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“The People Live In Terror” – Military Intervention Imposed In Rio As Unrest Worsens
“The People Live In Terror” – Military Intervention Imposed In Rio As Unrest Worsens Brazil’s Senate has overwhelmingly approved a military intervention in Rio de Janeiro that was first proposed by President Michel Temer last week – the latest step in the president’s crackdown on crime and social unrest ahead of a hotly contested local […]
Bastiat Knew the Proper Limits of Government Force
Bastiat Knew the Proper Limits of Government Force If you don’t violate the life, liberty, or property of someone else, you should not see the arm of the law. High school students in the United States are usually required to take a course in government. They learn about the structure of government but rarely discover […]
The Pie Is Shrinking So Much The 99% Are Beginning To Starve
Melissa E Dockstader/Shutterstock The Pie Is Shrinking So Much The 99% Are Beginning To Starve How much longer until the pitchforks come out? Social movements arise to solve problems of inequality, injustice, exploitation and oppression. In other words, they are solutions to society-wide problems plaguing the many but not the few (i.e. the elites at […]
Chinese Insurer Warns Of “Mass Defaults, Social Unrest” Due To “Mass Redemption” Run
Chinese Insurer Warns Of “Mass Defaults, Social Unrest” Due To “Mass Redemption” Run One month ago, China came “this close” to the one event which terrifies Beijing more than anything: a run on China’s shadow banks. As a quick reminder, 150 customers of China’s Mingsheng Bank, the country’s largest private bank, were furious in mid-April […]
Politicians Are Now Making Plans in Case the Public Turns Against Them Violently
Politicians Are Now Making Plans in Case the Public Turns Against Them Violently (ANTIMEDIA) Washington, D.C. — As protests continue to break out all around the nation over President Donald Trump’s desire to scrap Obamacare, Politico reported Tuesday that many politicians are beginning to worry about their own personal safety — to the point where some are having private sessions to discuss the […]
It’s Worse Than You Think
It’s Worse Than You Think New York City police officers guard Trump Tower, President-elect Donald Trump’s Manhattan home. (Richard Drew / AP) Widespread social unrest will ignite when Donald Trump’s base realizes it has been betrayed. I do not know when this will happen. But that it will happen is certain. Investments in the stocks of […]
Grasshopper Nation: Planning For Those Who Aren’t Prepared
wikimedia Grasshopper Nation: Planning For Those Who Aren’t Prepared Whom will you help? And how much will you be able to? Take a moment to reflect on all the people you care about who aren’t reading this article. Or sites like this, which wrestle with the implications of limits to growth and the concerning unsustainability […]
Recipe for Collapse: Rising Military and Social Welfare Spending
Recipe for Collapse: Rising Military and Social Welfare Spending Leaders faced with unrest, rising demands and dwindling coffers always debauch their currency as the politically expedient “solution.” Whatever you think of former Fed chair Alan Greenspan, he is one of the few public voices identifying runaway entitlement costs as a structural threat to the economy […]
China Warns “Social Stability Threatened” As 400,000 Steel Workers Are About To Lose Their Jobs
China Warns “Social Stability Threatened” As 400,000 Steel Workers Are About To Lose Their Jobs In late September, we were stunned to read (and report) that in the first mega-layoff in recent Chinese history, the Harbin-based Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group, or Longmay Group for short, the biggest met coal miner in northeast China had […]
Swiss Army Chief Warns Of Social Unrest, Calls Upon Citizens To Arm Themselves
Swiss Army Chief Warns Of Social Unrest, Calls Upon Citizens To Arm Themselves Swiss army chief André Blattmann warned, in a Swiss newspaper article on Sunday, the risks of social unrest in Europe are soaring. Recalling the experience of 1939/1945, Blattman fears the increasing aggression in public discourse is an explosively hazardous situation, and advises the Swiss people to […]
Fourth Turning–Social & Cultural Distress Dividing the Nation
FOURTH TURNING – SOCIAL & CULTURAL DISTRESS DIVIDING THE NATION I wrote the first three parts of this article back in September and planned to finish it in early October, but life intervened and truthfully I don’t think I was ready to confront how bad things will likely get as this Fourth Turning moves into […]
Concealment Strategies Against Social Unrest, Theft, or Confiscation
Concealment Strategies Against Social Unrest, Theft, or Confiscation It does little good to spend a lot of time and money in preparing for difficult times if you don’t also plan on securing those supplies against the very threats you are preparing for. Severe social dislocations caused by war, economic problems, or widespread natural disasters are […]
Yes it is Scary – But Necessary
Yes it is Scary – But Necessary COMMENT: Hi Martin, Once again, thank you for all the information you provide on a daily basis. It is informative as well as scary at the same time. I’m afraid you are preaching to the hard headed. Here in Canada, people truly believe in government and socialist ideologies. It […]
