Anti-Austerity Protests in Spain; U.S. Media Not Reporting

Police are trying to clear out the massive anti-austerity demonstration that engulfed Spain’s federal district this evening. via Business Insider. Follow the link for photos.  This is us in a few years.  There’s no other way.

400 Richest Americans’ Worth $1.7 Trillion

The net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in the past year to $1.7 trillion, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday, and a familiar cast of characters once again populated the top of the magazine’s annual list of the U.S. uber-elite, including Bill...

Spanish Miners Fire Rockets at Police

In a scene that looks more like Gaza than Spain, striking coal miners armed with homemade rockets and slingshots clashed with police Friday, leaving seven people injured– two of them seriously– the Interior Ministry said. The strike is the latest and the most violent...