America

Submitted by Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org,

Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog,

After the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989 and the death of the Soviet Union was confirmed two years later when Boris Yeltsin courageously stood down the red army tanks in front of Moscow’s White House, a dark era in human history came to an end.

Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,

Authored by David Swensen (Yale CIO) and Jonathan Macey, Op-Ed via NYTimes.com,

America's equity markets are broken. Individuals and institutions make transactions in rigged markets favoring short-term players. The root cause of the problem is that stocks trade on numerous venues, including 11 traditional exchanges and dozens of so-called dark pools that allow buyers and sellers to work out of the public eye. This market fragmentation allows high-frequency traders and exchanges to profit at the expense of long-term investors.

Submitted by Daniel Spaulding via 21stCenturyWine.com,

In American politics the nation of Russia, especially as personified in its leader Vladimir Putin, becomes all things to all men.