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The Real Risk to the Global Economy
THE REAL RISK TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WASHINGTON, DC – One of the great mysteries of today’s global markets is their irrepressible enthusiasm, even as the world around them appears on the verge of chaos or collapse. And yet, investors may be more rational than they appear when it comes to pricing in political risks. […]
The Cruel, Topsy-Turvy Economics of Collapse
The Cruel, Topsy-Turvy Economics of Collapse Contrary to common sense, we could experience booming GDP and stock market valuations all the way to society’s imminent collapse. As we reel from one natural disaster after another—hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, wildfires in California—climate scientists explain how they’re not really “natural” at all. They’re the anticipated consequence of a breakdown […]
Too Good For Too Long
Shutterstock Too Good For Too Long Over-extended systems contract quickly & violently I’m writing this from my home in Sonoma County at the end of an intense week of witnessing firsthand the devastation caused by the many current fires burning in northern California. While it’s hard to focus on anything other than the moment-to-moment developments […]
This Is What Collapse Looks Like: ‘Roving Gangs Fight For Resources… Aid Workers Being Held At Gunpoint In Puerto Rico’
This Is What Collapse Looks Like: ‘Roving Gangs Fight For Resources… Aid Workers Being Held At Gunpoint In Puerto Rico’ What does it look like when the entire system around you collapses? The fallout in Puerto Rico, which has left a devastating impact with no food on grocery store shelves or electricity to over three million […]
The return of the peasant: or, the history of the world in 10½ blog posts. 3. From the ancient to the medieval
The return of the peasant: or, the history of the world in 10½ blog posts. 3. From the ancient to the medieval Continuing my ‘history of the world’ series (a fully referenced version of which is available here), I finished last time by saying we should take a peek at what came after the ‘Axial […]
3D printing, AI and Robots v Dark Age
3D printing, AI and Robots v Dark Age QUESTION: Hello, Mr. Armstrong. Let us say that the future turns out OK-ish (post crash and burn), that we avoid another dark age. 3D printing, AI and robots do a lot of the work for humanity. The amount of available mundane jobs are reduced and replaced by […]
Scott Cahill: Collapse Risk At The Oroville Dam Is Still Unacceptably High
Scott Cahill: Collapse Risk At The Oroville Dam Is Still Unacceptably High Bungled repairs and new concerns at the tallest US dam Remember the crisis earlier this year at the Oroville Dam? The overflow from California’s winter of heavy rain threatened to overpower our country’s tallest dam. A cascading failure of the dam’s main gates, […]
Gulf of Mexico DEAD ZONE caused by agricultural runoff from U.S. farms
Gulf of Mexico DEAD ZONE caused by agricultural runoff from U.S. farms (Natural News) Every year, a hypoxic zone appears along the Gulf of Mexico. Otherwise known as a “dead zone,” it is an area of water that contains little to no oxygen. The significantly reduced levels essentially makes the body of water a biological […]
Beware of the “dark side” of humanity during any collapse
Beware of the “dark side” of humanity during any collapse While there have been countless books, movies and television shows about life after some type of apocalyptic event, chances are none of us will ever actually be forced to experience what its like trying to rebuild society from the ground up. More than likely, the […]
Venezuela: Dictatorship, Collapse And Consequence
Venezuela: Dictatorship, Collapse And Consequence If you want to outline the numerous failures of ideological and economic socialism, just name any socialist nation and you are sure to uncover an endless supply of examples. In fact, many countries where socialism is not total but making considerable inroads often suffer from severe decline — the U.S. […]
Joseph Tainter: The Collapse Of Complex Societies
Joseph Tainter: The Collapse Of Complex Societies What history predicts about our future prospects By popular demand, we welcome Joseph Tainter, USU professor and author of The Collapse Of Complex Societies (free book download here). Dr. Tainter sees many of the same unsustainable risks the PeakProsperity.com audience focuses on — an overleveraged economy, declining net energy per […]
Letters from Venezuela: This Is What Life Is Really Like in a Post-Collapse Society
Letters from Venezuela: This Is What Life Is Really Like in a Post-Collapse Society If you ever wondered what life was really like in a post-collapse society, look no further than Venezuela. Today, I’d like to share a first-hand report of everyday life there. The country has been on the way down since a socialist […]
The Trump Collapse Scapegoat Narrative Has Now Been Launched
The Trump Collapse Scapegoat Narrative Has Now Been Launched Last week was a rather crazy one for the news feeds, with cyber attacks and “Comey memos” and a host of other wild mayhem, it may have been difficult for many people to keep track of it all. That said, there was one event that I […]
Global Collapse: Children Are Literally Starving To Death In Venezuela And Yemen
Global Collapse: Children Are Literally Starving To Death In Venezuela And Yemen Venezuela and Yemen were both once very prosperous nations, but now parents are literally watching their children starve to death as the economies of both nations continue to utterly collapse. Just like so many here in the United States, most of those living […]
