Irreversible Collapse: Accepting Reality, Avoiding Evil
Irreversible Collapse: Accepting Reality, Avoiding Evil
‘Tis The Season For Bankruptcies, Store Closings And Tent Cities…
‘Tis The Season For Bankruptcies, Store Closings And Tent Cities… We need to make 2021 a year of hope, because right now there is more economic suffering in America than we have seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. More than 100,000 businesses have permanently closed down since the pandemic began, many of our […]
Merger Mania Is Transforming Canada’s Oil Scene
Merger Mania Is Transforming Canada’s Oil Scene Canada’s oil landscape looks encouraging for 2021 as Whitecap Resources Inc. acquires two oil and gas companies in addition to mergers between other energy companies, with anticipated growth through the coming year as demand for energy steadily increases. In November, Whitecap Resources announced a plan to acquire rival company […]
Extreme flooding from slow hurricanes a danger to farms
Extreme flooding from slow hurricanes a danger to farms Preface. Yet another danger from climate change for agriculture will be slow hurricanes and cyclones dumping a foot or more of rain over a few days such as the recent hurricanes Harvey (2017), Florence (2018), and Dorian (2019). Journal reference: Zhang G, et al. 2020. Tropical cyclone […]
This is a Recipe for Hot Inflation in 2021
This is a Recipe for Hot Inflation in 2021 Get ready for a tsunami of liquidity to hit the financial system. President Trump has already signed a COVID-19 stimulus bill that will give $600 to most Americans. The House of Representatives has since passed a bill to increase the amount to $2,000. So that’s a […]
The Kafkaesque Imprisonment of Julian Assange Exposes U.S. Myths About Freedom and Tyranny
The Kafkaesque Imprisonment of Julian Assange Exposes U.S. Myths About Freedom and Tyranny The real measure of how free is a society is not how its mainstream, well-behaved ruling class servants are treated, but the fate of its actual dissidents. A billboard van calling for an end to extradition proceedings against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange […]
Bill Vitek: In Pursuit of Better Agriculture (and a Better Society)
Bill Vitek: In Pursuit of Better Agriculture (and a Better Society) “The way we farm and the way we think are connected—that’s our premise.” On December 16th, Olivia Malloy was joined by Bill Vitek for a conversation about his work with perennial agriculture. Among his many other roles, Mr. Vitek, a philosopher, educator, and scholar, […]
America Keeps Claiming Governments It Hates Are Paying Bounties On US Troops In Afghanistan
America Keeps Claiming Governments It Hates Are Paying Bounties On US Troops In Afghanistan We’re now getting mass media reports that yet another country the US government doesn’t like has been trying to kill American troops in Afghanistan, with the accusation this time being leveled at China. This brings the total number of governments against […]
Thank You 2020
Thank You 2020 Eugene Delacroix Greece expiring on the Ruins of Missolonghi 1826A little personal thank you note from the Automatic Earth is in order. 2020 has been an annus horribilis across the world, but we have been blessed with lots of attention and comments, as well as great support from our readers throughout the year, both […]
The Year Ahead: U.S. Faces Uncertain Economic Future
The Year Ahead: U.S. Faces Uncertain Economic Future You’re standing in the back yard, filling up a wading pool for the kids with a garden hose. If you turn the hose off, the pool stops filling. Allow enough time, and the sun evaporates the water. Over the course of the summer, the water slowly dries […]
Who is Behind it Central Bankers & Can the Dollar Survive?
Who is Behind it Central Bankers & Can the Dollar Survive? QUESTION: Are the central bankers really behind this digital currency? Will that end the dollar as the reserve currency? Thank you for sharing your experience. HV ANSWER: No the central bankers are NOT the instigators. It was Christine Lagarde who when at the IMF was threatening counties they would be […]
Covid “Mutation” Stories Show That The Lockdowns Are Designed To Last Forever
Covid “Mutation” Stories Show That The Lockdowns Are Designed To Last Forever For many months now I have been warning that the design behind the pandemic lockdowns is a perpetual one; meaning, the lockdowns are MEANT to last forever. We can see this in the very commentary of the establishment elites that are pushing for […]
Plus ça change: A French Lesson in Monetary Debauchery
Plus ça change: A French Lesson in Monetary Debauchery Fiscal policy shifted into turbo-charged, warp speed, overdrive early into the COVID related recession. To facilitate the borrowing binge, the Federal Reserve took unprecedented monetary actions. In 2020, the fiscal deficit (November 2019- October 2020) rose $3.1 trillion and was matched one for one with a […]
This Time Is Not Different. More Debt, Less Growth
This Time Is Not Different. More Debt, Less Growth I remember that in 2009 three messages were constantly repeated: “In this crisis measures are different, because governments are investing in the recovery by increasing public spending,” “the funds from stimulus plans will strengthen the recovery “and “central banks help a stronger recovery by lowering rates […]
Financial Warfare Is Real
Financial Warfare Is Real In my 2011 book, Currency Wars, I gave a detailed description of the first-ever financial war game sponsored by the Department of Defense. This financial war game took place in 2009 at the top-secret Applied Physics Laboratory located about twenty miles north of Washington, D.C., in the Maryland countryside. Unlike typical war […]
