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His name is Howard Bloom. Can watch at NRB: Part 1: http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/07/23/video-nrb-dialogue-with-howard-bloom-part-1-the-lucifer-principle/ Parts 2 and 3: Phttp://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/07/30/is-capitalism-natural-videos-2-and-3-of-nrb-dialogue-with-howard-bloom/ Or at YouTube Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTasLbPNXZU Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvlDMZPd8q4 Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8EkN615X0g Also check out my review of Howard's new book "The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism" at FrontPage Magazine: http://frontpagemag.com/2010/07/06/how-science-crushes-the-left/

The Great Recession of 2008 and 2009 could be a turning point in history. It could be the event that shocks us into a new vision of ourselves, our past, our future, our mission, and our destiny. Or it could be the prelude to a long decline. Will that turning point be for better or for worse? Will it be a new beginning, a new opportunity to see what we've achieve with brand new eyes and to build on our foundations brilliantly? Or will it be the end? The beginning of the Chinese Century? The answer depends on something that...

Osama bin Laden may soon have his hands on three Agosta 90B next-generation stealth submarines capable of carrying sixteen sea-to-land cruise missiles each. Those missiles can deliver atomic warheads. And Osama, I suspect, will have access to the forty nuclear warheads constructed by Pakistan. Washington and New York, two primary targets for Al Qaeda, are near bodies of water from which these nuclear-tipped missiles can be launched. So are many other major American cities. Here are the skeletal details: In 1994, DCN, the government-owned company that builds France's naval vessels, agreed to help the Pakistanis build and learn to operate...