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Oil Being Sold In Euro And Dirham

Kish Oil Bourse (Aug 2011) Please reference “Iran’s Kish Oil Bourse Begins Oil Transactions in Euro and Dirham” dated 19 August 2011 from Hamsayeh.net. Having an oil exchange that trades in multiple currencies, including a basket of global currencies, provides…

Provocative Investigative Journalism, Rolling Stone Edition

Rolling Stone (Nov. 1967) Rolling Stone Magazine is becoming a source for provocative investigative journalism.  Here is its most recent article (17 Aug. 2011) titled “Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?” by Matt Taibbi. Also, here is a…

Junk Food Subsidies: A Health Care Perspective

Below is an infographic highlighted by Grist.com depicting the cost of eating healthily. This can also be explained from subsidies for junk food (high calorie, low nutrition) that aid and abet the perpetuation of a health care provider complex.   …