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Could Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) Actually Save Us?
by charleshughsmith

The problem is we’re misallocating capital, resources and labor on a vast scale. That’s the problem.

Adding more currency and capacity/”growth” via programs like MMT doesn’t fix this problem; it actually makes it worse.
Could Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) Actually Save Us?
 by charleshughsmith

The problem is we’re misallocating capital, resources and labor on a vast scale. That’s the problem.

Adding more currency and capacity/”growth” via programs like MMT doesn’t fix this problem; it actually makes it worse.
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The Fed Is Dangerously Wrong
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

More voices are starting to join ours in criticizing the Fed.

More and more prominent people from the world of finance and politics are beginning to realize that the Fed’s actions have benefitted the few at the expense of the many.

The 0.01% has gained enormously, while the bottom 80% have lost ground. This deeply unfair outcome is increasingly becoming politicized, meaning that the Fed’s era of free reign to shovel ever more money to their Too Big To Fail bank owners and the ultra-wealthy is coming to a close.
The Fed Is Dangerously Wrong
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

More voices are starting to join ours in criticizing the Fed.

More and more prominent people from the world of finance and politics are beginning to realize that the Fed’s actions have benefitted the few at the expense of the many.

The 0.01% has gained enormously, while the bottom 80% have lost ground. This deeply unfair outcome is increasingly becoming politicized, meaning that the Fed’s era of free reign to shovel ever more money to their Too Big To Fail bank owners and the ultra-wealthy is coming to a close.
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VIDEO: The Fed Stooges
by Chris Martenson

On Sunday night, 60 Minutes treated the American public to a sit-down interview with the current Federal Reserve chairman and his two immediate predecessors.

Hilarity ensued.

Not really…unless you enjoy gallows humor.

In the below video, Chris explains why this relatively gentle puff-piece assisting the Fed's hawking of its “All is well!” message is an intentional soporific, designed to keep the populace slumbering in ignorance of the extreme danger reckless central bank monetary policy has placed society in.
VIDEO: The Fed Stooges
 by Chris Martenson

On Sunday night, 60 Minutes treated the American public to a sit-down interview with the current Federal Reserve chairman and his two immediate predecessors.

Hilarity ensued.

Not really…unless you enjoy gallows humor.

In the below video, Chris explains why this relatively gentle puff-piece assisting the Fed's hawking of its “All is well!” message is an intentional soporific, designed to keep the populace slumbering in ignorance of the extreme danger reckless central bank monetary policy has placed society in.
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It’s High Time For Action
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary Beware the coming reduction in global central bank money printing The full-blown ecological emergency Uncovering the hidden downside risks to the markets Steps to take now If you have not yet read Part 1: Are You Infuriated Yet?available free to all readers, please click here to read it first. One of the reasons…
It’s High Time For Action
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary Beware the coming reduction in global central bank money printing The full-blown ecological emergency Uncovering the hidden downside risks to the markets Steps to take now If you have not yet read Part 1: Are You Infuriated Yet?available free to all readers, please click here to read it first. One of the reasons…
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Observations From The Heart Of Silicon Valley
by Adam Taggart

Yesterday I made the 2-hour drive back to Silicon Valley, where I lived for 15 years before moving out to the country.

I rarely go back, as I miss very little about the hyper-elite scene there. When I do, though, I feel I have a useful 'insider-now-outsider' perspective that allows me to see things there more accurately than those who live in that fishbowl 24/7.

What hit me most strongly upon arriving back in the Menlo Park/Palo Alto area, is how little of the craziness has changed since I left 4 years ago. I don't mean 'unchanged' though; rather that the same craziness is there, just more extreme than ever.
Observations From The Heart Of Silicon Valley
 by Adam Taggart

Yesterday I made the 2-hour drive back to Silicon Valley, where I lived for 15 years before moving out to the country.

I rarely go back, as I miss very little about the hyper-elite scene there. When I do, though, I feel I have a useful 'insider-now-outsider' perspective that allows me to see things there more accurately than those who live in that fishbowl 24/7.

What hit me most strongly upon arriving back in the Menlo Park/Palo Alto area, is how little of the craziness has changed since I left 4 years ago. I don't mean 'unchanged' though; rather that the same craziness is there, just more extreme than ever.
Image | The Good News In All The Bad Data
The Good News In All The Bad Data
by Adam Taggart

Today's financial markets make a mockery out of sanity and logic. The difference between what SHOULD happen and what IS happening is perhaps the greatest it has been in our investing lifetimes.

If you're perplexed, flummoxed, frustrated, stymied, enraged, bored, irritated, insulted, discouraged — any or all of these — by the ever-higher blind grinding of asset prices over the past several years, despite so many structural reasons for concern, you have good reason to be.
The Good News In All The Bad Data
 by Adam Taggart

Today's financial markets make a mockery out of sanity and logic. The difference between what SHOULD happen and what IS happening is perhaps the greatest it has been in our investing lifetimes.

If you're perplexed, flummoxed, frustrated, stymied, enraged, bored, irritated, insulted, discouraged — any or all of these — by the ever-higher blind grinding of asset prices over the past several years, despite so many structural reasons for concern, you have good reason to be.
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How Things Unravel
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by Chris Martenson

In a recent article, I noted the various signs that things are unraveling at the periphery. In the comments that followed, plenty of people (myself included) expressed the belief that the various Powers That Be are doing everything they can to limit the damage as much as possible.

After a full weekend of burning up the phone lines and the midnight oil, the central banks of the world seemed to have calmed things down a bit by Tuesday (1/28/14), as evidenced by directional reversals in the prices of various currencies, gold, and stocks.  Everything that needed to head back the way it came, from a central banker perspective, was headed back in the "right" direction.
How Things Unravel
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In a recent article, I noted the various signs that things are unraveling at the periphery. In the comments that followed, plenty of people (myself included) expressed the belief that the various Powers That Be are doing everything they can to limit the damage as much as possible.

After a full weekend of burning up the phone lines and the midnight oil, the central banks of the world seemed to have calmed things down a bit by Tuesday (1/28/14), as evidenced by directional reversals in the prices of various currencies, gold, and stocks.  Everything that needed to head back the way it came, from a central banker perspective, was headed back in the "right" direction.
Image | The Trends to Watch For in 2014
The Trends to Watch For in 2014
by charleshughsmith

At the beginning of this year (2013), I identified eight key dynamics that will play out over the next two to three years (2013-2015). Let’s see how the trends developed…

The Trends to Watch For in 2014
 by charleshughsmith

At the beginning of this year (2013), I identified eight key dynamics that will play out over the next two to three years (2013-2015). Let’s see how the trends developed…

Image | Off the Cuff: Look Locally for Reasons to Hope
Off the Cuff: Look Locally for Reasons to Hope
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Gregor discuss:

  • Unjust Wealth Inequality
    • Growing by money printing vs productive output
  • The Evils of Reflationary Policy
    • Stealing from the many to reward the few
  • Our Low-Growth Future
    • Less to go around
  • Local Solutions
    • Where hope lies
Off the Cuff: Look Locally for Reasons to Hope
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Gregor discuss:

  • Unjust Wealth Inequality
    • Growing by money printing vs productive output
  • The Evils of Reflationary Policy
    • Stealing from the many to reward the few
  • Our Low-Growth Future
    • Less to go around
  • Local Solutions
    • Where hope lies
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Bitcoin Architect: Everything You Need To Know About Bitcoin
by Chris Martenson

Much has been written over the past year about the new digital currency Bitcoin – especially after its price skyrocketed 15x in just a few months, followed by a blow-off correction of over 50%.

But what exactly is it? How does it work? How secure is it? What are its advantages (and disadvantages) to sovereign fiat currencies? To precious metals?

In this week's podcast, Chris talks with Gavin Andresen, chief scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation and lead developer for its digital currency project.
Bitcoin Architect: Everything You Need To Know About Bitcoin
 by Chris Martenson

Much has been written over the past year about the new digital currency Bitcoin – especially after its price skyrocketed 15x in just a few months, followed by a blow-off correction of over 50%.

But what exactly is it? How does it work? How secure is it? What are its advantages (and disadvantages) to sovereign fiat currencies? To precious metals?

In this week's podcast, Chris talks with Gavin Andresen, chief scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation and lead developer for its digital currency project.
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