Jeff Nielson

Goldman Sachs Sued by Shareholder

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> In criticizing the banksters' relentless pillaging of their own corporate coffers, I have often remarked that as long as shareholders continue to allow themselves to be robbed that it was hard t

The Plundering of America

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> In several previous commentaries, I have criticized our system of income taxation as being

Bankster Hypocrisy Surfaces (Again) Over CDS Contracts

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> It was less than a year ago that the U.S.'s accounting regulator, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) caved-in to Wall Street pressure – bringing in the “mark to fantasy” accounting rules which allowed insolvent Wall Stree

JP Morgan Leads Jobs Propaganda

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> When I was a child, I used to be entertained by the antics of a television clown: “J.P. Patches”. As an adult, some things have changed, and some remain the same.

Treasury Department Falsifies Budget Report

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Regular readers will remember a recent commentary (“Treasur

Silver Supply-Crisis Looms

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> I have spent a considerable amount of time discussing how a supply-crunch is looming in the gold market.

FDIC Vows to Sacrifice Small Banks

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> It's easy to see why people have such extremely negative attitudes toward government – when we watch a bloated, broken behemoth like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in action.

Illinois: Another State Economic Meltdown

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Two years ago, I pointed to yet another obvious economic crisis in the U.S.: the collapse of numerous, state economies. I was not alone.

Fed Cover-up Surrounds Goldman/AIG Scandal

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Two weeks after I wrote a commentary (“The Goldman Sachs/AIG Saga”

The Dirty-Little-Secret of the Filthy-Rich

I have been scathing in my criticism of Western governments for serving the interests of the ultra-wealthy, to the detriment of more than 75% of their citizens – who have seen their own standards of living falling steadily for the last thirty years.