—- EUOffersConditional "Aid" ForUkraine’s "Catastrophic, Pre–Default" EconomicState // ZeroHedge "Thereis no moneyinUkraine’sTreasuryaccount," exclaimed ‘Interim President’ Oleksandr Turchynov to the Ukrainian parliament; adding that the Ukraine economy is in a "catastrophic state." *THERE ARE PROBLEMSWITHBANKINGSYSTEMANDHRYVNIA: TURCHYNOV*PROBLEMSWITHPENSIONFUND ARE "COLOSSAL": TURCHYNOV*UKRAINE’SECONOMYISIN A `PRE-DEFAULT’ SITUATION: TURCHYNOV Hardly surprising given the months of protest; but with Russia ‘conditionally’ postponing its EUR2bn ‘loan’, the Europeans are ridingtothenation’saidwithpromisesof EUR20bn (ifUkrainianauthoritiesmeetcertainconditions). But, as … Seguir leyendo EU Offers Conditional “Aid” For Ukraine’s “Catastrophic, Pre-Default” Economic State

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—- UnprecedentedAttackOnEvolution ‘Indoctrination‘ MountedInMissouri: LivefromTheRoasterieLXXXXXII: February 21, 2014 // ThisIsBradDeLong’sGraspingReality… DylanScott: UnprecedentedAttackOnEvolution ‘Indoctrination‘ MountedInMissouri: "A Missouri lawmaker has proposed what ranks among the most anti-evolution legislation in recent years, which would require schools to notify parents if ‘the theory of evolution by natural selection’ was being taught at their child’s school and give them the opportunity to opt out of the class…. State Rep. Rick … Seguir leyendo Unprecedented Attack On Evolution ‘Indoctrination’ Mounted In Missouri: Live from The Roasterie LXXXXXII: February 21, 2014

—- India’sDisruptedDemocracy // ProjectSyndicate RSS-Feed India’s 15th Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) passed into history ignominiously this month, following the least productive five years of any Indian parliament in six decades of functioning democracy. India’s “temple of democracy” has been soiled by its own priests, and is now in desperate need of reform. —- Shared via myfeedlyreader Seguir leyendo India’s Disrupted Democracy

—- Goldman’sSwirlogramPostsWorstReadingInOver A Year // ZeroHedge With G10 Macro data themostnegativein 8 months, it is perhaps unsurprising that Goldman’s Advanced Global Leading Indicator dropped further – to its lowest in at least a year. Firmly in "slowdown" phase, Goldman remains adamant that "weather-related" inputs will mean this will all be fixed any day now (apart from the fact that the trend has been down for … Seguir leyendo Goldman’s Swirlogram Posts Worst Reading In Over A Year

—- UkraineTruceEndsAlready;100 Dead, KievisBurning; Civil Uprisingor Civil War? // Mish’s Global EconomicTrendAnalysis Shortly after I wrote SpotlightonUkraine: RiotsinKiev, EUWeighsSanctions, EmergencyMeetings; FearofDefaultContagionSpreads, the government negotiated a truce with protesters. The truce lasted all of a few hours. The Financial Times reports Kievtruceendsinviolenceandgunfire. Deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police erupted again in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Thursday, despite a truce announced hours earlier, with … Seguir leyendo Ukraine Truce Ends Already;100 Dead, Kiev is Burning; Civil Uprising or Civil War?