These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021 Environmental threats are among some of the most pressing. Image: REUTERS/Adrees Latif Billions are at risk of missing out on the digital leap forward, as growing disparities challenge the social fabric. In the medium-term, the global economy will be threatened by the knock-on effects of the coronavirus […]
Food Prices Around the World Soar, But Inflation Remains…Incredibly Low?
Food Prices Around the World Soar, But Inflation Remains…Incredibly Low? Food price indexes over the past rolling 12-months have been reported increasing at a healthy 4% clip, but US government and banking officials have still been reported 12-month rolling “official” inflation rates in the US at a comical and lowly 1.4%. To refresh our memories, […]
Oil Tanker Owners Pay to Move Crude in Wake of Supply Cuts
Oil Tanker Owners Pay to Move Crude in Wake of Supply Cuts (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia’s oil production cuts have hit the tanker market so hard that owners of the biggest vessels are effectively subsidizing cargo deliveries on the industry’s main trade route. Supertankers delivering 2-million-barrel shipments of the kingdom’s oil to China are losing […]
Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump ban
Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump ban Russian dissident Alexei Navalny echoes criticisms levelled by German chancellor’s spokesman Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has sharply criticised Twitter’s decision to ban US president Donald Trump, calling it a “problematic” breach of the “fundamental right to free speech”. Twitter suspended Mr Trump’s account last week in the aftermath […]
How BC’s Fossil Fuel Fights Link to a String of Wins in the US
How BC’s Fossil Fuel Fights Link to a String of Wins in the US A thin green line with global impact. Latest in a series on creating a zero-carbon bioregion. Familiar mood, different Vancouver. Protesters block an oil-carrying train in Vancouver, Washington in 2016 — part of a two-decade movement spanning Alaska to California. Photo: Alex […]
Massive Inflation in Shipping Costs. And the Reasons
Massive Inflation in Shipping Costs. And the Reasons Rates for trucking, ocean containers, airfreight, parcels, you name it, the costs for shipping consumer & industrial goods are surging. The dollar-amount spent by shippers, such as manufacturers or retailers, on shipping their goods jumped by 13% in December from a year earlier, driving the Cass Freight Index […]
Dear Governments, Spend as Much as You Can
Dear Governments, Spend as Much as You Can This week we heard further details about more trillions in upcoming spending and even changing monetary issuance laws (for CBDCs) worldwide. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), what critics might call a supranational leveraged buyout bank, was out this week making calls for governments worldwide to spend as […]
Interest Rate Tremors May Spell Disaster for the Dollar
Interest Rate Tremors May Spell Disaster for the Dollar Banksy As the U.S. plunges further into debt beyond a staggering $27 trillion, the dollar’s time is running out. But the problem is much deeper than that. With inflation on the rise, and long-term bond yields rising in concert with massive debt, some disturbing scenarios could develop that spell trouble for […]
The False Flag Coming this Week
The False Flag Coming this Week A “false flag” is a term that goes back to the days of Pirates. They would fly a flag of a friendly country and then when they were close they would raise their Skull & Crossbones. Thus, the term originated during the 16th century and referred to the deliberate […]
The Next Wave Of Spending Will Not Bring Prosperity
The Next Wave Of Spending Will Not Bring Prosperity We Are Starting A New Series Of Mistakes The surprisingly bad job numbers recently released show America lost 140,000 jobs in December. A big part of the problem is that this is only one indicator of the carnage taking place in our economy. As small businesses […]
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? Our new paper shows the outlook for life on Earth is more dire than is generally understood. The research published […]
The Two Faces Of The US Empire
The Two Faces Of The US Empire The Biden/Harris inauguration event is going to be a star-studded celebration spanning an unprecedented five days, a giddy orgy of excitement at a murderous oligarchic empire having a new face behind the front desk after promising wealthy donors that nothing will fundamentally change. This comes at a time when Americans are now reporting that they trust […]
