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US Facing Mounting Debt Amid Global Pandemic – ABC
US Facing Mounting Debt Amid Global Pandemic – ABC Good interview with Professor Barry Eichengreen of UC Berkeley, a good friend of GMM, and odds on favorite to be a Nobel laureate one day. We agree with him that now is not the time to worry about the public debt as we are already down this rabbit hole and […]
Fourth Turning Accelerating Towards Climax
FOURTH TURNING ACCELERATING TOWARDS CLIMAX “At some point, America’s short-term Crisis psychology will catch up to the long-term post-Unraveling fundamentals. This might result in a Great Devaluation, a severe drop in the market price of most financial and real assets. This devaluation could be a short but horrific panic, a free-falling price in a market […]
The Real Reasons Behind the Global Pandemic Lockdown, Part 2
The Real Reasons Behind the Global Pandemic Lockdown, Part 2 In Part 2 of The Real Reasons Behind the Global Pandemic Lockdown, I discuss and build upon the ideas from Part 1, in which I discuss the continuing misinformation being spread about the pandemic, the various creators of the pandemic narrative that includes not only State […]
Global Pandemic Response Handing Governments Sweeping Powers They May Never Relinquish
Global Pandemic Response Handing Governments Sweeping Powers They May Never Relinquish While the response to the coronavirus pandemic have ranged from mocking the disease (such has Brazil’s Bolsonaro) to physically sealing people inside of apartment buildings in China, governments are deploying an array of legislative and technical measures to track and control citizens during the outbreak which has […]
The Pandemic Armchair Philosophy Blog, 03.26.2020
The Pandemic Armchair Philosophy Blog, 03.26.2020 It may sound paradoxical, but philosophers have proved useful in times of collapse and rebuilding. Some of the greatest works in philosophy–at least in terms of their longevity and influence–were written in and during such times.1 (More on this below.) Alfred North Whitehead, one of those philosophers writing in […]
The Covid-19 Economic Crisis Will Change Everything: Short Term and Long Term Effects
The Covid-19 Economic Crisis Will Change Everything: Short Term and Long Term Effects Whether you think the global pandemic is “just the flu” or you realize it’s the real deal, one thing is difficult to debate – many Americans are already feeling the economic pain being caused by the outbreak and the measures taken to […]
WHO Claims Coronavirus Is In Some Ways Worse Than Spanish Flu … Which Killed Tens of Millions
WHO Claims Coronavirus Is In Some Ways Worse Than Spanish Flu … Which Killed Tens of Millions Many experts claim that the fear of Coronavirus is overblown. And that morality might actually be decreasing. On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that the mortality rate from the Wuhan Coronavirus (formally known as 2019 nCoV) is 3.4% globally. […]
The Countries Best And Worst Prepared For An Epidemic
The Countries Best And Worst Prepared For An Epidemic The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has stated that another case of the coronavirus has been detected in the United States, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to five. The latest one was confirmed in Arizona and all five cases involve people who recently […]
The Coronavirus Is Swiftly Breaching Defenses Across The World
The Coronavirus Is Swiftly Breaching Defenses Across The World Things are now starting to get fast and furious. Outside of China, covid-19 is swiftly breaching defense lines all over the world. Italy is suddenly in big trouble — with the military being called in to enforce city quarantines. Iran, South Korea & Japan similarly find […]
Why Covid-19 Demands Our Full Attention
Why Covid-19 Demands Our Full Attention This is an unprecedented moment for our hyper-connected planet There’s a reason we’ve re-directed so much of our attention towards reporting on and trying to understand the novel coronavirus (covid-19) that originated in Wuhan, China in December. The heart of our approach is to be “systems thinkers.” “Learn how […]
Is The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Now Unstoppable?
Is The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Now Unstoppable? New data suggests so Oh, boy…the scientific research on covid-19 (the new name of the Wuhan coronavirus) continues to reveal what a huge challenge containing this virus is. A new report from Los Alamos Labs calculates its R0 at between 4.7 to 6.6. That is massively contagious! It’s little wonder then […]
US Says New Travel Restrictions “On The Table” As Singapore, Hong Kong Report Sharp Rise In New Cases
US Says New Travel Restrictions “On The Table” As Singapore, Hong Kong Report Sharp Rise In New Cases Summary: China says 1,716 medical workers have been infected Singapore reports largest daily jump in cases amid increased human-to-human transmission Hong Kong reports 3 new cases Hubei’s new party boss orders quarantine tightened President Xi touts new […]
Brace for Impact: Global Pandemic Already Baked In
Brace for Impact: Global Pandemic Already Baked In If we accept what is known about the virus, then logic, science and probabilities all suggest we brace for impact. Here’s a summary of what is known or credibly estimated about the 2019-nCoV virus as of January 31, 2019:1. A statistical study from highly credentialed Chinese academics […]
Why A Flu Outbreak In China Can Spook Global Markets
Why A Flu Outbreak In China Can Spook Global Markets When people talk about empires of the past, they generally mean Rome and Britain. But the biggest and in some ways most interesting empire was built and run by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries. At it’s peak it stretched from China to […]
Bill Gates: The Threat Of A “Disease X” Global Pandemic Is “Very Real”
Bill Gates: The Threat Of A “Disease X” Global Pandemic Is “Very Real” When it comes to global health policy, Bill Gates has never been known for subtlety. So it’s hardly surprising that his charitable foundation’s latest report on the greatest challenges facing mankind might make some readers want to lock themselves in an indefinite […]
