JosephEStiglitz Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics and University Professor at Columbia University, was Chairman of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of […]
by Martin Armstrong A lot of people have asked what to do because property taxes keep rising and they can see they are unable to retire under such circumstances. The politicians are wiping out the […]
By Michael Snyder Central banks lie. That is what they do. Not too long ago, the Swiss National Bank promised that it would defend the euro/Swiss franc currency peg with the “utmost determination”. But on […]
The Burning Platform In case you hadn’t noticed, the MSM storyline was obliterated this morning with the December retail sales report. There is absolutely no way for the shysters and charlatans in the media, Wall […]
By The Automatic Earth Ann Rosener Reconditioning spark plugs, Melrose Park Buick plant, Chicago 1942 We need to do a lot more thinking, and take a far more critical look at ourselves, than we do at present. […]
by PEPE ESCOBAR Putin did it. Sorry, he didn’t. In the end, it was not Russia “aggression” that attacked the heart of Europe. It was a pro-style jihadi commando. Cui bono? Careful planning and preparation; Kalashnikovs; rocket-propelled grenade launcher; balaclavas; sand-colored ammunition […]
“Don’t look back — something might be gaining on you,” Satchel Paige famously warned. For connoisseurs of civilizational collapse, 2014 was merely annoying, a continued pile-up of over-investments in complexity with mounting diminishing returns, metastasizing […]
by Tyler Durden For those hoping that the recent brief dip in Brent crude below $50 – most notably Venezuela’s intrepid socialist leader Nicolas Maduro whose numbered days get shorter with every day Brent closes red, and […]
By Mike Whitney “If undercharging for energy products occurs deliberately, it also effects those who introduce these limitations. Problems will arise and grow, worsening the situation not only for Russia but also for our partners.” – […]
by Thierry Meyssan Official visit of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Raúl Castro (January 2012). The simultaneous announcement by Barack Obama and Raúl Castro of the restoration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba came as […]
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