In the 21st century Americans have been distracted by the hyper-expensive “war on terror.”  Trillions of dollars have been added to the taxpayers’ burden and many billions of dollars in profits to the military/security complex in order to combat insignificant foreign “threats,” such as the Taliban, that remain undefeated after 15 years. 

…Everything Else is Credit! Resurgence of the Gold and Silver Markets

By Bill Holter, March 08 2016

Over the last three weeks, U.S. equity markets have recovered and are now more overbought than any time since 2009. While this is the case with equities, it is not the case with high yield debt.

Global Economic, Political and Military Configurations

By Prof. James Petras, March 08 2016

Capitalism is the only economic system throughout the world. However, it has and continues to experience periods of severe crisis, stagnation and breakdown.

The Refugee Crisis and “Free Movement of People across the EU”: While Schengen Shatters, Greece Is The Scapegoat

By Fatma Yilmaz-Elmas, March 07 2016

The free movement of people throughout Europe, which was one of the most important gains of European integration, is now threatened by the ‘refugee crisis’.