America’s Debt Dependence Makes It An Easy Economic Target
By Brandon Smith There is a classic denial tactic that many people use when confronted with negative facts about a subject they have a personal…
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Is Emerging Market Turmoil Deutsche Bank’s “Black Swan?”
By Dave Kranzler Rising energy prices and collapsing emerging currencies are two developments that are not receiving much attention in the mainstream propaganda narrative. But…
After Increasing Nat’l Debt a TRILLION in 6 Months, US Gov’t Just Gave Themselves a Massive Raise
By Matt Agorist This week, the US Congress passed the massive 1.3 trillion-dollar Omnibus spending bill. Then, early Friday morning, the Senate did the same…
The Fed Has Its Finger On The Button Of A Nuclear Debt Bomb
By Brandon Smith I hear a lot of talk lately in the alternative media (and even the mainstream media) of the potential for World War…
Everything You Need To Know About Federal Spending In Five Charts
By Daniel J. Mitchell I write constantly (some would say incessantly and annoyingly) about entitlement spending. And I occasionally write about discretionary spending. It’s time…
In 2017, The US Government “Lost” $2.2 Million—Every Single Minute
By Matt Agorist Illustrating the gluttonous nature and disturbing spending habits of the empire that is the United States, the US Treasury released its financial…
Reckless Deficit Spending by Congress Set to Wreck the Dollar
By Clint Siegner U.S. equities got a free ride on the Trump train after his election, even as Federal Reserve officials hiked interest rates. That…
Illinois’ Debt Crisis Foreshadows America’s Financial Future
By Clint Siegner Those wanting a glimpse into the future of our federal government’s finances should have a gander at Illinois. The state recently “resolved”…
War on the Poor: Jeff Sessions Rescinds Legal Doc That Ended Debtors’ Prisons
By Rachel Blevins In addition to his “War on Cannabis,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently revealed that he is also in favor of a “War…
Combined Wealth of World’s Billionaires Now Tops $6 Trillion, and Rising Fast
By Isaac Davis By many economic indicators, the world is seeing an unprecedented boom right now. While this may seem like great news in generalized…
Total Government And Personal Debt In The U.S. Has Hit 41 Trillion Dollars ($329,961.34 Per Household)
By Michael Snyder We are living in the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world. In 1980, total government and personal debt in…
5 Ways to Keep a Tax Farm (Citizens) Producing
By Joe Jarvis The government depends on the citizens to produce, to create value from which the ruling classes can leech. They need to keep…
Government Insolvency Gets Harder To Ignore
By Clint Siegner Several U.S. states and the federal government are hopelessly insolvent. It’s something many bullion investors have known for years. The real question…
From Great Recession To Grand Illusion
By Susan Boskey From the Great Recession to the Grand Illusion of recovery, growing household debt and the number of families struggling to make ends…