, LEADERS URGE U.S. TO SOLVE ITS DEBT LIMIT CRISIS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

October 13, 2013 Warning of Global Risk, Leaders Urge U.S. to Solve Its Debt Limit Crisis By  ANNIE LOWREY WASHINGTON — Globa...