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The Baltic Dry Index is one of the only significant indexes of the ‘real’ economy, as it measures the transport of physical goods. While the US stock markets are near their all time highs, the shipment of real physical goods is down 35%, the worst start to the year in 30 years. From Zero Hedge: […]
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The below recently declassified transcript of an internal meeting between Kissinger and his advisers shows an alarming degree of incompetence from all sides. Remember, this was during a period of great economic turmoil, after the Nixon Shock, and the infancy of the modern Forex market as we know it. There are those who believe in […]
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California is one of the largest economies in the world. Home to major corporations, major shipping ports, the film industry, and a buzzing real estate market, California has a lot to lose. Many are still in denial about the radioactive plume that reached the shores of California some time ago. Now, seafood is showing positive […]
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What has happened to our institutions? The trend of the modern institutionalization of our system began in the late 19th century, but didn’t gain worldwide support until the early 20th century. It reached its peak after World War 2, when the feeling was that global institutions could stave off further bloody conflicts. Without WW2, establishing […]
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How many people in the financial services industry understand how the financial system works? We’ve all experienced it, we are dealing with someone who has all sorts of masters degrees, PhD’s, and doesn’t know the Federal Reserve is a private corporation, and even doesn’t know the product their company is selling. In the spirit of […]
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While the mainstream media continues to tout economic data pointing to a recovery, such as the 7% unemployment rate, the reality for many Americans is quite different. Record numbers of people from all demographics are unemployed, underemployed, or depend on government assistance. Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog: In America today, there are […]
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Capitalism, or any free market system, is always defined by it’s participants. Goods and services in demand will be provided to the extent possible. We all make economic decisions on a daily basis, and by doing so, are creating the system. For example, if everyone decided not to buy watches, at some point, they would […]
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Data shows that radiation from the Fukushima disaster may be 10 x larger than all radiation from Nuclear testing combined: Above-ground nuclear tests – which caused numerous cancers to the “downwinders” – were covered up by the American, French and other governments for decades. See this, this, this, this, this and this. But the amount of radiation pumped out by Fukushima dwarfs the amount […]
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More leaked documents reveal a secret NSA hacking operation, with techniques ranging from physical implants of malware (sometimes hardware) to infiltrating Telecom networks, and even exploiting Microsoft updates to infect the target machine. TAO has existed since 1997, but recently interest in the program is exploding, as seen by the drastic increase in the number […]
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Feminist and intellectual Camille Paglia says that the reversal of gender roles, or more specifically, the dilution of what it means to be ‘man’ or ‘woman’ marks the decline of Western Civilization. She said that if women were running society from the beginning, we’d still be living in grass huts. She’s not pro or con, […]
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