Build Back Better Slogan of DAVOS
Build Back Better Slogan of DAVOS QUESTION: Why is the press so blind to the simple fact that all of these leaders are using the same slogan? This has never happened in history before. HE ANSWER: Journalists are willfully blind or those who are not are gagged by management. I would say it is fairer to blame […]
JBS Shutters All US Meat Plants As Cyber Attack Jeopardizes Food Supply
JBS Shutters All US Meat Plants As Cyber Attack Jeopardizes Food Supply Update (2002 ET): The USDA has released an important update about the Biden administration’s steps to mitigate potential supply constraints and price surges following JBS’ ransomware attack. As noted earlier today by the White House, USDA is aware of the ransomware attack against JBS, […]
Failure to Engage: Civil Society Marginalized in UN Food Summit
Source: CSM4CFS Failure to Engage: Civil Society Marginalized in UN Food Summit The failure of the UN Food Systems Summit to adequately engage civil society is one key reason why hundreds of civil society organisations have decided not to participate. In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly agreed to a 15 year action plan for […]
BC’s ‘Intentions Paper’ on Future of Forests Is Panned for Lack of Specifics
BC’s ‘Intentions Paper’ on Future of Forests Is Panned for Lack of Specifics Greens say failure to protect old growth breaks NDP campaign promise as protests continue. Fairy Creek protests show the government’s policies on old-growth logging don’t reflect the will of British Columbians, says Torrance Coste of the Wilderness Committee. Photo by Jen Osborne. As […]
From the Notebook: A Critical Shift in the War for Oil
From the Notebook: A Critical Shift in the War for Oil Davos really do think they are too clever by half. Despite prognostications to the contrary, negotiations with Iran over a new JCPOA are nearing completion which Biden/Obama will sign off on after putting up a bit more token resistance to lifting sanctions. Why do […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVII Teotihuacan, Mexico (1986) Photo by author ‘Renewables’. They will save us! This is one of the most common beliefs being bandied about by the ruling class and especially those that stand to profit from a shift to them in an attempt to power our complex society. I would argue, however, […]
The Fate of the Canadian Rockies May Rest on This Decision
The Fate of the Canadian Rockies May Rest on This Decision Approving the Grassy Mountain Coal Project could enable industrializing Alberta’s sensitive and vital eastern slopes. Ranching on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies in southern Alberta near the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project. Locals told a joint panel they fear the mine will […]
Gas Is Going To $5 Per Gallon: First In California, Then Across The Country
Gas Is Going To $5 Per Gallon: First In California, Then Across The Country Get ready for $5 per gallon gasoline – especially if you live in California. At least, that was the contention of a new WSJ op-ed that claims higher taxes and environmental regulations are both driving up the price of gas. Author Allysia Finley […]
Where Will The Next Deflationary Shock Come From?
Where Will The Next Deflationary Shock Come From? View as PDF “Whenever I hear numbers like this, I look back to my childhood growing up in Hungary, where…[the] value of money meant nothing. I’m very worried this is an unstoppable situation because the longer the Fed waits, the more they will have to raise rates. […]
Earth and Humanity: Myth and Reality
Earth and Humanity: Myth and Reality
Fed’s Favorite Lowball Inflation Gauge is Red-Hot, Not Seen in Decades, Even Without the “Base Effect”
Fed’s Favorite Lowball Inflation Gauge is Red-Hot, Not Seen in Decades, Even Without the “Base Effect” The majestic inflation overshoot has arrived. The Fed’s favorite inflation measure, generally the lowest inflation measure the US government provides — tracking a lot lower than even the Consumer Price Index which already understates actual inflation — and therefore our lowest […]
China Warns Global Financial Bubble Could Burst
China Warns Global Financial Bubble Could Burst Almost three months after markets stumbled when after China’s top banking regulator said he’s “very worried” about risks emerging from bubbles in global financial markets (and China’s property sector) sparking concerns about further tightening in the world’s second-biggest economy and slamming risk assets, China has done it again and on […]
Suffering a sea-change
Suffering a sea-change There is an established theoretical relationship between bonds and equities which provides a framework for the future performance of financial assets. It would be a mistake to ignore it, ahead of the forthcoming rise in global interest rates.Price inflation is roaring, and so far, central banks are in denial. But it is […]
If It’s Profitable, Is It Really Sustainable?
If It’s Profitable, Is It Really Sustainable? That an economic activity has to be profitable is considered a truism, something taken for granted and not reflected upon. But what if the opposite is the case? When I first took up small-scale organic farming in the 1970s, I spent a lot of energy in developing new methods […]
