21 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yemen’s ousted president flees, rescinds resignation
Yemen’s ousted president flees, rescinds resignation
Yemen’s ousted president Hadi appeared to rescind his resignation after escaping house arrest in the capital and fleeing to Aden.
21 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Worst Spying In World History – Worse Than Any Dystopian Novel – Is Occurring RIGHT NOW
Worst Spying In World History – Worse Than Any Dystopian Novel – Is Occurring RIGHT NOW
We noted in 2012 that Americans are the most spied upon people in world history.
21 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on India’s Modi bets on GM crops for green revolution
India’s Modi bets on GM crops for green revolution
Modi is looking to reverse India’s effective ban on genetically modified food crop trials, moving to boost dismal farm productivity.
21 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on War And Petroleum Reserves
War And Petroleum Reserves
Submitted by JC Collins via Philosophy of Metrics blog,
In the interest of analytical balance, we would do well to consider the possibility of war strategies when it comes to the global stockpiling of petroleum reserves. In the years leading up to the German invasion of Poland, the world witnessed dramatic decreases in the price of oil as well as massive increases in petroleum inventories, especially as the Texas fields began to produce.
21 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on De-Dollarization: Russia Ratifies $100 Billion BRICS Bank
De-Dollarization: Russia Ratifies $100 Billion BRICS Bank
A BRICS Bank – as an IMF alternative and to enable nations to become less dependent on the global reserve currency – was originally discussed at The BRICS Summit in 2012.
21 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Ordinary Greeks Think Of Friday’s Deal: "We Went Through Two Months Of Agony To Realize We Are Still A Debt Colony"
What Ordinary Greeks Think Of Friday’s Deal: "We Went Through Two Months Of Agony To Realize We Are Still A Debt Colony"
For all the third-party analysis, punditry and opinions such as this one by the Irish finance minister Michael Noonan:
“Their political problem is that this a reversal of their election position. There is absolutely nothing on the table that could be considered a concession. They’re now compromising and compromising quite significantly,” he told national broadcaster RTE, but made clear Athens had little choice. “The biggest threat to Greece was that their banking system would go belly up next Wednesday.”
21 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Richest and poorest states
Richest and poorest states
I thought it might be interesting to look at America’s three richest states, and three poorest states. Here are the top three in real income per household in 2013 (adjusted for cost of living differences between states). Income from this source, cost of living from here:
1. New Hampshire $67,158
2. Virginia $65,523