• Vietnam’s Inflation Accelerates to 22%, Highest Level Among Asia Economies

• Angela Merkel faces revolt in Germany over rescue deal

• Another Silver Drive By Shooting Coming?

Stacy Summary: PCR with a rant about the political theatre in Washington D.C.  Republicans he says is leaving the U.S. open to making “Congress irrelevant like the Roman senate under the caesars.”

• Paul Craig Roberts: The President Can Just Ignore the Debt Ceiling Limit; Congress Rendered Superfluous?

• China And Iran To Bypass Dollar, Plan Oil Barter System, And A Deeper Dive Into The Iranian Oil Bourse

• Sues Pennsylvania Farmer for Saving Seeds

• Boehner’s Full Fox News Appearance

• Bernie’s Bombshell

“As a result of this audit, we now know that the Federal Reserve provided more than $16 trillion in total financial assistance to some of the largest financial institutions and corporations in the United States and throughout the world,” said Sanders. “This is a clear case of socialism for the rich and rugged, you’re-on-your-own individualism for everyone else.”

Among the investigation’s key findings is that the Fed unilaterally provided trillions of dollars in financial assistance to foreign banks and corporations from South Korea to Scotland, according to the GAO report. “No agency of the United States government should be allowed to bailout a foreign bank or corporation without the direct approval of Congress and the president,” Sanders said.

• Rising Chinese Redback Could Overtake Debased Greenback

• Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world

• No Austerity for France, Just the PIIGS

• Confessions of a Climate Change Convert

• Heavy rainstorms are Chicago’s latest weather nightmare