On Friday evening, July 2, 1999, a crazed young man drove through my Chicago neighborhood looking for Jews to kill. He had already shot half a dozen in a neighboring area (all of whom survived). He saw a black man walking with his family and decided th…
New Turkey Refugee Laws Keep Syrian Refugees in Limbo
New refugee laws in Turkey appear to give Syrians more rights, but they stop short of granting them full refugee status. Despite approval from the UN, Syrian refugees fleeing Bashar al-Assad and the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) still cannot find work or r…
Greek Contagion Abyss Looms – Wealth Preservation Strategies
Greece, EU and Banks Staring Into Abyss Markets Are “Irrationally Exuberant” – Gods Punish Hubris “Invisible Hand” Propping Up Sanguine Markets Short Term Considerations Long Term Considerations Best Case Outcomes Worst Case Outcomes Wealth Preservation Strategies We are here, staring into the abyss. The greatest monetary experiment of the modern world – the euro, encapsulating […]
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Your Health and Our Environment: How Can We Protect Both?
“There are a whole host of public health impacts that are going to hit home. The great thing about this conversation is to see all the work that’s already being done by public health officials, the medical community, nurses and families.”
– President Obama
On Tuesday, the White House will convene a Summit to bring together health and medical professionals, academics, and other stakeholders to empower people and communities with the information and tools they need to protect public health in the face of climate change.
West Wing Week: 06/19/15 or, “Her Map & Compass”
This week was Maker Week and Pollinator Week! The President was a busy bee himself. He stopped by a Congressional baseball game and a Congressional picnic, congratulated My Brother’s Keeper mentees, and presided over the ceremonial swearing-in of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. Meanwhile, the First Lady crossed the Atlantic in the name of Let Girls Learn and Let’s Move! That’s June 12th to June 18th or, “Her Map & Compass.”
Ex-U.S. Agent Charged With Bitcoin Theft to Plead Guilty
In March of 2015, two federal agents who helped conduct one of the major investigations in the Silk Road case allegedly stole thousands in bitcoin confiscated from the online dark marketplace. The two agents, Shaun Bridges and Carl Force from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Secret Service, were charged with several offenses including wire fraud and money laundering. This week, Bridges, a special agent for the U.S. Secret Service for the Silk Road case, has come to an agreement with the prosecutors and pleaded guilty for the theft of confiscated bitcoin from Silk Road. Bridges took part in a Baltimore task force as a computer forensics expert where he contributed to an investigation which acquired enough evidence to […]
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Two Months In…
We are two months into this campaign and we’re already off to a strong start. Click here to relive some of our favorite moments!
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President Obama Delivers a Statement on the Shooting in South Carolina
12:15 p.m. ET
Last night, a gunman opened fire at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people including pastor and state senator Clementa Pinckney. The Department of Justice is opening a hate crime investigation into this tragedy.
The President delivered the following statement from the White House Briefing Room:
Full video: Watch President Obama’s statement on the tragic #CharlestonShooting. http://t.co/LkxrbDmWQQ
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 18, 2015
Ripple Labs Joins Fed’s Faster Payment Task Force
Creators of the Ripple payment protocol, Ripple Labs, have been elected to the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payment Task Force Steering Committee. The Fed created the Faster Payment Task Force earlier this year to tackle the challenge of upgrading the United States’ outdated payment infrastructure, which lags behind Europe, and, in some cases, emerging markets such as China. The committee will help execute and discuss a payment strategy laid out by the Fed earlier this year. The central bank’s main goal is upgrading the country’s domestic payment system used for e-check settlement, called the Automatic Clearing House (ACH). Developed in the 1970s, it takes 1-2 days for it to clear a payment, something that simply won’t do anymore in our fast-paced […]
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Russian Central Bank Governor: The Market Will Welcome Bitcoin
According to information provided last week to the Russian newspaper Izvestia, the Russian Central Bank will meet with representatives of the financial community to establish a position on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. A source close to the Bank of Russia told Izvestia that the governor might be open to cryptocurrency and that the central bank may allow, and regulate, some Bitcoin activities, specifically transfers, payments, and settlements between users. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Russian Central Bank, provided clarifications on the position of the central bank on Bitcoin in an interview with CNBC. Asked whether she could see a time in the near future where the central bank might be looking to hold any reserves of bitcoin or authorize […]
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