24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Edward Snowden’s Libertarian Moment: We "Will Remove From Governments The Ability To Interfere With [Our] Rights"
Edward Snowden’s Libertarian Moment: We "Will Remove From Governments The Ability To Interfere With [Our] Rights"
Submitted by Nick Gillespie via Reason.com’s Hit&Run blog,
Via Mark Sletten comes this thread from yesterday’s Ask Me Anything session at Reddit that featured Edward Snowden, Oscar-winning documentarian Laura Poitras, and journalist Glenn Greenwald.
24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Clinton warns Silicon Valley going backwards
Clinton warns Silicon Valley going backwards
Hillary Clinton has warned there is a “real human cost” to technology, stressing its potential to automate jobs away and put pressure on wages.
24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Secret "Black Site" Revealed In Chicago: "When You Go In, You Just Disappear"
A Secret "Black Site" Revealed In Chicago: "When You Go In, You Just Disappear"
Located in a nondescript warehouse on Chicago’s west side is where, according to the Guardian, one can find the domestic equivalent of a CIA “black site” – an illegal, off-the-books interrogation compound used by Chicago special police units, one which renders “Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside”; a place whose former occupants say is where you end up when you are “disappeared”; a place which confirms that when it comes to the eternal “who is better – us or them” debate, there really is no difference: “I
24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gold & Silver Bid In Asia Session As China Returns From Holiday
Gold & Silver Bid In Asia Session As China Returns From Holiday
With China’s return from the Lunar New Year celebrations, it appears precious metals are benefitting from some pent-up demand. Gold, and its high-beta cousin Silver have jumped in the Asia session and are now the best performing asset post-Yellen testimony. US equity futures have drifted lower from the cash close and copper has given back most of its gains…
Post-Yellen, Gold and Silver are outperforming…
24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Another U.S. Veteran Passionately Pleads: "Please Don’t Thank Me For My Service"
Another U.S. Veteran Passionately Pleads: "Please Don’t Thank Me For My Service"
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
It wasn’t true. There was a problem. I could see it from the way he looked down. And I could see it on the faces of some of the other vets who work with Mr. Garth when I thanked them too. What gives, I asked? Who doesn’t want to be thanked for their military service?
24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China factory sector shifts slightly into expansion mode
China factory sector shifts slightly into expansion mode
Activity in China’s mammoth factory sector edged up to a four-month high in February but export orders shrank at their fastest rate in 20 months, an HSBC survey showed.
24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares rise after Yellen stresses policy flexibility
Asian shares rise after Yellen stresses policy flexibility
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, taking their cues from Wall Street’s gains after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the Fed would not rush into raising interest rates. “Domestic economic activity is likely to remain sluggish and external demand looks uncertain,” said Qu Hongbin, HSBC’s chief economist in China.