Category: Economy

Today’s News 12th January 2020

An Empire Self-Destructs An Empire Self-Destructs Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com, Empires are built through the creation or acquisition of wealth. The Roman Empire came about through the productivity of its people and its subsequent acquisition of wealth from those that it invaded. The Spanish Empire began with productivity and expanded through the use …

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Today’s News 11th January 2020

The War Pigs Are Finally Revealing Themselves – And This Is Just The Beginning… The War Pigs Are Finally Revealing Themselves – And This Is Just The Beginning… Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, In 2016 during the election campaign of Donald Trump one of the primary factors of his popularity among conservatives was that …

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Today’s News 10th January 2020

China: Beijing's Arctic Power Grab China: Beijing’s Arctic Power Grab Authored by Lawrence Franklin via The Gatestone Institute, One important element of the $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2020, which US President Donald Trump signed into law in mid-December, is the directive to examine and monitor “Chinese military activities in the Arctic, as …

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Today’s News 9th January 2020

Gold Spikes To Record High In Euros As Geopolitical Risk Rises Gold Spikes To Record High In Euros As Geopolitical Risk Rises Gold (priced in USDollars) spiked dramatically overnight, pushing towards seven-year highs as tensions in the Middle East escalated. Then, once Trump and Zarif had tweeted de-escalations, gold (in USDollars) fell back to unchanged… …

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Today’s News 8th January 2020

FBI, FAA, Air Force Investigate Armies Of Unidentified Drones Appearing Over 3 States At Night FBI, FAA, Air Force Investigate Armies Of Unidentified Drones Appearing Over 3 States At Night Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, Since just before Christmas, armies of unidentified drones have been appearing each night …

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Today’s News 7th January 2020

A Terrorist Attack Against Eurasian Integration? A Terrorist Attack Against Eurasian Integration? Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The murder of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, in the early hours of January 3 by US forces, only highlights the extent to which US strategy in the Middle East has failed. It …

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Today’s News 6th January 2020

The Cause Of America's Dysfunctionality The Cause Of America’s Dysfunctionality Authored by Jacob Hornberger via The Future of Freedom Foundation, In analyzing the causes for the dysfunctional nature of American society (e.g., soaring suicide rates, especially among young people, massive drug addiction and alcoholism, and widespread violence, including irrational mass killings), among the things to …

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Today’s News 5th January 2020

With Iran War Looming, Congress Has Been Left Out With Iran War Looming, Congress Has Been Left Out Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, Congress has never authorized the use of military force against Iran, and in the initial House version of the 2020 NDAA, it was explicitly noted that there is no authorization for …

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Today’s News 4th January 2020

How Long Will It Take For The US To Collapse? How Long Will It Take For The US To Collapse? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, There are a multitude of false assumptions out there on what the collapse of a nation or “empire” looks like. Modern day Americans have never experienced this type of …

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Today’s News 3rd January 2020

Lessons Of The OPCW's Douma Gas Attack Report: When The Narrative Fails, Lie Lessons Of The OPCW’s Douma Gas Attack Report: When The Narrative Fails, Lie Authored by Robert Fisk via The Independent, In the very early spring of this year, I gave a lecture to European military personnel interested in the Middle East. It …

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