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Predicting Financial Collapse (and what to do about it)

Predicting Financial Collapse (and what to do about it) Many people ask me about how to insulate themselves from a financial collapse of some kind or another. I am not a financial advisor, and my focus has always been on collaborative resilience, whereby collectives of people might cope better. But when pressed by friends on […]

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The world in 2018 – Part Four

The world in 2018 – Part Four In the modern world, our perceptions of reality are largely shaped by economic and financial considerations, and our policy conversations are largely built around intellectual categories and evaluative criteria that pertain to the economics discipline. Yet a long-term view shows that ‘The world in 2018’ is in a significantly […]

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Unaware and Misinformed–Exactly How They Like Us

UNAWARE AND MISINFORMED – EXACTLY HOW THEY LIKE US I should start this out with a disclaimer. I worked as a financial planner and stock broker for 25 years and really didn’t begin to grasp the true mechanics of the financial system until nearly 10 years in. It took even longer for the magnitude of […]

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Why The Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Is Such A Huge Threat To The U.S. Financial System

Why The Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Is Such A Huge Threat To The U.S. Financial System The debt crisis in Puerto Rico could potentially cost financial institutions in the United States tens of billions of dollars in losses.  This week, Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla publicly announced that Puerto Rico’s  73 billion dollar debt […]

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Our Financial Future: Infinite Greed Meets a Funny Thing Called Karma

Our Financial Future: Infinite Greed Meets a Funny Thing Called Karma All those angered by the mere question of the viability of this predatory pillaging in the name of capitalism are incapable of even admitting this cultural crisis exists. Somewhere along the line, we lost the ability to distinguish between earning a profit and maximizing private gain by […]

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The American Story Is A Mystery Only to Economists

The American Story Is A Mystery Only to Economists I think I should accept that I will never in my life cease to be amazed at the capacity of the human being to spin a story to his/her own preferences, rather than take it simply for what it is. Your run of the mill journalist […]

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Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014

Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014. Worried about the shit hitting the fan on climate change and other major crises? Good. Because those crises prove that civilization is in the midst of a phase shift to new forms – and we’ve got the opportunity, right now, to ride the wave of five […]

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