By: Bruno Gonçalves Rosi Now it is official: Dilma Rousseff is no longer Brazil’s president. After almost two years of waiting, the country’s senate approved her impeachment. I will try to make here a brief summary of what happened, and write down some of my expectations for Brazil’s near political future. The details of Brazilian […]
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Obama to extend Libya War – where are the anti-war liberals?
Last month, United States President Barack Obama started another American war. The Obama administration launched attacks on ISIS in Sirte, a Libyan city. Congress was told this would be a 30-day operation, though many officials noted that there was no “end point” for this war. Thirty days later, the president established a 30-day extension for […]
Week in Review: Aug. 29 to Sept. 4
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: Gary Johnson backs away from carbon taxes, mandatory vaccines in New Hampshire Surprise! U.S. consumers spending less, saving more Hillary Clinton says it’s not OK for Clinton Foundation […]
5 random things for Friday ($230 trillion global debt, why was Clinton Foundation started?, Milton Friedman’s greatest hits)
News Story of the Day: the global economy can be described as this: debt on debt on debt…on debt. But how much debt does the entire planet have? Well, thanks to central bank intervention, governments spending like drunken sailors and consumers embracing plastic, the global economy has a total of a whopping $230 trillion, according […]
Fail: SJW Annaliese Nielsen berates Lyft driver over dashboard doll (video)
One video is starting to go viral. It is of a woman named Annaliese Nielsen, a real smart peachy kind of gal who you would want to introduce to your parents and friends (if they were deaf and blind). The video showcases this social justice warrior berating a Lyft driver because of something he had […]