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<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3897164" alt="george zimmerman in court 2013" src="http://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/450573901.jpg?w=1024&h=684" width="1024" height="684" /> While most people who have been acquitted of murder try to keep a low profile afterwards, George Zimmerman  just can’t seem to stay out of the spotlight. After being spotted at gun shops, stopped by police multiple times , and criticized for attempting to raise money through a “celebrity boxing match”, Zimmerman is definitely on our radar whether we like it or not. Most recently – in a new interview with Univision – he’s claiming that he’s homeless and suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Zimmerman also claims that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin threatened to kill him before he shot him dead: “When he saw my handgun and looked at it and told me that he was going to kill me that night, uh...

Banker suicide Bloomberg  is reporting  this morning that former  Federal Reserve  economist Mike Dueker was found dead in an apparent suicide near Tacoma, Washington. Dueker, 50, a chief economist at  Russell Investments , had been missing since Jan. 29 and was reportedly having troubles at work. Normally HousingWire wouldn’t cover deaths in the industry, but what’s strange is that Dueker is the third prominent banker found dead since Sunday. On Sunday, William Broeksmit, 58, former senior manager for  Deutsche Bank , was found hanging in his home, also an apparent suicide. On Tuesday, Gabriel Magee, 39, vice president at  JPMorgan Chase & Co’s ( JPM )  London headquarters, apparently jumped to his death from a building in the Canary Wharf area. Please like subscribe comment and share this post. Also, check out our Facebook group: If you would like to start a discussion join the group and IM me. If you have tips on your elected o...

There's a lot of talk of Karl Marx in the air these days – from Rush Limbaugh  accusing  Pope Francis of promoting "pure Marxism" to a  Washington Times  writer  claiming  that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is an "unrepentant Marxist." But few people actually understand Marx's trenchant critique of capitalism. Most people are vaguely aware of the radical economist's prediction that capitalism would inevitably be replaced by communism, but they often misunderstand why he believed this to be true. And while Marx was wrong about some things, his writings (many of which pre-date the American Civil War) accurately predicted several aspects of contemporary capitalism, from the Great Recession to the iPhone 5S in your pocket. Here are five facts of life in 2014 that Marx's analysis of capitalism correctly predicted more than a century ago: 1. The Great Recession (Capitalism's Chaotic Nature) The inherently chaotic, crisis-prone nature o...