The situation in Venezuela is reaching all out chaos, as crippling socialist policies have resulted in a devastating power and food shortage, as well as looming political instability. The point was reached long ago where people were forced to wait in long lines for...
This article was contributed by Brandon Smith, who originally published his article at Alt-Market.com. Editor’s Comment: The larger themes of collapse and the destruction of the dollar have been cynically orchestrated from the top-down. While a major event is in...
How severe has the economic recession since 2007 been? How thin the recovery? Enough that the birth rate, which partially reflects financial stability vs. stress, has fallen off more dramatically than at any other time in American history, and much more than experts...
Who exactly is the burdensome, broken and disturbingly unsensible welfare system being run for? A new study found that both illegal and legal immigrants, who typically work low wage jobs, receive more in government assistance each year than struggling American...
This article was written by Michael Snyder and originally published at his Economic Collapse Blog. Editor’s Comment: The problem is not only that jobs have not become more available, and that so many are struggling. That is bad enough. But the unemployment...
This article was written by Tyler Durden and originally published at Zero Hedge. Editor’s Comment: In case you haven’t noticed, the economy continues to drag on at or near the breaking point, and all the big institutions are fully aware and even warning...