US Company Signs Billion-dollar Energy Deal With Iran
In a plan to turn solid waste into power, US company World Eco Energy signed an agreement to invest nearly $1.2 billion to generate electricity in Iran, as stated in a report by the Russian Times. The...
View ArticlePercentage of Americans on Welfare Hits Record High
According to the 2014 version of a report by the Department of Health and Human Services, the most recent data available shows that nearly 25 percent of Americans received some type of government...
View ArticleCity of Philadelphia Seizes Widow’s Home and Car After Her Son Was Busted for...
The Philadelphia district attorney’s office seized the house and car of a 69-year old widow because her son was caught selling marijuana. Despite her son pleading guilty to possession and sale of pot...
View ArticleVermont Farmer’s Markets to Allow Raw Milk Delivery
Vermont, the same state that recently passed the first GMO food labeling law, is now allowing the sale of raw milk at farmer’s markets, something residents haven’t seen in at least sixty years....
View ArticleEx-New Orleans Mayor Sentenced to 10 Years for Bribery, Money Laundering
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption during his two terms as mayor, which included the chaotic years...
View ArticleRussia Surpasses U.S. Gold Production for First Time in 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, Russia has produced more gold than the United States, according to a report by the Russian Times. It’s now the world’s third biggest producer after China and Australia....
View ArticleSpeed Weed Flourishes in Southern California
Mobile marijuana businesses are flourishing across Southern California as more patients prefer that their pot be promptly delivered, rather than making a trip to their local dispensary. Nationwide, pot...
View ArticleFrance Plans to Identify Bitcoin Users and then Tax Them
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, France wants to know who is using Bitcoins so that they can track and tax them. Effective last Friday, the country updated its tax rules to make...
View ArticleMakerbot Partners with Home Depot to Sell 3d Printers
The home improvement store Home Depot is partnering with 3D printing company MakerBot to sell MakerBot Replicators in 12 Home Deport stores in New York City, California and Illinois. MakerBot staff...
View ArticleCity Refuses to Pay For Obama Fundraising Visit
The city of Medina, Washington is refusing to pay for President Obama’s Tuesday evening fundraising visit, arguing that previous presidential visits have costs local residents as much as $35,000 due to...
View ArticleEU and US impose new round of sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
On Tuesday, the United States and the European Union announced plans to inflict a new round of sanctions against Moscow. The broader sanctions include limiting access to EU capital markets for Russian...
View ArticleRussia Bans Import of U.S. and E.U Food, Vegetables, and Fruit
On Wednesday the Russian state news agency announced a ban on all imports of food from the United States, as well as fruit and vegetables from Europe. The bans are in response to sanctions from the...
View ArticleUS Consumer Agency Warns Public About Dangers of Crypto-Currency
U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a new report warning consumers about the potential hazards of using virtual or crypto-currencies. CFPB provided a sic-page document...
View ArticleBank of America Reaches 16 Billion Dollar Settlement with Department of Justice
The Bank of America Corporation has been ordered to pay a $16.65 billion settlement to the Department of Justice for its role in selling toxic mortgage bonds to Americans before the 2008 financial...
View ArticleTop Universities to Offer Courses on CryptoCurrency
Duke University and New York University have recently begun offering courses on cryptocurrencies. NYU Professor Geoffrey Miller and Professor David Yermack are teaching “The Law and Business of Bitcoin...
View ArticleU.S. Commodities Commission to Hold Hearing on Bitcoin
On October 9 the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies. The Commission will host a panel which will examine Bitcoin and the...
View ArticleEcuador Opens National Electronic Money System
The Central Bank of Ecuador held a press conference on Christmas Eve announcing the launch of its national EMS or Electronic Money System. The system is designed to move the nation to a completely...
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Minimum Wage Will Rise in 21 States in 2015
Beginning January 1, 2015 twenty one states will see an increase in minimum wages. Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota recently approved increases during the November election. Either other...
View ArticleEx-IRS Agent Joe Bannister on the Fraudulent Income Tax
Discussed in the video: Three Reasons why the Income Tax is a fraud…… 1. Most Americans do not earn “income”. 2. Most Americans are not liable to pay an income tax. 3. The 16th Amendment was not...
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Poll: Majority of Americans Ignorant of Federal Reserve’s Role, Do Not Want...
A new poll by Reuters shows that most Americans are largely ignorant to the purpose of the Federal Reserve, yet they believe the government should allow the Central Bank to run itself. A poll of 1,388...
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