Environmental Demonstrators vs Militarized Police
Environmental Demonstrators vs Militarized Police The movement against climate chaos is running up against intense repression funded by private corporations as well as the federal government, writes Shea Leibow. A huge column of smoke from the Bootleg Fire in Oregon could be seen for miles on July 8. (National Interagency Fire Center, Wikimedia Commons) This […]
Water Shortage Crisis, Hoover Dam is at Record-Low Water Level
Water Shortage Crisis, Hoover Dam is at Record-Low Water Level Lake Mead faces a water crisis. Lake Powell, also fed by the Colorado River, is even deeper into crisis level. MISH Severe Drought Could Threaten Power Supply in West for Years to Come The WSJ reports Severe Drought Could Threaten Power Supply in West for Years […]
A Global Liquidity Crisis Is Underway
A Global Liquidity Crisis Is Underway I’ve been analyzing currency wars for years. In fact, I’ve written a book called Currency Wars, so I have some expertise in the subject. A new front in the currency wars is emerging, but it has not yet erupted into blatant currency manipulation. That will probably come in early 2022. […]
Why the Global Economy Is Unraveling
Why the Global Economy Is Unraveling Global supply chain logjams and global credit/financial crises aren’t bugs, they’re intrinsic features of Neoliberalism’s fully financialized global economy. To understand why the global economy is unraveling, we have to look past the headlines to the primary dynamic of globalization: Neoliberalism, the ideological orthodoxy which holds that introducing market […]
The problem with climate change politics
The problem with climate change politics Climate change bears all the hallmarks of a state-sponsored crisis, useful to shift attention from other political failures. But the absence of financial accountability which characterises government actions also introduces behavioural errors. The absence of a profit motive in any state action exposes the relationship between governments and their […]
Buying our way out of pandemic malaise is hurting the planet, experts say
Buying our way out of pandemic malaise is hurting the planet, experts say Some say the emphasis should be on well-being rather than economic growth People line up to shop in Toronto. As COVID-19 cases eased in recent months, provinces have relaxed restrictions and encouraged people to spend again. But the emphasis on economic growth […]
More Cognitive Dissonance
More Cognitive Dissonance In my last post, I expressed my concerns regarding methane emissions along with the growing speed which our collective predicaments appear to be gaining. Then I explained precisely why we have thus far not made any real progress on these predicaments based upon our collective denial, which has a considerable amount to do with […]
Inflation Is Winning, and Here’s Why the Fed Seems Content To Let It Happen
Inflation Is Winning, and Here’s Why the Fed Seems Content To Let It Happen Photo by cottonbro The U.S. Treasury publishes its balance sheet annually. The most recent, for fiscal year 2020, is so egregiously out of whack it might be hard to wrap your head around: Total Assets: $5.95 trillion Total Liabilities: $32.74 trillion Net Position (total […]
You Need To Understand That The US Is The Most Tyrannical Regime On Earth
You Need To Understand That The US Is The Most Tyrannical Regime On Earth Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ You get a lot of moral clarity when you realize that the US government is the most despotic and corrupt regime on the entire planet by a very wide margin. This clarity informs […]
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Energy Transition Tale
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Energy Transition Tale PDF White Paper https://aad34399-d41b-4ad9-8d9d-5a2916094de2.filesusr.com/ugd/d8f080_433f3a6554b34231b6c6af71c437d625.pdf
Beirut Goes Dark As Economic Tailspin Sees Dire Fuel & Electricity Shortages
Beirut Goes Dark As Economic Tailspin Sees Dire Fuel & Electricity Shortages Starting Wednesday night Lebanon’s Central Bank announced that fuel subsidies have been halted, already at a moment where there’s been scarcity of both gas and electricity. Fuel prices are expected to at least quadruple, leading to a national scramble for fuel, exacerbating rolling blackouts akin to what’s […]
Supply-Chains Brace For Collapse: Port Of LA Fears Repeat Of “Shipping Nightmare” As China Locks Down
Supply-Chains Brace For Collapse: Port Of LA Fears Repeat Of “Shipping Nightmare” As China Locks Down Yesterday we reported that with container shipping rates already blowing out to never before seen levels amid continued chaos in Transpacific shipping as a result of massive port backlogs and production delays in China due to the relentless onslaught of the […]
Citing Corrupt Think Tanks For News Reports Is Blatant Propaganda
Citing Corrupt Think Tanks For News Reports Is Blatant Propaganda Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ One of the weirdest things about the mass media propaganda which manipulates the way people think, act and vote to maintain the status quo is the fact that mainstream news outlets routinely cite the employees of think […]
CON26
CON26 Up Stories Evia 2021The IPCC came out with another report today, which is a lead-in to another climate conference, this time in Glasgow in Oct-Nov 2021. All the headlines and reactions are exactly the same as they always are: There is no time to lose!, We have to act now!, but also: There is still hope! […]
Peter Schiff: When It Comes to Inflation, We’re Just Getting Started
Peter Schiff: When It Comes to Inflation, We’re Just Getting Started The July Consumer Price Index (CPI) data came out this week. For the first time, the numbers were in line with expectations, leading many mainstream pundits to declare “transitory” inflation is already starting to cool down. Peter Schiff broke down the report in his podcast. He […]
