Tag: Hoover

Krugman’s The Great Abdication (1931 v 2012)

Historical Eclipses, 1930s v 2012, the Fed, and the EU Debt Crisis

by Jude Cowell

If you’ve read economist Paul Krugman’s NYT op-ed of June 24, The Great Abdication, you know that he likens the current financial crisis in Europe and how its creditor nations have chosen to come to the aid of Spain with the actions taken to similar events of 1931.

The Fed in the US and the Central Bank of

Horoscope: Bonus Army 1932 w OWS notes

Bonus Army 1932 Assault w Occupy Wall Street Considerationsby Jude CowellHere you see a horoscope for the time (4:45 pm est), date (July 28, 1932), and location (Anacostia, near District of Columbia) that the Bonus Army of our nation’s unpaid WWI veterans and their families, who’d marched on Washington to demand that their bonuses be paid, was charged by Major General Douglas MacArthur leading

Keith Olbermann: "The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal" (video link)

It’s times like these that I wish Current TV would allow embedding of their videos but if there’s a way to embed them, I haven’t discovered it yet.Instead, here’s a link to Keith Olbermann’s Four Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal commentary. The page includes, I believe, a link to the transcript, if you prefer.Plus, here’s a standing question for you from an author whose novels exposed the horrid