Why the rich love high unemployment

Unemployment lowers wages, which in turn raises profits for business. Wall Street loves this. The rest of the country not so much. But as we’ve seen over and over again, Obama, Congress, and the Fed gives Wall Street what it wants.

Key oil numbers distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.

This is like the economic crisis. Our government makes up imaginary numbers and pretends there is [...]