arstechnica writes about opensecret.org:
“ […] Center for Responsive Politics […] runs OpenSecrets.org to provide a clearing house of data on political contributions and lobbying efforts, with the hope that bringing some transparency to the inner workings of the political system will lead to a more informed citizenry.
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Apparently, behind the scenes, the group has developed a [...]

After we all know how money is actually created from the documentary Money as debt, found earlier on splittingtimes, here it is in a more compressed version from someone else:

Why should taxpayers stand up for the ruthless, selfish, solely profit oriented behavior of the big banks? You are right: they should NOT! Here is a video of CBS 60 min that explains how the financial crisis was created:
A Look At Wall Street’s Shadow Market
How Some Arcane Wall Street Financial Instruments Magnified Economic Crisis

Video:

..eerrm by weight i mean money. Here is a nice infographic from the Wallstreet Journal showing the awesomeness of lossing of 1.8 Trillion dollar.

I was really surprised about the news on Monday after the Monetary System Posts. These are the Headlines at spiegel.de:
Die nächste US-Investmentbank in der Krise: Der Quartalsgewinn von Goldman Sachs ist um 71 Prozent eingebrochen. Die deutsche Börse reagierte schnell auf diese miese Bilanz – der Dax sackte unmittelbar nach Bekanntgabe der Zahlen ab

Haushaltsdebatte: Steinbrück [...]

Paul Grignon’s 47-minute animated presentation of “Money as Debt” tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created. It is an entertaining way to get the message out. The Cowichan Citizens Coalition and its “Duncan Initiative” received high praise from those who previewed it. I recommend it [...]

Part I set a good ground for this piece of material here. Aaron Russo’s documentary about the Income Tax fraud in the US and how the IRS is chasing people. Thats maybe not the most interesting part, so go straight into 57:11 min to get to know, whats the real deal

Funny how the “Communist [...]

This is the extra push over the cliff: Interview with the late Aaron Russo before he died. The interesting revelations start around 15 min into the video.

During the interview the communists are opposed by the “free individual” .

Pay attention to the hilarious name tags. You rock Joe D!
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