Buy More Luxury Gifts: It’s Good For Your Neighbors In Need
One of the more persistent myths about capitalism is that wealth and resources are “wasted” when spent on luxuries…
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Why Everything That Needs To Be Fixed Remains Permanently Broken
Just in case you missed what’s going on in France: The status quo in Europe is doomed…
Continue readingThe “Yellow Vests” And The Downward Mobility Of The Middle Class
Capital garners the gains, and labor’s share continues eroding. That’s the story of the 21st century…
Continue readingTwo-Thirds Of Americans Think They’re Middle Class, But Millions Of Them Are DEAD WRONG
The middle class has been steadily shrinking, but most Americans still believe that they are a part of it. Millions of them are dead wrong. Here’s why…
Continue readingCharles Hugh Smith Asks: Are We In Recession Already?
The value of declaring the entire nation in or out of recession is limited, especially if the top 10% never even feels it. Here’s more…
Continue readingCharles Hugh Smith: Preventing The Final Fall Of Our Democratic Republic
There’s mounting evidence that the Age of American Exceptionalism is grinding to an end. Charles and Chris Martenson discuss the evidence…
Continue readingWhy Are So Few Americans Able To Get Ahead?
Our entire economy is characterized by cartel rentier skims, central-bank goosed asset bubbles and stagnating earned income for the bottom 90%.
Continue readingWhy Is Social Media So Toxic?
The desire to improve our social standing is natural. What’s unnatural is the toxicity of doing so through social media. Here’s more…
Continue readingThe Coming Inflation Threat: Why We Are About To Feel The Burn Of Price Inflation Even More
The damage has been done, and there’s no way to put the financialization of the past decade back in the bottle. Here’s what it means for the economy…
Continue readingIs The Greatest Bull Market Finally Ending? (Hint: Follow The Money)
The bull market will end, either with a whimper or with a bang, and here is what to look for to know that the bull market is ending…
Continue readingDigging Into Wealth And Income Inequality As US Household Assets Top $100 Trillion
Household assets recently topped $100 trillion, but digging into the data we see that very few Americans have benefited. Here are the details…
Continue readingHow Things Fall Apart: The Extremes Aren’t Stable
A funny thing happens on the way to keeping the financial system from collapsing – the financial system becomes even more unstable. Here’s how…
Continue readingThe Fed Has Created Stagnant Wages In An Age Of Plenty
For most people wages have been stagnant since the 1970s. There are very clear reasons why that is the case. Here are the details…
Continue readingThe True Impact Of ‘Unconventional Monetary Policy”
All of this unconventional monetary policy since 2009 has made an impact, but not for the average Joe or Main Street. Here’s where the impact went…
Continue readingTo Understand America’s Economy Start By Understanding The Neo-Feudal Extortion Within It
The economy is a form of neo-feudalism, full of the extortion of the people by government, and the result is the people are worse off. Here’s how it works…
Continue readingNothing Lasts Forever: Tell-Tale Signs The Empire Is In Decline
Nothing is as permanent as we imagine, and here are several signs that demonstrate we’re nearing the end of empire…
Continue reading21st Century Misery Index: Labor’s Share Of The Economy And Real-World Inflation
The “Misery Index” signals things have never been better, but that’s because the data isn’t accurate. It’s time for a new index, like the one proposed here…
Continue readingHere’s What We’ve Lost In The Past Decade
The confidence and hubris of those directing the rest of us to race off the cliff while they watch from a safe distance is off the charts…
Continue readingHow Do Systems And Nations Fail? Look To US Education & Healthcare For Insight
When systems intended to benefit all only benefit a few, they fail, and that’s exactly the point where education and healthcare find themselves…
Continue readingWelcome To The 3rd World America: Where The Bottom 50% Boosts The Economy On Pure Debt
The economy looks good on the surface, but underneath, we see it’s really the bottom half fueling the economy by drowning in debt. Here’s the details…
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