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If Everything’s Doing So Great, How Come I’m Not?÷
If Everything’s Doing So Great, How Come I’m Not? Are you better off than you were 10 years ago? We’re ceaselessly told/sold that the U.S. economy is doing phenomenally well in our current slow-growth world — generating record corporate profits, record highs in the S&P 500 stock index, and historically low unemployment (4.9% in July […]
Dmitry Orlov: The US Is Sleepwalking Towards A Nuclear Confrontation
Dmitry Orlov: The US Is Sleepwalking Towards A Nuclear Confrontation Russia is ready for one. But are we? Following his cautionary analysis on the increasing tension between the US/NATO and Russia, Chris interview Dmitry Orlov this week about the potential likelihood for actual direct conflict to break out between the world powers. Orlov was born and raised […]
Tensions Between US/NATO & Russia Are Flaring Dangerously
Tensions Between US/NATO & Russia Are Flaring Dangerously A cornered bear will ultimately use its claws As if there weren’t enough crises to worry about in the world already, from shooting rampages to accelerating species loss, the US and NATO continue to ‘poke the bear’ and risk an outbreak of war with Russia. I wish […]
Brad Friedman: Why To Be Suspicious Of Every Election
Brad Friedman: Why To Be Suspicious Of Every Election Electronic voting machines have opened up Pandora’s box Long an ‘exporter of democracy’ to the rest of the world, there is ample evidence that the United States lacks even the most rudimentary, basic protections necessary to preserve voting integrity within its own borders. Some of the […]
Dave Janda: Bad Medicine
Dave Janda: Bad Medicine A doctor’s reasons for quitting the profession In our ongoing discussion of how our Health Care system (or more aptly-named “Sick Care” system) has been hijacked by those who profit most from it, we interview Dr. Dave Janda this week, who recently and very publicly announced he was walking away from his clinical […]
Which Countries Will Be Tomorrow’s Winners & Losers?
Cienpies Design/Shutterstock Which Countries Will Be Tomorrow’s Winners & Losers? Resources, capital flows & demographics will be key The dictum “demographics is destiny” proposes that all the complexities of finance, society and politics are ultimately guided by demographics: the relative size of each generation, birth rates, death rates, etc. For example, an oversized generation of […]
Chaos & Volatility On The Rise
Chaos & Volatility On The Rise The systems that support us are breaking down No, that’s not a ‘click bait’ sensationalist title. Things are getting ‘weird’ out there if you’re trying to be polite, and downright ‘chaotic’ if you’re being blunt. Everywhere we look, we see signs that the systems that support us are breaking […]
Automating Ourselves To Unemployment
Tatiana Shepeleva/Shutterstock Automating Ourselves To Unemployment How shortsighted policies are creating a long-term crisis Students of Austrian business cycle theory are familiar with the term malinvestment. A malinvestment is any poor use of resources or capital, commonly made in response to bad policy (usually artificially low interest rates and/or unsustainable increases in the monetary supply). The […]
Eric Hunsader: The Financial System is ‘Absolutely, Positively Rigged’
Eric Hunsader: The Financial System is ‘Absolutely, Positively Rigged’ And the abuses are getting worse, not better Eric Hunsader, founder of Nanex, has been at the vanguard of warning about the dangers and the rampant fraud that the rise of high-frequency trading (HFT) algorithims have let loose in today’s financial markets. While he usually feels like a lone voice […]
Adam Trexler: A New Way to Hold Gold (2016 Update)
Adam Trexler: A New Way to Hold Gold (2016 Update) Right alongside the bills in your wallet What if you could carry and exchange gold in the exact same manner as you do with the dollar bills in your wallet? Two years ago, we introduced the precious metals community to a company called Valaurum, which […]
We’re Not Going To Make It…
We’re Not Going To Make It… …without real sacrifice Right now I’m on a Metro North train heading the NYC. I’ve been invited to sit on an advisory council at the UN on building a sustainable energy future. I’ll let you know how the meeting goes, after I take a few selfies to immortalize the experience in […]
Teal Swan: The Role Of Spiritual Resilience
Teal Swan: The Role Of Spiritual Resilience While much less tangible, it’s no less important This podcast requires a special introduction because it is reflective of a side of myself that I have often alluded to, but largely kept private until now. And that is my searching for personal insight, meaning, and deeper inner fulfillment. […]
Ed Butowsky: Calculating The True Cost of Living
Ed Butowsky: Calculating The True Cost of Living Why it’s much higher than we’re told/sold Over the past decade, we’ve been told that inflation has been tame — actually below the target the Federal Reserve would like to see. But if that’s true, then why does the average household find it harder and harder to […]
