by Charles Hugh-Smith Rebuilding social capital and social connectedness is not something that can be done by governments or corporations. As the mid-term elections are widely viewed as a referendum of sorts, let’s set aside politics and ask, what’s behind the erosion of our civil society? That civil society in the U.S. and elsewhere is fraying … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The hail of two-notch downgrades doesn’t help. Wolf here: Shares of General Electric [GE] are down over 3% this beautiful Friday morning, trading at $9.20. If they close at this level, they would mark a new nine-year closing low. Shares are down 52% year-to-date: The lowest close since the 1990s was … Read more
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A rare duck is going viral online after finding a new home in New York City. The Mandarin duck, known for its multicolored feathers and hot pink bill, is native to East Asia. The big question: Why is it here, in the middle of Manhattan? Photographer Dennis Newsham can’t get enough of … Read more
From CNBC: Central banks around the world have upped their spending on gold to the highest level in almost three years, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). More than 148 metric tons of gold were bought by the national banks in the three months to the end of September, a rise of 22 percent on the same period last … Read more
by Thinker Activist Leon Ford, 25, who was shot and paralyzed by police in 2012, announced his bid for Pittsburgh City Council on Thursday, according to WTAE, Pittsburgh Action News 4… “I have been speaking all over the country encouraging young people to not only vote, but to run for office,” Ford wrote in a … Read more
by Jon Hall, Free Market Shooter A report by the U.K. Parliament’s Home Affairs Select Committee details dire consequences for public safety if issues within the police force are not addressed. MPs have said that United Kingdom police risk becoming “irrelevant” to the population as investigations into crimes plummet and a “shockingly-low number of charges” are brought for most crimes, even … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Well, it was only a matter of time that when you read between the lines concerning pet population of dogs and cats, the solution is to REDUCE their numbers – which is really what they argue for behind the curtain concerning humans. I have written previously how they really want to starve humans to reduce the … Read more
Is this the fault of bad socialist policy ? “Germany may be Europe’s biggest and strongest economy and is enjoying record employment, but one fifth of its citizens are struggling to make ends meet, a new study reveals. Some 15.5 million people or 19 percent of the population in Germany were “at risk of poverty” … Read more
