Life After the Oil Crash

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Breaking News: Friday October 30th, 2009

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War on the Middle Class, Citizen Rage:

Alternet: Former Goldman Director Reveals Shady Plot Behind Bailout

Alternet: "Financial Stability Act" Will Give Tim Geithner Total Control

Bloomberg: NY Fed's Secret Choice to Pay for Swaps Hits Taxpayers

Zero Hedge: Small Ga. Town Targeted by FDIC, FHA, Fannie, Freddie

Wall Street Journal: Enraged Citizens Plotting Against Largest Banks

Alternet: Thousands March in 3 Day Showdown with Banking Industry

UK Daily Mail: British Police Raid Citizens' Bank Safety Deposit Boxes

Collapse of Employment:

Associated Press: Recession Declared Over Even as Job Losses Mount

Economist: U.S. Economy in Recovery but Unemployment Still Soaring

NY Times: Americans So Desperate for Jobs, They're Working for Free

UK Telegraph: Social Timebomb (Joblessness) Set to Explode in Britain

Counterpunch: "Jobless Recovery" Means Young Workers Get Screwed

Collapse of the Financial Markets:

Zero Hedge: Is the Fed Abandoning Bailout of Commercial Real Estate?

CNN Money: Big Banks Hiding Their Exposure to CRE Market Implosion

Wall Street Journal: Spending Tumbles as "Cash for Clunkers" Ends

Business Insider: How Tim Geithner Secretly Bailed Out Wall Street

Business Week: GDP Figure Greatly Overstates Health of Economy

CNN: Inside the Tiny Company Holed Up in an Abandoned Auto Plant

Puget Sound Business Journal: Inside the Frenzied Final Days of WaMu

Preparation and Localization:

Outside Online: The Importance of Community in Survival Situations

Survival Blog: "Post collapse, my team is your worst nightmare . . ."

Business Insider: Twelve Places to Go Hide if the World Goes to Hell

Gold, Silver, Asset Protection:

Financial Times: "Gold prices have risen 35% since August 2007 . . ."

Whiskey and Gunpowder: Gold, Silver and the Wonderful World of Oz

Most Important Articles from Yesterday's Update:

Zero Hedge: U.S. Government Trying to Make Bank Bailouts Permanent

TPM: Global Exposure to Derivatives Surpasses One Quadrillion Dollars

Wall Street Journal: Huge Number of Americans Out of Work and Hope

Articles from the last few months worth a second look:

Bloomberg: "UK faced bank runs and riots as RBS collapsed last year"

UK Guardian: "ATM machines monitored hourly during fall 2008 crisis"

UK Telegraph: "U.S. neared breakdown in law & order during fall 2008"

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