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: RETIREMENT CRISIS: $400 trillion global public pension shortfall DESPERATE FOR POWER: Hillary Clinton will run AGAIN in 2020, says former top aide Ron Paul: Is Trump’s Iran policy […]
Archives for November 2018
Random Friday: $6 trillion in wars, oil VIX, NPCs
News Story of the Day: Wait a minute…now the Federal Reserve is planning to pause rate hikes in 2019? Did President Donald Trump get to Jerome Powell or something? The Fed Chair reaffirmed his overall optimism about the U.S. economy, but he listed three potential setbacks that would cause the Fed to hit the pause […]
DIVIDED: Poll finds most Americans say media ‘divides’ nation
The mainstream media has lost its reputation. It has started wars, destroyed lives, and divided Americans. No matter what you think of President Donald Trump, the way he attacks the press is grand. In this regard, Trump is representing the people, considering that most distrust the media. According to a Zogby Analytics poll, 72 percent […]
Sorry, Stiglitz: It’s Socialism That’s Rigged — not Capitalism
By: William Anderson Ever since winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in “Economic Science” in 2001, Joseph Stiglitz has been a one-man advocacy band for growth of the state. After 9/11, for example, he called for the formation of a federal agency to provide security for airline passengers, which he claimed would send a “signal” for […]
‘ADULTING IS HARD’ – Hasbro sells ‘Monopoly for Millennials’
Millennials are unique. There is no other generation that resembles those born between 1980 and 2000. You could say that these youngins’ were raised by Baby Boomers who failed miserably at their jobs. No matter the excuse, millennials get a bad reputation – and for good cause. Case in point, the whining over a board […]