Is the $5 Bill the New $1 Bill?

Washington’s Blog by Charles Hugh Smith Events, food purchased away from home and live entertainment are increasingly unaffordable to the … More

30 Stats To Show To Anyone That Does Not Believe The Middle Class Is Being Destroyed

The Economic Collapse by Michael Snyder The 30 statistics that you are about to read prove beyond a shadow of … More

Peak Inequality: The .01% And The Impoverishment Of Society

Washington’s Blog By David DeGraw This is an adapted excerpt from my new book, The Economics of Revolution. I: The … More

Must See Charts and Analysis: This Is Your Recovery And This Is Your Recovery Without Drugs

SHTFplan by Jim Quinn “If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first … More

Investment Guru Warns: “The Market Is Very Crash-Prone… Very Fragile”

SHTFplan by Mac Slavo Ahead of the collapse of 2008 well known investment manager Bill Fleckenstein warned that real estate and … More

Washington Post: Europe Is Stuck In a “Greater Depression”

Washington’s Blog “It’s a Little Misleading to JUST Call This a Depression. It’s WORSE than That” The Washington Post’s Wonkblog … More

14 Reasons Why The U.S. Economy’s Bubble Of False Prosperity May Be About To Burst

The Economic Collapse by Michael Snyder Did you know that a major event just happened in the financial markets that … More

Job = Just Over Broke

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder If you are fortunate enough to have a job in America today, the … More

The De-industrialization of America: “The True U.S. Rate of Unemployment is 23.2%”

Global Research by Paul Craig Roberts, Dave Kranzler, and John Titus On January 6, 2004, Paul Craig Roberts and US … More

Here’s Why Wages Might Rise Despite Millions of Unemployed Being Available for Work

Washington’s Blog by Charles Hugh Smith Tragically, the inability of our institutions to impart the skills required by the emerging … More

What Will Happen First, An Economic Collapse or Martial Law?

The Common Sense Show by Dave Hodges What will happen first? Will we fall under the specter of martial law … More

Will the Global Financial System Survive? What are the Triggers for a Crash?

Global Research By Lars Schall “The People Causing the Economic Crisis are the Ones who Stand to Gain the Most … More

21 Ways To End The Phrase ‘Americans Are So Broke…’

The Economic Collapse by Michael Snyder Did you know that 77 million Americans have unpaid debts that are “in collections” … More

Can The U.S. Go Bankrupt?

Alt-Market by Bob Livingston When an individual goes bankrupt, he has spent more than his income. His debts and the … More

Why We’re Doomed: Interest and Debt

Washington’s Blog by Charles Hugh Smith Even if the economy were growing at a faster pace, it wouldn’t come close … More

The Final Warning: Individual Investors Piling Into Stocks, Market Leverage Hits All Time Highs

SHTFplan by Mac Slavo The story goes that in the Winter of 1928 Joe Kennedy, father of President John F. … More

The Head Of ‘The Central Bank Of The World’ Warns That Another Great Financial Crisis May Be Coming

The Economic Collapse by Michael Snyder Most people have never heard of Jaime Caruana even though he is the head … More

The Deteriorating Economic Outlook

InfoWars by PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS, DAVE KRANZLER AND JOHN WILLIAMS The third and final estimate (until the annual GDP revisions) … More

Shock Report: 70 Million People Would Be Starving in the Streets Without Government Welfare Programs

SHTFplan by Mac Slavo Amid all the talk of recovery by politicians, economic officials and big business leaders, the fundamental … More

HHS Report: Percentage of Americans on Welfare Hits Recorded High

CNSNews By Terence P. Jeffrey (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) According to the 2014 version of a report that the Department of … More