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US Economy

SEC Accuses Goldman Sachs of Fraud

by AT on April 16, 2010

I’ll be shocked when somebody accuses Goldman Sachs of being honest, to be honest.

Goldman Sachs, which emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crisis, was accused of securities fraud in a civil suit filed Friday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which claims the bank created and sold a mortgage investment that was secretly devised to fail.

U.S. Accuses Goldman Sachs of Fraud

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Dying to be Thin

by AT on August 20, 2009

Aspartame – Sweet Misery, A Poisoned World. This is the film that Coca Cola and Pepsi would rather you didn’t watch.
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Taxing Questions

by AT on August 18, 2009

America, Freedom to Fascism. Aaron Russo’s (February 14, 1943 – August 24, 2007) brilliant documentary tracing the history of the American income tax and questioning its legitimacy. RIP Aaron.
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Money For Nothing and the Interest Scam

by AT on July 22, 2009

US Currency

US Currency

What is money? Most people I ask tell me it is a measure of wealth and I once thought along the same lines until I started taking a closer look at the history of the pieces of paper and shiny coins that constitute our currency.

Have a watch of the video below. Taken from an American perspective but just as applicable to our economies in Europe, it’s lengthy (sorry, but there’s a lot to cover), and stuffed full of historical references that trace the evolution of money through the centuries and up to the present day. But it’ll keep you engaged and, apart from the narrator’s irritating habit of jabbing his pencil or finger at the viewer all the time, it’s an easy watch.
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