Here I am again, at a crossroads in my life. In the end I’ve decided to go all the way with it, pursuing a dream of becoming a writer. I’ve written some essays before about politics, economics, finance, and social issues but
- Treasury Market Had a Cow, Mortgage Rates Jumped, Wall Street Crybabies Clamored for Help, But the Fed Smiled Satisfied Upon its Creation
Junk bonds still in la-la land as investors chase yield – risks be damned.
- A Whopping 91% Of US Restaurants Will Invest In Kitchen Automation, Says Survey
A Whopping 91% Of US Restaurants Will Invest In Kitchen Automation, Says Survey The virus pandemic did not change the trajectory of where the restaurant industry was headed, but it did force years of change in a short period. Restaurants are embracing artificial intelligence and automation to revolutionize their business models. A new report via payments company Square titled […]
- Watch: Exeter WW2 Bomb Detonated As Thousands Evacuated
Watch: Exeter WW2 Bomb Detonated As Thousands Evacuated Update ( 2153 ET): On Saturday evening, a controlled detonation of the unexploded World War Two bomb found in Exeter, England, was conducted by the Royal Navy bomb disposal team. * * * At a construction site in Exeter, a city on the River Exe in southwest England, an unexploded World War Two bomb was found. On Saturday […]
- The Danger Of The Administrative State
The Danger Of The Administrative State Authored by Ethan Yang via The American Institute for Economic Research, Lockdowns should have shown every American just how tyrannical and unreasonable our leaders can be. There are elected leaders like Governor Cuomo who have acted as outright tyrants, alienating everyone, even those in his own party. Then there are the unelected […]
- Ikea Is Now Selling Tiny Homes For Broke Millennials
Ikea Is Now Selling Tiny Homes For Broke Millennials The virus pandemic's economic hit has been particularly severe for millennials, considering many of them decided to get useless English degrees and rack up insurmountable student debt while choosing after college to become bartenders. As the story goes, in a post-pandemic world, the downturn has crushed the restaurant industry. […]
- Lacalle: MMT Is Fake Economics
Lacalle: MMT Is Fake Economics Authored by Daniel Lacalle, In this era of monetary fiction, one tends to read all types of undocumented and misguided views on monetary policy. However, if there is one that really is infuriating is the MMT science fiction. One of its main principles is based on a fallacy. “A country with monetary sovereignty can issue all the debt it needs […]
- Israel Says Iran Behind Blast On Israeli-Owned Ship In 'Initial Assessment'
Israel Says Iran Behind Blast On Israeli-Owned Ship In 'Initial Assessment' Israel is blaming Iran for the Thursday incident in the Gulf of Oman wherein a cargo vessel owned by an Israeli businessman was hit by a 'mystery' explosion, forcing it to divert to the nearest port after sustaining severe damage. Defense Minister Benny Gantz has announced as part of an "initial […]
- Minimum Wage, Maximum Discrimination
Minimum Wage, Maximum Discrimination Authored by Caleb Fuller via The Mises Institute, Since the days of Adam Smith, economists have sought a set of social institutions which permit “neither dominion, nor discrimination,” to use Nobel Prize–winning economist James Buchanan’s phrase. In this, economists are joined by all people of goodwill—including those in the Biden […]
- FDA Clears JNJ Covid-19 Shot For Use In The US, Giving Americans 3rd Vaccine Choice
FDA Clears JNJ Covid-19 Shot For Use In The US, Giving Americans 3rd Vaccine Choice Late on Friday afternoon, when an FDA panel unanimously endorsed the J&J Covid vaccine finding that its benefits outweigh any risks, we wrote that the "FDA could now give the green light to the single-dose vaccine as early as Saturday, and it probably will." And just after 6pm on Saturday, that's […]
- Opening the CIA’s Can of Worms
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). *** “The CIA and the media are part of the same criminal … The post Opening the CIA’s Can of Worms appeared first on Global Research.
- Lockdowns Do Not Control the Coronavirus: Peer Reviewed Reports
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). *** The use of universal lockdowns in the event of the appearance … The post Lockdowns Do Not Control the Coronavirus: Peer Reviewed Reports appeared first on Global Research.
- The Impact of the Corona Crisis on Mental Health: Suicides, Drug Overdose, Alcoholism
The following text is Chapter VI of Prof. Chossudovsky’s E-Book. To access the full document consisting of ten Chapters, click below: The 2020 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d’État and the “Great Reset” by … The post The Impact of the Corona Crisis on Mental Health: Suicides, Drug Overdose, Alcoholism appeared first […]
- Epidemiological Evidence: The “Pandemic” is Over. No “Second Wave” will Follow
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). *** This text, crossposted on GR was first published in October 2020… The post Epidemiological Evidence: The “Pandemic” is Over. No “Second Wave” will Follow appeared first on Global Research.
- One-Third of Deaths Reported to CDC After COVID Vaccines Occurred within 48 Hours of Vaccination
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). *** According to new data released today, as of Feb. 12, 15,923 … The post One-Third of Deaths Reported to CDC After COVID Vaccines Occurred within 48 Hours of Vaccination appeared first on Global Research.
- Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon File Application for Suspension of All SARS CoV-2 Vaccine Studies and Call for Co-signing the Petition
First published on December 25, 2020 On December 1, 2020, the ex-Pfizer head of respiratory research Dr. Michael Yeadon and the lung specialist and former head of the public health department Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg filed an application with the EMA… The post Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon File Application for Suspension of All SARS CoV-2 Vaccine Studies and Call for Co-signing the Petition appeared […]
- US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II
Among Global Research’s most popular 2020 articles . First published in November 2015 GR Editor’s Note Let us put this in historical perspective: the commemoration of the War to End All Wars acknowledges that 15 million lives were lost in … The post US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II appeared first on Global Research.
- President Biden Says the Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines Are Safe. The Vaccines’ Fact Sheets Say Something Very Different.
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). *** Via a Monday Twitter post, President Joe Biden made an … The post President Biden Says the Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines Are Safe. The Vaccines’ Fact Sheets Say Something Very Different. appeared first on Global […]
- Thirty years Ago. The 1991 Gulf War: The Massacre of Withdrawing Soldiers on “The Highway of Death”
First published in July 2004 *** I want to give testimony on what are called the “highways of death.” These are the two Kuwaiti roadways, littered with remains of 2,000 mangled Iraqi military vehicles, and the charred and dismembered bodies … The post Thirty years Ago. The 1991 Gulf War: The Massacre of Withdrawing Soldiers on “The Highway of Death” appeared first on Global Research.
- Video: The 2021 Worldwide Corona Crisis. “The Worst Crisis in Modern History”
We bring to the attention of our readers this Global Research Video documentary produced by Ariel Noyola Rodriguez, featuring Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in World history. We are living … The post Video: The 2021 Worldwide Corona Crisis. “The Worst Crisis in Modern History” appeared first on Global Research.
- 'The Governor Wanted To Sleep With Me': Cuomo Accused Of Sexually Harassing Second Former Aide
'The Governor Wanted To Sleep With Me': Cuomo Accused Of Sexually Harassing Second Former Aide New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been accused of sexual harassment by a second former aide, according to the New York Times. Charlotte Bennett, a former executive assistant and health policy adviser to the Cuomo administration up until November of last year, told the Times that Cuomo […]
- War Mongering For Artificial Intelligence
War Mongering For Artificial Intelligence Authored by Dr. Binoy Kampmark via Southfront.org, The ghost of Edward Teller must have been doing the rounds between members of the National Commission on Artificial Intelligence. The father of the hydrogen bomb was never one too bothered by the ethical niggles that came with inventing murderous technology. It was not, for instance, […]
- Propaganda Crash: World Economic Forum Tweets "Lockdowns Improving Cities", Then Deletes Admitting It Was Wrong
Propaganda Crash: World Economic Forum Tweets "Lockdowns Improving Cities", Then Deletes Admitting It Was Wrong If there was any doubt that economic lockdowns supposedly inspired by the Covid pandemic are the peak in globalist propaganda, it disappeared not so "quietly" once and for all at 5:48am ET on Saturday, when the globalist organization which recently unleashed such lunatics […]
- These Are The 4 Things That Can Stop The Panic In The Bond Market
These Are The 4 Things That Can Stop The Panic In The Bond Market It was just last Tuesday when he presented our readers with the latest observations from JPM quant Nicholas Panaigrtzoglou, who warned that the rapid rise in bond-equity correlations... ... was bringing memories of previous violent bond tantrum episodes, including Bernanke's famous Taper Tantrum from May-June 2013, […]
- 'Brace For Rampant Inflation': Hedge Fund Billionaire Stunned At "Market Craziness", Sees "Trouble Ahead"
'Brace For Rampant Inflation': Hedge Fund Billionaire Stunned At "Market Craziness", Sees "Trouble Ahead" In 2012 Elliott Management's Paul Singer correctly warned that financial system leverage and technology would "serve as an accelerant in the next crisis": "The major message that I want to give you (and I’ve invited challenge on both parts of my thesis here and I’ve never […]
- Judge “Disturbed” To Learn Google Tracks “Incognito” Users, Demands Answers
By Tyler Durden A US District Judge in San Jose, California says she was “disturbed” over Google’s data collection practices, after learning that the company... Judge...
- Is Anyone Else Fed Up With Dr. Fauci's Forever Moving Goalposts?
Is Anyone Else Fed Up With Dr. Fauci's Forever Moving Goalposts? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Despite vaccines and a falling number of cases Dr. Fauci keeps moving the goalposts. Not Yet, When? Dr. Facuci says Vaccinated People Shouldn't Dine Indoors or Go to the Theater Quite Yet. "There are things, even if you're vaccinated, that you're not going to be able to do […]
- Judge "Disturbed" To Learn Google Tracks 'Incognito' Users, Demands Answers
Judge "Disturbed" To Learn Google Tracks 'Incognito' Users, Demands Answers A US District Judge in San Jose, California says she was "disturbed" over Google's data collection practices, after learning that the company still collects and uses data from users in its Chrome browser's so-called 'incognito' mode - and has demanded an explanation "about what exactly Google does," according […]
- Democrat Voters' Number One "Concern" Is Trump Supporters, New Poll Finds
Democrat Voters' Number One "Concern" Is Trump Supporters, New Poll Finds Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, A poll conducted by Echelon has found that while Republican voters are concerned with issues such as illegal immigration, lack of police resources, and high taxes, Democrat voters’ top concerns are supporters of President Trump, racism, and discrimination against […]
- Supreme Court Slaps Down California County’s Ban On Indoor Church Services
By Tyler Durden The US Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a California county’s ban on indoor religious services, ruling that Santa Clara County must allow... Supreme Court Slaps Down...
- Green Party Chapter Issues Statement Asking Federal, State, and Local Legislators to Apply the “Precautionary Principle” to 5G Deployment
By B.N. Frank American opposition to both 4G and 5G infrastructure continues to increase due to concerns about reduced property value (see 1, 2), public... Green Party Chapter Issues Statement...
- Supreme Court Slaps Down California County's Ban On Indoor Church Services
Supreme Court Slaps Down California County's Ban On Indoor Church Services The US Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a California county's ban on indoor religious services, ruling that Santa Clara County must allow five churches to hold indoor services, according to Mercury News. LIVERMORE, CA – FEBRUARY 17: Father John Pietruszka places ashes on the forehead of a parishioner […]
- SUNY Suspends Education Student For Posting Views On Biological Gender
SUNY Suspends Education Student For Posting Views On Biological Gender Authored by Jonathan Turley, There could be a significant First Amendment case brewing in New York after the School of Education at the State University of New York-Geneseo suspended student Owen Stevens for posting his view that gender is limited to biologically males and females. As a state institution, […]
- Joe Biden and the Pentagon’s “Ides of March 2021”: Best Month to Go to War?
or the Romans, the month of March (Martius) marked “the time to start new military campaigns.” As in the heyday of the Roman Empire, the Pentagon has a mandate to plan and implement a precise “timeline” of military operations. The post Joe Biden and the Pentagon’s “Ides of March 2021”: Best Month to Go to War? appeared first on Global Research.
- "Begging The Fed For Guidance": BofA Expects The Fed To Address Markets "As Soon As This Week"
"Begging The Fed For Guidance": BofA Expects The Fed To Address Markets "As Soon As This Week" In the immediate aftermath of Thursday's catastrophic 7Y auction - arguably the one Treasury auction that came the closest to failing with a record low bid to cover... ... and a record plunge in Indirect (foreign) demand... ... and which triggered a stop-loss liquidation cascade […]
- Announcement: Activist Post is Now on SubscribeStar
Activist Post Firstly, thank you to those who have been supporting us at Patreon. While we have not personally been censored there, it is disconcerting... Announcement: Activist Post is Now on...
- As Lumber Prices Hit Record High, Homebuilders Urge Biden To Intervene
As Lumber Prices Hit Record High, Homebuilders Urge Biden To Intervene By Robert Dalheim of Woodworking Network, Lumber prices have hit $1,000 per thousand board feet, an all-time high, according to data from Random Lengths. That's double the price from three months ago. "Price increases—some to record-setting levels—and long delivery delays are causing hardships for […]
- AT&T Owes Fiber Optics to 21 States; 90 Year Old Spent $10,000 on WSJ Ads to Bring Fiber to His
By B.N. Frank The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect Americans from the telecom industry. Unfortunately, they haven’t been doing so for decades... AT&T Owes Fiber...
- GoFundMe Campaign Seeks $15,000 For Silver Short Squeeze Billboards
GoFundMe Campaign Seeks $15,000 For Silver Short Squeeze Billboards Thanks to some on r/WallStreetBets (WSB) and others on social media, the wider public is starting to grasp the corruption and cronyism in the financial markets including in the paper gold and paper silver markets. The silver bullion market is one of the most manipulated on earth. After WSB 'Reddit-Raiders' sent […]
- Jerome 'Von Havenstein': Inflation... Or Bust!
Jerome 'Von Havenstein': Inflation... Or Bust! Authored by MN Gordon via EconomicPrism.com, This week brought forth new evidence that – to be perfectly frank – we’re all screwed. On Thursday, the yield on the 10 year Treasury note topped 1.55 percent. Subsequently, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after hitting an all-time high on Wednesday, dropped 559 points. Wall […]
- Artificial Intelligence Takes Over Drive-Thru Orders At This Fast-Food Restaurant
By Tyler Durden Today, the warning is that no low-skilled job is safe from being displaced by automation and artificial intelligence. For example, humans taking... Artificial Intelligence Takes Over...
- Biden’s First Foreign Policy Speech Vows Forever Wars
By Brian Berletic US foreign policy has clearly continued in the same direction, without missing a beat. Unlike in previous transitions in the White House,... Biden’s First Foreign Policy Speech...
- Victory: Federal Court Agrees — Prosecutors Can’t Keep Forensic Evidence Secret from Defendants
By Kit Walsh When the government tries to convict you of a crime, you have a right to challenge its evidence. This is a fundamental... Victory: Federal Court Agrees — Prosecutors Can’t Keep...
- "Early Spring, Winter Is Over?" - New Weather Models Suggest Warmer Weather Nears
"Early Spring, Winter Is Over?" - New Weather Models Suggest Warmer Weather Nears After a brutal February plunged much of the US into a deep-freeze with multiple winter storms due to the split in the polar vortex (something we warned about in early January), one group of meteorologists are suggesting winter could be over for some areas as spring is ahead. "So early spring, […]
- “Drunk” Roomba Robots Aimlessly Roam Homes Amid Major Software Glitch
By Tyler Durden Here’s an instance where smart internet of things (IoT) automation devices are miserably failing. Users on Reddit and other forms of social media... “Drunk” Roomba...
- Putting Artemi Panarin’s Situation in a Proper Perspective
In the U.S., sports-related bigotry has been condemned. Why should there be an exception to anti-Russian hatred?
- Powell's Plan Has A Blind Spot And It Means Market Violence
Powell's Plan Has A Blind Spot And It Means Market Violence Authored by Oliver Renick via LinkedIn, There is a logical blind spot in the Fed's framework that will create forced selling of bonds even without changes to the Fed's balance sheet or stated hiking plans. It stems from the notion that without a defined counteracting force to inflation, the risk/reward of holding bonds when […]
- Russian Trials Find Sputnik V Performs "Very Well" Against Virus Variants
Russian Trials Find Sputnik V Performs "Very Well" Against Virus Variants A potential breakthrough regarding Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and its ability to provide immunity in response to the worrisome new mutations of coronavirus popping up around the globe is being reported in international press on Saturday, which is in stark contrast to the prior typically negative coverage of […]
- ‘No one cares if we die’: Ex-Syrian rebels recount Nagorno-Karabakh nightmare as ‘disposable force for Turkey’
Repurposed into a mercenary force by Erdogan’s Turkey, the remnants of Syria’s armed opposition were sent off to fight for Azerbaijan with promises of sweet paychecks. They met abuse, humiliation, and death instead.
- The Coronavirus Vaccine: The Real Danger is “Agenda ID2020”. Vaccination as a Platform for “Digital Identity”
What is the infamous ID2020? It’s an electronic ID program that uses generalized vaccination as a platform for digital identity. The program harnesses existing birth registration and vaccination operations to provide newborns with a portable and persistent biometrically-linked digital identity. The post The Coronavirus Vaccine: The Real Danger is “Agenda ID2020”. Vaccination as a Platform […]
- The Versailles Hall of Mirrors as 21st Century Washington and Brussels
Trapped in the empty luxury of Versailles, the French ruling class could only see their illusions of power reflected in mirrors.
- House Dems Pass Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package
Around 0200 ET Saturday morning, the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed the second-largest stimulus package of the pandemic that includes a $15 minimum wage hike. The bill's passage comes as COVID-19 deaths top half a million, and more than ten million people have lost their jobs and are battling food and housing insecurities.
- Biden’s First Foreign Policy Speech Vows “Forever Wars”
US foreign policy has clearly continued in the same direction, without missing a beat. Unlike in previous transitions in the White House, this time US President Joe Biden has not even really tried to promise even the faintest hope that … The post Biden’s First Foreign Policy Speech Vows “Forever Wars” appeared first on Global Research.
- Why Has The Fed Unleashed A Whirlwind of Inflation?
We live in unprecedented times of governmental, bureaucratic and authoritarian overreach. It is no surprise that The Federal Reserve, with its extreme counterfeiting of money and credit has also extended itself way beyond what anyone could have imagined. The Fed has sown the wind, and will reap a whirlwind of inflation. Central planning always fails. This time will be no different.
- Emergency Room (ER) Sees Surge of Seniors After COVID-19 Vaccination, Says Nurse Whistleblower
We’re seeing a surge of patients come to the hospital from the nursing homes after getting vaxed. These poor folks, in their 80s and 90s with chronic heart and lung disease, can’t handle the metabolic stimulation caused by the COVID vax. The post Emergency Room (ER) Sees Surge of Seniors After COVID-19 Vaccination, Says Nurse Whistleblower appeared first on Global Research.
- US Bombs Syria And Ridiculously Claims Self Defense
It’s like if you broke into your neighbor’s house to rob him, killed him when he tried to stop you, and then claimed self defense because you consider his home your property. Only in the American exceptionalist alternate universe is this considered normal and acceptable.
- Yellen’s Steeper Yield Curve Lets Banks Finance the Huge US Budget Deficit
Put another way, the United States now resembles Italy, Europe’s basket case, where the main function of commercial banks is to finance the state deficit, while the state hands out subsidies to various political constituencies.
- Just Don’t Expect “Pent-up Demand” from Consumers. Here’s Why
Free money whipped consumers into a rollicking eight-month splurge on goods. There's nothing "pent up." And services are not a shoo-in for "pent-up demand."
- Eviction Moratorium Ruled Unconstitutional, Largest Tsunami Of Evictions In U.S. History Incoming…
By Michael Snyder Ever since last summer, a federal moratorium on evictions has prevented landlords from evicting millions of tenants who are behind on their... Eviction Moratorium Ruled...
- Selected Articles: Haiti Betrayed
Video: The Stats on COVID-Vaccine Injury and Death Don’t Add Up By Rosemary Frei, February 26 2021 There’s a big mystery that needs to be solved. It’s how many people are getting sick and dying from the Covid vaccines. … The post Selected Articles: Haiti Betrayed appeared first on Global Research.
- Top Money Hacks For Financial Freedom
Want more money?Who doesn’t, right?Though that may not be truly what you really want.What most of us actually crave is financial freedom. To enjoy a lifestyle free from money worries and that funds our needs and wants.Sam Dogen, famous online as the Financial Samurai, has spent the past decade educating audiences about effective wealth-building strategies that anyone can successfully pursue, […]
- Microchips and the Macro World: Semiconductor Shortage Ushers in East-West Tech War
If Taiwan were no longer the center of the semiconductor manufacturing universe, would the U.S. relinquish its influence over the island or would it continue to use it as a pawn against the country that is increasingly being cast as the next global nemesis of the "free world"? The post Microchips and the Macro World: Semiconductor Shortage Ushers in East-West Tech War appeared first on MintPress […]
- Gold Slumps as U.S. Yields, Dollar Rise
“Gold is struggling due to what’s going on in the bond market,” said Bob Haberkorn, senior market strategist at RJO Futures, adding ”(but) gold prices at these levels look like a great buy.”
- Deflation and the Demise of Cash
One of the consequences of the pandemic has been that is accelerating trends that were already in force. The prime example is online shopping but the close corollary of that is, of course, the demise of cash. It now seems that many developed economies are hurtling down the road to a cashless society. This will have profound implications.
- Dow Drops 475 Points to End Losing Week on Rate Fears
Economists and investment managers say the bond market is reacting to positive economics as vaccines are rolled out and GDP forecasts improve, which should benefit corporate profits. But the move could also signal faster-than-expected inflation ahead.
- As Predicted: Immunity Passports Are No Longer a Fantasy
By Derrick Broze As the European Union announces they are preparing to implement “vaccine certificates,” the largest airline association is also preparing to roll out... As Predicted: Immunity...
- The SAFE Tech Act Wouldn’t Make the Internet Safer for Users
By Aaron Mackey, India McKinney, and Jason Kelley Section 230, a key law protecting free speech online since its passage in 1996, has been the... The SAFE Tech Act Wouldn’t Make the Internet...
- Democrats Vow to Penalize Big Corporations That Don't Pay $15 Minimum Wage
Top Democrats are drafting new plans that would penalize big corporations that pay their employees less than $15 an hour.
- Haiti Betrayed: Screening and Discussion
To commemorate the anniversary of the US/France/Canada led overthrow of Haiti’s elected government, we are hosting a screening and discussion of Haiti Betrayed, a powerful indictment of Canada’s role in the 2004 coup and subsequent policy in the country. … The post Haiti Betrayed: Screening and Discussion appeared first on Global Research.
- Another Step Back for Biden: Attack on Syria Draws Establishment Cheers
“This is basically the polar opposite of getting back in the peace agreement, which was what [Biden] promised to do.” -- Political commentator Kyle Kulinski The post Another Step Back for Biden: Attack on Syria Draws Establishment Cheers appeared first on MintPress News.
- Who Would Have Guessed “Demolition Man” Would Be the Most Prophetic Movie of the ’90s?
By Daisy Luther Do you remember back in the ’90s when we’d watch movies about self-driving cars and bizarre totalitarian futures and we’d laugh and... Who Would Have Guessed “Demolition...