BY SRSROCCO After the U.S. economy disintegrated in 2008, due to the Banking and Housing crisis, Americans pawned off a record amount of gold. How much gold? Nearly, 32 million oz (1,000 metric tons). That’s one heck of a lot of gold. Matter-a-fact, U.S. gold scrap supply at its peak of 160 metric tons (mt) … Read more
by Pamela Williams Congress member Fred Upton of Michigan, who until January had been chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the main health care legislating committees in Congress, officially came out against the American Health Care Act on Tuesday. Upton made the announcement during a local radio interview, and his office confirmed … Read more
by Michael Snyder There has been a tremendous amount of talk about the spending deal that was just reached in Congress. Most of the focus has been on who “won” and who “lost” politically, and if you have been keeping up with my articles you definitely know my opinion on the matter. But what nobody … Read more
by Robert Carbery Hillary Clinton is still in denial over her loss to Donald Trump in last November’s election. The former Democratic presidential nominee spoke during a recent interview on CNN, explaining why she thinks she lost. She’s still blaming it on FBI Director Jim Comey’s “meddling.” “I was on the way … Read more
By Gabrielle Seunagal It appears that GOP leaders might actually be completely unfit to be calling the shots in Washington. Everyone in America knows that the Republican Party has control of the White House, the Senate, and House of Representatives, yet there is still serious talk about an impending government shutdown. Earlier today, President Trump … Read more
By Michael Snyder One sector of the economy that is acting as if we were already in the middle of a horrible recession is the auto industry. We just got sales figures for the month of April, and every single major U.S. auto manufacturer missed their sales projections. And compared to one year ago, sales … Read more
by Umar Farooq Only a few months ago the digital currency was priced at around $1,200. In the short time since the price has jumped to more than $1,400, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index. Source: mashable As CoinDesk noted, this is an “all-time high” for the cryptocurrency, which saw a big increase at the beginning … Read more
by Pamela Williams This report is based upon the following: “This week marked the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency and it was unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. From the nominations of unqualified cabinet secretaries like Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt, to the failed attempt at banning Muslim refugees from our … Read more
by Pamela Williams I was interested in knowing what is being said in South Korea now that the THAAD Missile System has become operational by the United States. There has been talk of South Korea’s unrest concerning the THAAD deployment, and one has to understand their point of view. It puts them between a rock … Read more
Conservatives are blasting the five-month, fiscal 2017 spending deal written by Republicans and Democrats as nothing short of a “cave in” by the GOP despite its control of both the House, Senate and White House. The deal, conservatives say, will make the fiscal 2018 spending process even more difficult. <snip> The fiscal 2017 spending plan … Read more