Leaked report of the IPCC reveals that the growth model of capitalism is unsustainable
Satellite image showing smoke from Siberian forest fires reaching the North Pole (August 3, 2021). Image credit: Felton Davis, Flickr. Leaked report of the IPCC reveals that the growth model of capitalism is unsustainable The second draft of the IPCC Group III report, focused on mitigation strategies, states that we must move away from the current capitalist […]
Fed Up with the Fed’s Abuse of Power
Fed Up with the Fed’s Abuse of Power One phrase describes the Fed’s pillaging of the nation to benefit the few at the expense of the many: abuse of power. To confess that the fate of the entire global economy now rests on the mumblings of a fossilized Politburo fanatically devoted to making the rich […]
Eurozone finances have deteriorated
Eurozone finances have deteriorated Despite negative interest rates and money printing by the European Central Bank, which conveniently allowed all Eurozone member governments to fund themselves, having gone nowhere Eurozone nominal GDP is even lower than it was before the Lehman crisis. Then there is the question of bad debts, which have been mostly shovelled […]
What Can We Learn About Covid Tyranny From Australia And Afghanistan?
What Can We Learn About Covid Tyranny From Australia And Afghanistan? Despotic people tend to telegraph their future actions like inexperienced fighters tend to telegraph their punches; it’s not as if the intentions of totalitarians are obscured or hard to predict. In some cases they may even believe that they can be as obvious as […]
Homes lose running water in Klamath Basin as houses compete with farmers, ranchers
Homes lose running water in Klamath Basin as houses compete with farmers, ranchers Water well pump servicers with TW Wells get a water well outside Klamath Falls running again on Aug. 5. JPR News Homes in rural areas of the Klamath Basin have lost running water as their wells fail. Part of the reason: more […]
Why Am I Still Writing?
Why Am I Still Writing? Scenes from earlier times in Glen Haven, Michigan. From top, D.H. Day Farm, Glen Haven Canning Company, Outside of Glen Haven General Store, and the last two showing the inside of the Glen Haven General Store. When I began this blog last December, my main goal at that particular […]
The All-Seeing “i”: Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy
The All-Seeing “i”: Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy “Under His Eye,” she says. The right farewell. “Under His Eye,” I reply, and she gives a little nod. By now you’ve probably heard that Apple plans to push a new and uniquely intrusive surveillance system out to many of the more than one billion iPhones it has sold, […]
The New Possible
THE NEW POSSIBLE The New Possible is an eclectic assortment of essays by activists, experts and other prominent figures from around the world. The thread that ties them together is a recognition that, for all the harm it has caused, the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up exciting new possibilities for societal change. In the course of […]
UK Supermarket Boss Says Shortages at Worst Level He Has Seen
A truck driver makes a milk delivery to a supermarket in London on Aug. 3, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP via Getty Images) UK Supermarket Boss Says Shortages at Worst Level He Has Seen A leading supermarket boss has warned that current UK food shortages are at a “worse level” than he has ever seen. The food supply chain has […]
Peter Schiff: Less Loose Fed Monetary Policy Isn’t Tight Fed Monetary Policy
Peter Schiff: Less Loose Fed Monetary Policy Isn’t Tight Fed Monetary Policy There’s been a lot of talk about the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchases. Peter Schiff talked about it during his podcast, saying even if the Fed does getting around to tapering, that doesn’t equate to a legitimately tight monetary policy. Furthermore, any […]
The Shortages Are Going To Get Worse Later This Year As Global Supply Chains Increasingly Falter
The Shortages Are Going To Get Worse Later This Year As Global Supply Chains Increasingly Falter Have you noticed that it is a lot harder to get certain things these days? Just recently, someone in my local area was surprised when her appointment to get the windshield on her vehicle fixed was canceled because it […]
What a CATASTROPHIC Supply Chain Breakdown Will Look Like
What a CATASTROPHIC Supply Chain Breakdown Will Look Like “…there were also times when they had the illusion not only of safety but of permanence.” – George Orwell. When a society falls apart, it’s hard to know exactly how it will all fracture and break apart. We can tell a little bit of our course […]
How to Pickle Food: A Beginner’s Guide
How to Pickle Food: A Beginner’s Guide In this blog, I’m going to give you the ultimate crash course in pickling. It is likely you’ll never buy a store-bought lifeless can of sliced jalapenos or a limp dill pickle again after watching this. I will also share with you my recipe for Prepper Pickled Pepper […]
After the Gold Standard, Government Grew While the Dollar Shrank
After the Gold Standard, Government Grew While the Dollar Shrank Public-domain image via Picryl.com Why ending the gold standard led to a bigger government and a smaller dollar As The Hill’s Robert P. Murphy notes, most Americans associate the end of the gold standard and the ensuing dollar erosion with Nixon and his 1971 decision to […]
A rising tide sinks all boats… eventually
A rising tide sinks all boats… eventually Have you heard that ice cream causes murder or that global warming has led to an increase in piracy? Apparently in Maine, consuming more margarine leads to more divorces, while increased US spending on science, space and technology results in increases in suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation. Actually, these are […]
