the systems in place and the people in power are corrupt and consistently put profit over people. it's been that way for centuries. what can I do?

by bloodonthecleaver there is an answer! the good news is that it starts with you, yes you, and the choices and relationships you make. the bad news is that it takes sacrifice on your part. but if you dream of a better world, those sacrifices might damn well be worth it. we live in a … Read more

Gerald Celente – Bear market-Recession trigger

Trends Research, Released on 3/8/18 Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered … Read more

Rosenberg: It’s an Ugly Picture If You Are Looking for Value in Equities

BY PATRICK WATSON Source: Mauldin Economics The long-awaited Strategic Investment Conference 2018 kicked off with a keynote from David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff titled, “Year of the Dog: Will It Bark or Bite?” (Spoiler: The answer is “bite.”) Rosenberg began by running through a list of his own metrics: forward P/E, price/sales, price/book value, enterprise value/EBITDA. All of … Read more

This is the Reason Markets Should Set Interest Rates

BY JOHN MAULDIN In the course of inventing new tools, sometimes you find that the old tools weren’t so bad. Sometimes they might even be better than your “improved” versions. And that might be the case with our key inflation measure. My friend John Williams at ShadowStats believes that the changes that the Labor Dept. made in the ’80s … Read more

Suspect in Denver fatal hit-and-run wanted by ICE; sheriff’s department refuses to honor detainer

by DCG Patrick Firman: Sheriff for the city and county of Denver From KDVR: An undocumented immigrant illegal alien is in jail in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents want to take him into custody. But the Denver Sheriff’s Department refuses to honor the detainer. Denver stopped honoring detainer orders from ICE in 2014. If the undocumented immigrant illegal alien, 26-year-old Ivan … Read more

NANCY PELOSI ON DOJ LAWSUIT: We will keep the doors open for illegals….. ”make America more American”

Here’s a great statement of where California stands on illegal aliens flooding into their state. You won’t believe what Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had to say in a statement following the DOJ’s Jeff Sessions’ statement on the lawsuit against California… Remember that there are an estimated 2.5 million illegals in California! Pelosi’s statement included outrageous … Read more

Breaking: Republic Steel set to add 1000+ jobs in Lorain

In response to President Trump signing proclamations Thursday imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Republic Steel has announced plans to restart its Lorain facility. The move would bring back more than 1,000 jobs to the Lorain plant, which will be positioned to restart its idled electric arc furnace, casters, and rolling mills on short notice. … Read more

The Most Important Economic Charts… Aren't Economic Charts

Authored by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog, The global economy is the sum of its production of goods and services versus its capability to consume those.  This article will outline the mismatch of fast rising capacity versus the deceleration of consumptive capability. As for productive capacity; mechanization, innovation, technology, and cheap debt have helped ramp up the potential.  Going forward, a flurry of advancements including AI, … Read more

California Border Activists Back Jeff Sessions Against ‘Sanctuary State’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zcf6jSAc0k California Border Activists Back Jeff Sessions Against ‘Sanctuary State’ http://www.breitbart.com/california/2… http://www.breitbart.com/big-governme… http://www.breitbart.com/california/2… https://fightsanctuarystate.com/attor… http://www.breitbart.com/california/2… http://www.breitbart.com/big-governme…

Women’s Pension Crisis Highlights Dangers To Savers

by GoldCore Women’s Pension Crisis Highlights Dangers To Savers – International Women’s Day highlights the underreported UK Women’s pension crisis – 2.66 million affected by UK government’s change to state pension act – Women’s pension crisis is one of many in the UK, where there is a £710bn deficit for prospective retirees – Changes by … Read more

Total Bank Credit

by Dave Below is the “net change w/w” in the total outstanding bank credit for all commercial banks in the US.  When the black line drops below 0, that means a decline in the amount of credit vs the previous week. TOTBKCR is the most frequently updated bank credit timeseries, and has a 2 week … Read more

CENTRAL BANKERS NEVER GET IT RIGHT

by Egon von Greyerz Central bank heads have been at it again last week. And they have clearly all been singing from the same hymn sheet. The messages have been very similar from the bosses of the Fed, ECB and BOJ. The head of the Swedish Riksbank had a different and much more interesting message. … Read more