Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:36:03 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/ A community with YOU in mind! en-us http://intellectualthought.com/images/logo.gif http://intellectualthought.com/ Webmaster@IntellectualThought.com http://intellectualthought.com/Article1680.html How I ‘Escaped America’ – Step-by-StepBy Mark Nestmann | Sovereign June 17, 2010Have you ever been to Key West, Fla.?There’s a landmark at the corner of Whitehead and South Streets. It says in big letters: “Southernmost Point Continental USA.” Smaller letters above read: “90 miles to Cuba.” A recent trip to “Mile 0” inspired me to take a few moments to reflect o­n a major life decision I’d made a few years earlier: the choice to give up my U.S. citizenship. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:36:03 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1679.html More than 25 percent of all working Americans are, whether they want to be or not, temporary laborers, and that number will surely rise in the coming years.ByRichard GreenwaldWe are living at the dawn of the freelance world, as more and more people find themselves working as consultants, contract workers or freelancers. This change in the way we work is as profound as the shift that occurred during the industrial revolution. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:24:51 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1678.html The two species have a natural affinity for each other. It's likely they sprang from the same genetic pool.By  Jim Hightower | Alternet Jun 30, 2010If scientists were to compare the DNA of Republican congress-critters and of oil corporations, I'll bet they'd find that they match perfectly. After all, the two species have identical political instincts and seem to have a natural affinity for each other -- so I'm pretty sure they sprang from the same genetic pool. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:39:36 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1677.html When Israeli commandos dropped from the sky, swarmed the vessels and massacred international activists, Israel lost a massive battle in its global public relations war.By Joshua Holland | Alternet June 2010Days of tension between Israel’s hawkish government and the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla carrying 700 peace activists and 10,000 tons of desperately needed supplies to Gaza culminated in grisly carnage after a deadly pre-dawn attack by Israeli commandos. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:08:34 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1676.html With 2.3 million people in America's prison system, we've literally become our own jailers. It's time to call for a compassionate -- and more effective -- judicial system.By  Sylvia Clute | Alternet, Jun 16, 2010Our criminal justice system is based o­n a curious set of rules and a double moral standard. The state’s burden of proving guilt is pitted against the accused’s right to thwart such proof. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:30:25 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1675.html Nine aid workers were murdered by Israeli commandos, and more than fifty were wounded.By codepink | ALternet Jun 11, 2010Americans who supported, organized, or were o­n the flotilla headed to Gaza with humanitarian aid stormed the office of U.S. Congressmen Brad Sherman and turned themselves in for their “crimes.” The stunt was in response to Sherman’s call for Americans o­n the flotilla be arrested for helping “terrorists.” Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:49:51 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1674.html Serving the Empire, Killing for Lies.By SHELDON RICHMAN | CP June 4 - 6, 2010We made it through another Memorial Day. Thankfully, most people think of it as just the start of summer. They don’t seem to use it as America’s political leaders have long wanted: as a day of reverence for America’s world domination. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:40:29 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1673.html Is everyone outside of the two-party mainstream crazy, or sick lunatics?By Glenn Greenwald | Salon May, 28 2010One of the favorite self-affirming pastimes of establishment Democratic and Republican pundits is to mock anyone and everyone outside of the two-party mainstream as crazy, sick lunatics.  That serves to bolster the two political parties as the sole arbiters of what is acceptable:  anyone who meaningfully deviates from their orthodoxies are, by definition, fringe, crazy losers. Fri, 28 May 2010 20:19:33 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1672.html Big Brother is Waiting for You at the BorderBy Mark Nestmann | Sovereign Society  May 25, 2010When the topic of expatriation came up at last week’s Total Wealth Symposium, the workshops were standing room o­nly, filled with those who were intrigued by moving not just their money — but also themselves — out of the United States. Fri, 28 May 2010 12:55:03 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1671.html Who will bail out the countries that bailed out the world's corporations?By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch May 2010The financial crisis never really went away. The debt mountain that brought down some of the world's biggest banks and dragged the international financial system to the brink of disaster has simply shifted to governments. Now it's threatening countries around the globe -- and, if left unchecked, could rip the very fabric of Europe's economic system and wreck economic recoveries in the U.S., China and Latin America. Mon, 17 May 2010 20:09:46 -0400 http://intellectualthought.com/Article1670.html 200,000 gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexicoby Sarah Parsons | May 11, 2010Since the Deepwater Horizon explosion o­n April 20th, the rig's been spewing more than 200,000 gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. Wed, 12 May 2010 01:48:52 -0400 http://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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