More Debt Won’t Make America Great Again

by Bill Bonner POITOU, FRANCE – Yesterday’s headline news, from Reuters: U.S. economic growth was a bit stronger than initially thought in the second quarter, notching its best performance in nearly four years, as businesses boosted spending on software and imports …

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The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter New York condo prices fell again. Historic spikes slow in Seattle and other metros. On a national basis, home prices surged 6.2% in June compared to June last year (not seasonally-adjusted), and 0.8% from May, according to …

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America Today: K2 Overdoses, Opioid Epidemic, Debilitating Disabilities, Rampant Mental Health Issues, Scary Number of Suicides, and Rising Obesity Levels

By Bob Shanahan A harrowing scene unfolded in New Haven, Connecticut last week when 100 people overdosed on some form of K2, regularly and inaccurately called synthetic marijuana. While New Haven officials were responding to some 76 people, Rick Fontana, …

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