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by Mark Angelides An illusion called Democracy has been cast upon us. We have the feeling, the view, the idea that we are in fact choosing the person who we want to lead us, but in fact our leaders are selected, not elected. As the world’s media focuses its collective Eye on the Middle East, … Read more

by Mark Angelides It has been a full 24 hours since the nail bomb was detonated at a packed concert in Manchester, England. We have the death toll at 22 people (including children), and injuries numbering 60+. Already we have found out that the bomber was working with others (although as he detonated alone, it … Read more

By Michael Snyder After eight long, bitter years under Obama, will things go better for entrepreneurs and small businesses now that Donald Trump is in the White House?  Once upon a time, America was the best place in the world for those that wanted to work for themselves.  Our free market capitalist system created an … Read more

by Michael Snyder The left just can’t seem to understand that Islamic terrorists are going to try to destroy our way of life no matter how nice we are to them. On Monday night, a bombing at Ariana Grande’s Manchester concert made headlines all over the globe. 22 people, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed … Read more

by Robert Carbery A second civil war may very well be inevitable in the coming years if we keep this up.   The United States of America has not been united in some time. We have continued to separate ourselves by geography and political affiliation. New England is totally different from the Deep South. The … Read more

by Pamela Williams The actual documents surrounding the Seth Rich murder are at:   https://www.scribd.com/document/320691960/Event-16113797-Public-Incident-Packet-1 At last I have answers to questions that were very important to me.  However, there is one question that I do not.  When were Seth’s parents called?  Since his wallet was on his body, the police, the EMTS, the hospital staff … Read more

by V.K. I’m a financial journalist, I write about pension funds and their role in funding a huge range of industries, and I believe they have grown to become the most significant contributer to collapse. At the end of last year pension funds in the 22 biggest markets were worth a record $36.4 trillion. And all … Read more

by Pamela Williams   The murder investigation of Seth Rich has been mishandled and blatantly botched.  I do not know how his parents are withstanding this miscarriage of justice against Seth.  All one has to do is to examine each aspect of the nonexistent investigation.  There clearly is no investigation, but the issues surrounding Seth’s murder … Read more

by Mark Angelides On both sides of the Atlantic we have seen a decade long push to have more and more people apply for university placement. Is this because governments see a “full-education” as the most practical way of removing people from poverty? or is there a more sinister reason? The principle by which a … Read more

by Mark Angelides As news comes out about the latest terror attack in the UK, a nation is left wondering if the government can actually do anything to stop them happening, and if so, why have they not already done so. In Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert, it is thought at least two explosions, … Read more

By Michael Snyder Even though I write about our ongoing long-term economic collapse every day, I didn’t realize that things were this bad.  In this article, I am going to show you that the average rate of growth for the U.S. economy over the past 10 years is exactly equal to the average rate that … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Having surged for years, quant hedge funds dominate stock trading. Quant-focused hedge funds – they specialize in algorithmic rather than human trading – gained $4.6 billion of net new assets in the first quarter, and now hold $932 billion, or about 30% to the $3.1 trillion in total hedge-fund assets. At … Read more

by tsukeisawa There have been plenty of attacks against the tax plan proposed by President Trump. I personally love the tax plan as it is everything you could want. Realistic taxes for the rich and corporations. Lower taxes on the poor and middle class. Best of all the new tax code is simple and easy to … Read more

Starts off pretty normal, May 16th bit worse, May 17th hyperbole increases, May 18th OMFG FULL AUTISTIC SCREECHING May 22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um6xwV-mqk0 h/t Forkfoot

Imagine if the Watergate investigation had led not only to the downfall of President Nixon, but also to allegations against his successor, plus the Speaker of the House, the leader of the Senate, a third of the cabinet, and more than 90 members of Congress. That gives you some idea of what’s happening in Brazil … Read more

Americans are falling behind on their auto-loan and credit-card bills, household debt has exceeded the amazing levels reached in 2008, only the rich can afford to live downtown now, and it’s getting worse! A shortage of homes for sale has bedeviled U.S. house hunters in recent years, so why don’t builders build more? One problem … Read more

The Pentagon overbilled the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines for fuel, pocketing the massive price differences to fill a “slush fund” used for inefficient or mismanaged defense programs, according to the Washington Post. The Department of Defense amassed $6 billion over the past seven years by billing the US armed forces excessive … Read more