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Where $1 Of QE Goes: The Untold Story
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ZeroHedge | author | 06/03/14

... Other banking practices may also help to explain the argyle effect, but there's only so much we can learn from available data. For example, it's impossible to determine how much banks were front running QE by buying bonds just before the Fed's asset purchases began ...

As the chart shows, there's much the Fed doesn't understand, while at the same time showing that QE may have little purpose beyond providing a massive gift to wealthy traders and investors. With regard the question of where a dollar of QE goes, the answer is "not far." Outside of pushing up asset prices and encouraging an occasional luxury purchase, it doesn't seem to escape the financial sector. Liquidity that might otherwise be offered by private institutions is instead provided by the Fed, and -- as Phil Collins might put it -- that's all. ... Read more

This Amazing Shot Of 10,000 Galaxies May Be The Hubble Telescope's Most Spectacular Photo Ever
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HP | David Freeman | 06/03/14

Previous versions of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field captured wavelengths of light from visible and near-infrared as well as the far-ultraviolet (UV), Alan Boyle wrote on the NBC News website. But near-ultraviolet light wasn't covered nearly as well.

When you add the UV light, you get quite a view. And what a view it is! The new image, a false-color compilation of shots taken during the course of 841 orbits of Hubble between 2003 and 2012, contains roughly 10,000 galaxies in a vast variety of shapes and sizes. ... Read more

100 Percent of California Now in Highest Stages of Drought
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Scientific American | Andrea Thompson | 05/18/14

It might not seem possible, but California's drought just got worse. According to Thursday's release of the U.S. Drought Monitor, 100 percent of the state is now in one of the three worst stages of drought.

The drought in California, which has been building for the past few years, really took hold this winter. December-March is supposed to be the region's wet season, but this year turned out to be a bust. At the beginning of April, nearly all of the state was in a drought -- nearly 70 percent was in "extreme" or "exceptional" drought, the two highest stages. By the end of the month, the entire state was experiencing at least some form of drought in what has been the driest start to a year in California on record. ... Read more
Drought Monitor website

The Rise of El Niño in 1 Swell Image
ClimateCentral | Brian Kahn | 05/15/14

On Tuesday, NASA's Earth Observatory released a map showing ocean heights in the tropical Pacific in early May compared to May 1997, the year an El Niño formed against which all other El Niños are measured. That year's El Niño helped fuel extreme weather around the globe and contributed to 1998 being one of the warmest years in recorded history. NASA's image shows that while El Niño conditions haven't yet formed, this year is following a trajectory similar to 1997. ... Read more
Climate Central website

DemocracyNow Daily News
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, June 04 [10:22]
DN | "There Were No Good Options": Bergdahl Should Get Honorable Discharge, Says Lawyer for Deserters (06/04/14) [5:09], Part 2 [10:28]
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Cosmos
*Cosmos | The World Set Free (S01E12) (06/01/14) [40:00]
Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson (12/20/13) [1:24:41]
Diane Rehms Show
Diane Rehm Questions About the Return of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl (06/04/14) [1hr]
In exchange for the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. agreed to free five Taliban commanders from detention at Guantanamo. Bergdahl was the last U.S. soldier in captivity and was held by the Taliban for nearly five years. The White House touted the deal as proof of its commitment to bring every soldier home. But critics say the exchange may encourage hostage-taking by terrorists, while others say the administration might have broken the law by failing to notify Congress it was releasing detainees. And some of the soldiers who served with Bergdahl now say he deserted the platoon. Diane and guests discuss questions about Bowe Bergdahl's capture and the terms of his release.
Elizabeth Warren
HufPost | Elizabeth Warren & Thomas Piketty Discuss Nature & Income Inequality. (06/02/14) [47:46]
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HufPost | A Conversation With Senator Elizabeth Warren (05/23/14) [1:04:38]
CNBC | The Biggest Redistribution Of Wealth From The Poor To The Rich Ever () [2:02]
Disappearing American middle class () [1:53]
Jon Stewart - Daily Show
Jon Stewart | A Magnificent, Wonderful Story (06/03/14) [3:15], Part 2 [4:43]
Jon Stewart | Herman Cain responds to questions about his intention to run for president and indicates that only God knows the answer. (06/03/14) [4:29]
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Daniel Ellsberg | Pentagon Papers
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Daniel Ellsberg and Paul Jay explore Ellsberg's latest book, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. In the introduction to the book, Ellsberg writes: "No policies in human history have more deserved to be recognized as immoral or insane. The story of how this calamitous predicament came about and how and why it has persisted over a half a century is a chronicle of human madness".

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Nukes
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Rana Foroohar and Fall of American Business
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Ms. Foroohar says financialization delivers stagnant wages, inequality and economic crisis; the Financial Times columnist and author of "Makers and Takers" says the financial sector represents only 7 percent of the U.S. economy, but takes around 25 percent of all corporate profit while creating only 4 percent of all jobs.

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Kuznick Interviews

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China Valley of Tunnels

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911
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Trump's Mashups
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Trump's Sexcapades
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