Commentary

Submitted by Robert Farley via The Diplomat, Are the norms of appropriate espionage changing? Glenn Greenwald’s new book, based on revelations from Edward Snowden, critically highlights an episode from the 2010 UN Security Council vote […]

by John Rubino Banking didn’t start out as a reckless, parasitical plaything of a moneyed and politically-connected aristocracy. In the beginning, in fact, bankers weren’t even bankers. They were jewelers and goldsmiths who had to […]

By M.D. Creekmore A couple of weeks a go after expressing an urgency to put our preps into high-gear, several readers asked why that I felt so strongly, about it, and why I felt the […]

By Michael Snyder If you believe that the U.S. economy is heading in the right direction, you really need to read this article.  As we look toward the second half of 2014, there are economic […]

By Tyler Durden Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, As the price of meat continues to skyrocket, will it soon be considered a “luxury item” for most American families?  This week we […]

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  (Early Sunday Release) Economist John Williams has a dire prediction for the U.S. dollar.  Williams says, “I don’t see what will save it at this point. . . . Now we […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]