By: Ron Paul Over the weekend, President Trump celebrated firing more than 100 missiles into Syria by Tweeting, “Mission Accomplished!” They say if you cannot learn from history you are condemned to repeat it. So I guess we are repeating it. We all remember that “Mission Accomplished” was the banner behind then-President Bush as he […]
Archives for April 2018
Trump: Russia, China playing ‘currency devaluation game’ is unacceptable
On Monday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to accuse Russia and China of playing a “currency devaluation game,” which he finds to be unacceptable. This comes as the United States embarks upon tense trade negotiations with Beijing and wages in geopolitical battles with Moscow. Trump tweeted: Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation […]
As Trump bombs Syria, will the anti-war Democrats please stand up?
The Democrats are as adamant to go to war as the Republicans. They want retaliation with Russia, they want President Donald Trump to intensify an aggressive campaign in Syria, and they want foreign policy to be more of the same. So, when will the anti-war Democrats stand up? You’ll wait a long time before that […]
Week in Review: April 9 to April 15
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Nouriel Roubini says ‘everybody is a loser’ in a trade war – there’s more to it Robert Wenzel talks private property society theory and more Ron Paul: The […]
Fearing For Humanity: pension crisis, bitcoin bubble Scooter Libby & more
It’s true. We’re all just a bunch of babies. Here are reasons to fear for humanity’s future from this past week’s headlines: State Pension Crisis Hitting America The United States faces a pension crisis at the state level. According to a Pew Charitable Trusts study, the funding deficit for American state public pension system surged […]