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<title>Jacek Popiel - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jacek was born in Poland, raised in Europe and Africa and finished his education in Canada and the US, giving him the opportunity to experience first hand a variety of ethnic and cultural environments. A seven year period of military service, including a high level strategic assignment in the United States, followed his education. After leaving the military, Jacek then started a successful career in international business development, focused on engineered products and covered eastern and western Europe, Russia, North America and Japan. He dealt and negotiated with both western and socialist government entities, corporations of all sizes, and research ... ]]></description>
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<title>China Has It All - So Far</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The policies adopted by China to achieve economic dominance are remarkably similar to those National Socialist Germany implemented for its aggressive territorial expansion. Germany overreached and was devastated. Will China make now the same wager?]]></description>
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<title>The New Divide: A New Enmity Between High and Low - Rulers and Ruled</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:43:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The traditional opposition between right and left is being replaced, on our globalized planet, by a new enmity between high and low, rulers and ruled. Upheavals as such now seen in Egypt may become commonplace unless remedial policies are developed and applied.]]></description>
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<title>America's Enduring Strength</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:45:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The enduring strength of America is in the free experience of creating a different future together. The capacity to do so is built on the Founding Fathers' extraordinary confidence in the abilities of the people, without regard to class, education or wealth.]]></description>
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<title>Russia, China and the Dollar</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:44:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China has attempted to forge similar agreements with other trade partners, but all suffer from the same shortcoming: while the Russian ruble and the U.S. dollar are freely convertible into other currencies, the Chinese yuan is not. Its exchange value is set arbitrarily by the Chinese government, using the dollar as a yardstick, so as to provide Chinese exporters with a decisive price advantage.]]></description>
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<title>The Warning Bell</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:59:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite talk of global recovery, the main problems at the root of the crash remain unresolved. A second downturn will occur in spring 2011, forcing the implementation of new policies.]]></description>
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<title>The Political Roller Coaster: Too Much, Too Fast</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:23:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why has the electorate rejected both established parties in quick succession? It is because, between their committed cores, is a large and growing center, seeking effective solution rather than grand schemes. The time for either party to co-opt that still formless mass of voters is quickly running out.]]></description>
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<title>Of the Government and the Private Sector</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:50:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The great conflict between right and left is rapidly morphing into one between high and low, between the ruling elites and the mass of the people. This threatening class war urgently demands a reassessment of the roles of the government and the private sector.]]></description>
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<title>Globalization and the Destruction of Wealth</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:45:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing does not result in economic progress, but in a continuous destruction of wealth and lowering of living standards. In other words it makes us and the world poorer not richer.]]></description>
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<title>Global Dislocation and False Hopes</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:59:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The rush to globalization of the last two decades has given rise to financial instability and growing international disorder. A pullback is necessary, which can only be accomplished by returning power to established national governments and institutions.]]></description>
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<title>The US Economy - The Real Issue - Global Finance and Global &quot;Free-Trade&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:33:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite huge efforts and spending by government, we still have a "jobless recovery". Before more money is printed and deficits further increased, we need to realize where the jobs have gone.]]></description>
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<title>The Coming Congressional Gridlock</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:01:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Congress emerging from the November election will be sharply divided and marked by a diversity of constituent mandates. Under those conditions only "one-liner bills" will be feasible - simple, clear and sharply focused measures capable of effectively dealing with increasingly critical issues.]]></description>
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<title>We Are Americans Because of Our Differences</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:09:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The challenges before us are substantial. Our economy is in disarray and the downturn threatens to be hard and long. We are engaged in a number of military conflicts which are eating up our armed forces and our resources, without a clear strategy and a visible road to peace. Our governments are heading into massive deficits even as their spending commitments grow out of control. And we are under attack by shadowy organizations which disregard all human rights and rules.]]></description>
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<title>Spilled Oil Policy As Pursued by Barack Obama</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:03:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It has been said and written that the Gulf oil spill could be Barack Obama's Katrina. That it most probably already is, but it could get much worse. Not "Waterloo", but more like Napoleon's ill-conceived Russian campaign of 1812, which cost him his army, his reputation, and, eighteen months later, his throne.]]></description>
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<title>The Return of Inflation Or Printing Money is Easy - Investing it Well is the Difficult Part</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:25:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Current central bank policies of rapid monetary expansion are aimed at preventing deflation. In fact they might well have the exactly opposite effect. ]]></description>
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<title>The Recession is Not Over, Only Delayed a Bit</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:54:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The prevailing news from the stock market, and from growing chorus of economists and forecasters, is that the current recession is, for all practical purposes, a thing of the past. A few annoyances, such as high unemployment and massive indebtedness, still remain, but these should take care of themselves as soon as economic growth resumes later this year.]]></description>
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<title>A Leap Into the Unknown - Next Year's Economy</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:58:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The root cause of the current crisis is the mismatch between the monetary mass within the global financial system and the amount of assets available for investment. Current government and central bank policies have increased that mass beyond the system's capacity to absorb it. The probable outcome will be a massive currency crash, which only the implementation of alternative policies could prevent.]]></description>
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<title>A Crisis Without Exit</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:21:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A great part of the liquidity created by the ultra-loose monetary policy of the United States is exported through the global financial system, creating asset inflation abroad. Once the economy takes off and imports rise with it, this inflation will be recycled to the US and choke off any meaningful recovery.]]></description>
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<title>The Tax Tsunami</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Current policies and programs championed by both administration and congress will produce a massive increase in taxation. This will not only destroy the economy, but could lead to a general taxpayer revolt.]]></description>
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<title>The Economic Break Point</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:42:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Under both the Bush and the Obama administrations economic policy has been focused on propping up the global financial system. While trillions have been thrown at the banks, the real economy has continued to deteriorate, as evidenced by the rising unemployment numbers.]]></description>
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<title>Last Chance in Bamyan</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:08:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite major military and economic investment in our Afghan campaign, we are no nearer to a solution than the Soviets were seven years after their invasion. Our troops are not to blame, so we  need to take a hard look at our overall policy.]]></description>
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<title>If There is No Bread, Let Them Eat Cake</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly everyone has heard or read that famous quote, generally attributed to Queen Marie-Antoinette of France. True or false, the quote is so pithy that it has survived both controversy and the passage of time. By now it has become the most common expression of the indifference of rulers to the plight of their subjects or citizens.]]></description>
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<title>Stimulus Programs - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:20:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stimulus programs are not equal in their effects on the economy. Depending on their focus and area of application, the impact will be positive or negative.]]></description>
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<title>The Numbers Behind the Recovery</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:59:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The predictions of economic recovery have so far been supported by a very limited and selective set of data. When information that is predictive or based on exceptional circumstances is stripped away few, if any, hard numbers remain.]]></description>
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<title>Economy on Track For the Next Bust</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:48:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Far from helping, government policies aimed at restarting the economy are actually worsening the crisis and preparing the next crash. Stock markets and commodity prices have shot upwards since March. Fundamentals, however, are still bad if not awful. Unemployment continues to rise; whole industries, such as housing, automotive and shipping, are at depression levels; foreclosures are setting records, and the consumer is pulling back. The stock market rise of 50 percent is way ahead of a real economy still bumping along the bottom.]]></description>
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<title>Fed Intervention is Off the Mark</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:08:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By spending, lending and printing huge amounts of money, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve have patched up the financial system. But the real economy is still in the ditch, as its primary driver is no longer credit, but the cost of energy.]]></description>
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<title>The Crumbling Sino-American Axis</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:55:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The July meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Partnership ended with the usual polite speeches and pledges of continuing cooperation. This disguised but did not entirely covered the fact that the partnership is headed for collapse.]]></description>
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<title>Sarah Palin Could Be Right</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:30:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For many commentators Sarah Palin has put an end to her political career by resigning as governor of Alaska. But with the governmental establishment heading for a major wreck her decision to jump ship, whatever the motive, could be the correct one.]]></description>
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<title>China Creates It's Own Credit Bubble</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:41:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In order to escape the impact of the global recession, the Chinese government is creating a credit bubble similar to the one that crashed the Western economies. The end result is likely to be the same.]]></description>
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<title>The Facts Behind the Iran Protests</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:49:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The protests in Iran are as much about government incompetence as about elections and democracy. This situation is not unique to Iran. In fact the gap between elites and people is a growing global issue.]]></description>
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<title>Is Russia a Potential Partner For the US?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:29:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The overthrow of communism by the Russian people was a historical achievement, but Russia has little experience handling freedom. With respect to the new Russia the US has a choice between a hard line and cooperation. The second option is by far the most promising.]]></description>
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<title>The New Chinese Threat to the Dollar</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:16:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Current Chinese and American monetary policies are diametrically opposed. The Chinese government has unveiled a commercial strategy which could in time undermine the dollar global role.]]></description>
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<title>New Factors in the Global Warming Debate</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The issue of climate change is becoming more complex due to influences other than greenhouse gas accumulation. Major new initiatives should not be taken until a better scientific understanding is reached and a comprehensive energy policy sketched out.]]></description>
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<title>Are the Wars on Terror Winnable?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:19:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Success in the conflicts under the war on terror umbrella is only partly dependent on military force. The real key is the US policy towards the subject populations.]]></description>
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<title>The Green Shoots Illusion</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:33:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Government intervention in the U. S. economy has created a stalemated situation. The measures taken are blocking market mechanisms but fall short of the impetus that true nationalization could provide.]]></description>
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<title>The Coming Confrontation Over the Dollar</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:57:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The current U.S. fiscal policy runs directly against the interests of the holders of the U.S. treasury securities, primarily China. As neither of the parties to this conflict is willing or even able to back down a confrontation looks inevitable.]]></description>
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