Government
The Three-War Doctrine
By John Feffer U.S. troops have left Iraq and are leaving Afghanistan. The “war on terrorism” now seems so last decade. U.S. military spending has leveled off, and the Pentagon is looking at some fairly […]
2014
Financial
The Fall Of The Dollar Based Monetary System: Russia Puts The Avalanche In Motion
It is truly astonishing how much trust people have in the establishment. Almost everyone believes that central planners are focused on defending the best outcome for society. In the same respect, almost everyone nowadays believes that […]
World Affairs
Debt Rattle May 16 2014: Europe Imitates The Fall Of The Roman Empire
By The Automatic Earth Harris & Ewing Sandwich vendor, Washington DC 1919 In essence, it’s really simple. We’ve seen over the last few days that the European Union is a federation of sovereign countries whose […]
Wealth Abuse
Russia Dumps 20% Of Its Treasury Holdings As Mystery “Belgium” Buyer Adds Another Whopping $40 Billion
By Tyler Durden Back in mid-March, there was a brief scare after the start of the Ukraine conflict, when Fed custody holdings plunged by a record $104.5 billion (if promptly bouncing back the following week), […]
Commentary
Homeowners Become Renters
By John Rubino This morning’s housing report was huge. As one representative headline put it: “Housing starts up sharply; permits highest since 2008″. Dig just a little deeper and it’s still huge, though in a […]
Commentary
Fed Laundering Treasury Purchases to Disguise What’s Happening-Paul Craig Roberts
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com In his latest article, former Assistant Treasury Secretary Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says, “The Fed is the great deceiver.” Why is he making this shocking accusation? The reason is tiny Belgium’s […]
Commentary
Debt Rattle May 15 2014: There Are No Markets Anymore
By The Automatic Earth Arthur Siegel Farmhands drinking beer, Jackson, Michigan Fall 1941 It’s a fun day in finance so far today. Eurozone growth is not going anywhere, but there’s no lack of positive anticipations […]
Wealth Abuse
Rising Resource Costs Escalate Odds of Global Unrest
The critical 40% income-to-food threshold by Chris Martenson As we observe the growing unrest in Ukraine, there is the usual rush to ascribe a cause. Was it meddling by the West? Russia? Was it corruption […]
Environment
Suburbs Become Ghettos
By John Rubino Not so long ago, a reasonably-presentable American could live an hour outside of a city and commute in for a government or banking job, thus getting the best of both worlds: city-level […]
Commentary
Break the Silence: a World War is Beckoning
By John Pilger Why do we tolerate the threat of another world war in our name? Why do we allow lies that justify this risk? The scale of our indoctrination, wrote Harold Pinter, is a “brilliant, even […]