This American lacuna is not restricted to Iran. The world has actually altered decisively, yet America appears to be pursuing its policies of yesteryear. 2 authors who clearly provide themselves as prominent supporters of the pro-Israel ‘Community’ in Washington, Tony Badran and Michael Doran, in a piece in The Tablet, condemn the Group Biden’s attempt […]
When the caution light is flashing red, it’s sensible to have a capital preservation technique in location. Not everybody has an IRA or 401K bought the stock exchange, for those who do, the red warning light is flashing red: markets have actually reached historical extremes on many fronts. Much like in 2000, supporters claim “this […]
The large weight of this outlandish asymmetry of wealth and power is pulling the country into disorder. The U.S. Constitution does not resolve a little elite owning most of the country’s personal wealth and using a sliver of that wealth to affect the federal government so their wealth and political power boost in a self-reinforcing […]
How Bill Gates Set the Stage for Modi’s Disastrous Action to COVID-19 in India By Prabir PURKAYASTHA While the incompetence of the Indian federal government is starkly noticeable in its handling of the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis, its efficiency has been far worse on the vaccine front. The BJP-led government of Prime Minister […]
I’m sure it’s no surprise that the next five years will be risky and challenging; to the degree that we will be reliant on those closest to us, we are sharing a virtual lifeboat. Consider a scenario in which we’re on a ship that’s sinking, and the lifeboats have been launched. Being some of the […]
Events that devastate the majority financially greatly enrich the few who bet on non-linear dynamics. I see the same question in forums, threads, articles and emails: what can I do to protect myself and my family from whatever lies ahead? Given the uncertainties and extremes that are so evident, recognizing risk is a useful first […]
What’s left are the ‘fatal synergies’ of soaring debt and leverage, diminishing returns on stimulus, the substitution of credit for savings and the coming deflationary tsunami that pops all the speculative bubbles. Imagine a once modest but sturdy home built near a cliff to maximize the vistas. Over the decades, the foundation slowly degraded and […]
Despite their hollow bleatings about ‘doing all we can to achieve full employment’, the Fed’s policies has been Kryptonite to employment, labor and the bottom 90%–and most especially to the bottom 50%, the working poor that one might imagine most deserve a leg up. As wealth and income inequality soar to new heights thanks to […]
But weirdly, and irrationally, bubbles pop anyway. At long last, the moment you’ve been hoping for has arrived: you’re pitching your screenplay to a producer. Your agent is cautious but you’re confident nobody else has concocted a story as outlandish as yours. Your agent gives you the nod and you’re off and running: Writer: Two […]
By Peter Van BUREN Black men are systemically shot and killed in New York City and no one seems to care because the triggers aren’t pulled by cops. If you say discussing this is a distraction from racism, you do it from atop a lot of graves. And how can anyone say that doesn’t matter? Begin by […]
