UK Local Authorities’ Highly Leveraged Commercial Real Estate Bets Begin to Unravel
With impeccable timing… Read More UK Local Authorities’ Highly Leveraged Commercial Real Estate Bets Begin to Unravel
Category: Economics and Politics
Britain Will Seek Coronavirus ‘Herd Immunity’ Covertly or by Default, Thanks to an Inability to Get Anything Done
Suppression of the virus only works if its elimination is near total and an effective system is in place to find, test and isolate new cases. Britain is clearly not one of the countries that can successfully do this… Read More Britain Will Seek Coronavirus ‘Herd Immunity’ Covertly or by Default, Thanks to an Inability to Get Anything Done
Hunger in America, Especially Among Children, “Has Skyrocketed” During Covid-19
The number of children who do not have enough to eat has soared in the pandemic, according to the Census Bureau and Agriculture Department.… Read More Hunger in America, Especially Among Children, “Has Skyrocketed” During Covid-19
Collapse Is A Process, Not An Event
How does one ‘get ahead’ during hard times?… Read More Collapse Is A Process, Not An Event
DC/Wall Street Insider Predicts Coming Shock
The Fed is recklessly driving us towards an unavoidable reckoning. By Adam Taggart and cross-posted from Peak Prosperity. When asked what the biggest risks facing the economy are, David Stockman, lifelong Capital Hill and Wall Street insider, says “That’s easy. There are three: The Fed, The Fed and the Fed.” After decades of misguided policy and… Read More DC/Wall Street Insider Predicts Coming Shock
American Bloodlands
The enraged, polarized segments of the population are rapidly consolidating as the political center disintegrates… Read More American Bloodlands
Kansas Should Go F**k Itself
Author Thomas Frank predicted the modern culture war, and he was right about Donald Trump, but don’t expect political leaders to pay attention to his new book about populism… Read More Kansas Should Go F**k Itself
Bite the Bullet or Extend & Pretend? Unemployment in Europe
45 million people have been furloughed in Germany, the UK, France, Italy, and Spain, but the “unemployment” rate barely budged because furloughs don’t count. Creating government-subsidized zombie companies & zombie jobs?… Read More Bite the Bullet or Extend & Pretend? Unemployment in Europe
Study: Billionaires That Donated to Gates-Buffet Giving Pledge Now Richer Than Ever
As the assets of the billionaire class in the US swell to $3.5 trillion amid the pandemic, a new study of philanthropic giving reveals that many of America’s wealthiest are using charitable donations to stay rich and get richer. By Raul Diego and cross-posted from Mint Press News. A study released by the Institute for… Read More Study: Billionaires That Donated to Gates-Buffet Giving Pledge Now Richer Than Ever
America’s Monopoly Problem Goes Way Beyond the Tech Giants
Congress grills Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, but many other industries also deserve antitrust scrutiny… Read More America’s Monopoly Problem Goes Way Beyond the Tech Giants
A Lot of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes
America’s health crisis is about to become a housing crisis… Read More A Lot of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes
The Left Is Now the Right
We laughed at the Republican busybody who couldn’t joke, declared war on dirty paintings, and peered through your bedroom window. Now that person has switched sides, and nobody’s laughing… Read More The Left Is Now the Right
