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posted on
November 27th, 2008
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Weimar America 2 : Start The Presses

I want to warn you that there may be a bit of bold type in this post. Even I am still occasionally shocked by the actions of the government, by large numbers and still have the quaint belief that A ...

posted on
November 26th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
based in
Pittsburgh

Weimar America

I've put a lot of videos and links about America's debt and financial condition in this post. I think that only by understanding this condition fully can one see the connection between America tod ...

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posted on
November 26th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
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Pittsburgh

The Long Depression

The recent market situation has a lot of people researching the word "Depression". For most people, the word evokes one era alone but there are perhaps closer links between our current problems and ...

posted on
November 25th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
based in
Pittsburgh

World Turned Upside Down Part 2

The Times reinforced my thesis about American emigration trends with a story about American lawyers looking o ...

posted on
November 24th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
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Pittsburgh

The World Turned Upside Down

The NY Times had a story the other day about the growing trend among Americans of I ...

posted on
November 19th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
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Pittsburgh

Rust Belt Blogger Update: Neighborhood Walks

I've been to busy enjoying the country slide into a replica of the Weimar Republic and gathering canned goods to have noticed hopeful signs of life on Rust Belt ...

posted on
November 19th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
based in
Pittsburgh

The New Yinzer presents

If you are out and about tonight, stop by Modern Formations for The New Yinzer readings. As always, The New Yinzer brings the best Pittsburgh voices out for ...

posted on
November 7th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
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Pittsburgh

Homestead: The Glory and Tragedy of an American Steel Town part 2

"The corporation was said Life in 1946, "the most fabulous giant yet produced by the industrial revolution." Steel was the basic metal on which the development of America, and the building and rebu ...

posted on
November 6th, 2008
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Digging Pitt
based in
Pittsburgh

Homestead: The Glory and Tragedy of an American Steel Town

I had a long list of books related to the region's history and culture, I wanted to get around to reading. One of them that, I'm so glad I got around to was a book called Homestead: Tragedy of an ...

posted on
November 3rd, 2008
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Digging Pitt
based in
Pittsburgh

Where in the world is kevin Stokes?

These things are starting to come in at greater frequency. Artists File Online has a discussion board with a lot of these scam ...