## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
India’s central bank is expected to cut rates but that may not be enough to spur growth
India’s central bank is expected to cut rates but that may not be enough to spur growth
Gold has even outpaced the stock prices of many of the world’s most popular tech investments like Netflix, Tesla, Amazon, etc.
## Airline death spiral ##
United orders 50 long-range Airbus jets to replace older Boeing planes
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Trump Mulls Turkey Sanctions As Senate Grows Impatient
Germans in favor of 'reducing reliance' on US
A new YouGov poll has found that a majority of Germans are in favor of reducing reliance on the US and increasing ties with Russia.
A new YouGov poll has found that a majority of Germans are in favor of reducing reliance on the US and increasing ties with Russia.
Turkey is taking a page from China's playbook. Making an outrageously huge claim is much more likely to increase your eventual winnings than by not doing so. -- RF
## Migrants/refugees ##
Italy authorises arrival of two ships carrying rescued migrants
Near-record number of migrants make Channel crossing in one day
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Hundreds of fuel stations in France run dry as oil depot blockade continues
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Hundreds of fuel stations in France run dry as oil depot blockade continues
## Energy/resources ##
Shale’s Debt-Fueled Drilling Boom Is Coming To An End
An introduction to the state of energy storage in the U.S.
An introduction to the state of energy storage in the U.S.
## Got food? ##
World food prices surge in November, lifted by meat, vegetable oils: U.N. FAO
U.S. Annually Uses 388 Million Pounds of Potentially Fatal Pesticides Banned in the EU, China and Brazil
U.S. Annually Uses 388 Million Pounds of Potentially Fatal Pesticides Banned in the EU, China and Brazil
## Environment/health ##
'If you’re poor, you’re dead': Video shows British are astonished at U.S. health care costs
Leading climate researchers: we are in a climate emergency, facing existential risks
Leading climate researchers: we are in a climate emergency, facing existential risks
## Intelligence/security/
Despite worldwide media coverage of their open letter, more than 80 medical doctors have received no response from the UK government.
Former Deutsche Bank Executive Who Oversaw Trump’s Loans Dies by Suicide
Former Deutsche Bank Executive Who Oversaw Trump’s Loans Dies by Suicide
Indians afraid to criticize govt: industrialist
Bajaj Group Chairman Rahul Bajaj says there is an atmosphere of fear in the country
Bajaj Group Chairman Rahul Bajaj says there is an atmosphere of fear in the country
The Angry Arab: U.S. Role in Lebanon’s Crisis Goes Unrecognized
The bulk of Lebanon’s corrupt ruling class are clients of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, not Iran. But this fact is too inconvenient for Western media to point out.
The bulk of Lebanon’s corrupt ruling class are clients of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, not Iran. But this fact is too inconvenient for Western media to point out.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Twitter bans Project Veritas ads over old video exposing platform’s shadow-banning
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Catabolism: Capitalism’s Frightening Future
Crunchtime: When Events Outrun Plan B
Twitter bans Project Veritas ads over old video exposing platform’s shadow-banning
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Catabolism: Capitalism’s Frightening Future
Crunchtime: When Events Outrun Plan B
Norovirus forces NHS England to close 1,100 hospital beds
New car sales fall again as UK demand for diesel vehicles dives
New car sales fall again as UK demand for diesel vehicles dives
Costs Are Spiraling Out of Control
And how do we pay for these spiraling out of control costs? By borrowing more, of course.
And how do we pay for these spiraling out of control costs? By borrowing more, of course.
What Worries me About “Hedonic Quality Adjustments”
An arcane device that impacts so much and papers over the struggles many Americans face in a world that is becoming increasingly unaffordable for them.
An arcane device that impacts so much and papers over the struggles many Americans face in a world that is becoming increasingly unaffordable for them.
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