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Image | Off The Cuff: The Betrayal Of Capital
Off The Cuff: The Betrayal Of Capital
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss: Growing Weakness At The Periphery A reminder that collapse happens from the outside in The Betrayal Of Capital We are watching the predictable result of too much mal-investment Natural Limits Will Be The Ones That Matter The ones that can't be addressed…
Off The Cuff: The Betrayal Of Capital
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss: Growing Weakness At The Periphery A reminder that collapse happens from the outside in The Betrayal Of Capital We are watching the predictable result of too much mal-investment Natural Limits Will Be The Ones That Matter The ones that can't be addressed…
Image | Off The Cuff: Beware The Misbehavior Of Markets
Off The Cuff: Beware The Misbehavior Of Markets
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • Manipulated Markets
    • How the Fed uses stocks as a signaling device
  • House Of Cards
    • Why the system is more vulnerable than ever
  • The Machines Are In Control
    • Which works well until it doesn't
  • Beware The Misbehavior Of Markets
    • They are not as predictable as we think
Off The Cuff: Beware The Misbehavior Of Markets
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • Manipulated Markets
    • How the Fed uses stocks as a signaling device
  • House Of Cards
    • Why the system is more vulnerable than ever
  • The Machines Are In Control
    • Which works well until it doesn't
  • Beware The Misbehavior Of Markets
    • They are not as predictable as we think
Image | Is China’s “Black Box” Economy About to Come Apart?
Is China’s “Black Box” Economy About to Come Apart?
by charleshughsmith

After 30 years of torrid expansion, perhaps the single most consequential factor in China’s economy is how much of it is a “black box”: a system with visible inputs and outputs whose internal workings are opaque.

That black box is looking increasingly like a Pandora's box. What will happen if it breaks apart?
Is China’s “Black Box” Economy About to Come Apart?
 by charleshughsmith

After 30 years of torrid expansion, perhaps the single most consequential factor in China’s economy is how much of it is a “black box”: a system with visible inputs and outputs whose internal workings are opaque.

That black box is looking increasingly like a Pandora's box. What will happen if it breaks apart?
Image | Off The Cuff: We Pledge Allegiance, To The Banks…
Off The Cuff: We Pledge Allegiance, To The Banks…
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • We Live To Serve The Banks
    • Greece is now a nation of slaves for the banking system
  • Instability Risk Is Sky-High These Days
    • When central planners lose control, it's going to be bedlam
  • As Ever, Access To Resources Will Determine Everything
    • We're seeing the resource-poor countries now faltering first
  • Debt-based Money
    • As long as we have it, we'll never be free

 
Off The Cuff: We Pledge Allegiance, To The Banks…
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • We Live To Serve The Banks
    • Greece is now a nation of slaves for the banking system
  • Instability Risk Is Sky-High These Days
    • When central planners lose control, it's going to be bedlam
  • As Ever, Access To Resources Will Determine Everything
    • We're seeing the resource-poor countries now faltering first
  • Debt-based Money
    • As long as we have it, we'll never be free

 
Image | Why Greece Is The Precursor To The Next Global Debt Crisis
Why Greece Is The Precursor To The Next Global Debt Crisis
by charleshughsmith

There is no way for Greece to fix its debt problem if it keeps the euro as its currency.  Every purported solution that doesn’t address the core cause of the debt is mere theater.
Why Greece Is The Precursor To The Next Global Debt Crisis
 by charleshughsmith

There is no way for Greece to fix its debt problem if it keeps the euro as its currency.  Every purported solution that doesn’t address the core cause of the debt is mere theater.
Image | Off The Cuff: More On The War On Cash
Off The Cuff: More On The War On Cash
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss: The War On Cash Why governments are so interested in a cashless society Grexit Why the EU power structure fears it The Bond Bomb This one will be for all the marbles Too Many Risks There's little gain to remaining long in…
Off The Cuff: More On The War On Cash
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss: The War On Cash Why governments are so interested in a cashless society Grexit Why the EU power structure fears it The Bond Bomb This one will be for all the marbles Too Many Risks There's little gain to remaining long in…
Image | Off the Cuff: The Cost of Comfort
Off the Cuff: The Cost of Comfort
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • The Cost Of Comfort
    • We are ruining ourselves in the name of convenience
  • Prospering By Borrowing
    • Nearly all of our industries are unsustainable
  • Our 'Monocrop' Economy
    • It's single-track focus ignores the complexity of reality
  • Creating A New, Better Narrative
    • Join Chris, Becca & Charles Eisenstein
Off the Cuff: The Cost of Comfort
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • The Cost Of Comfort
    • We are ruining ourselves in the name of convenience
  • Prospering By Borrowing
    • Nearly all of our industries are unsustainable
  • Our 'Monocrop' Economy
    • It's single-track focus ignores the complexity of reality
  • Creating A New, Better Narrative
    • Join Chris, Becca & Charles Eisenstein
Image | The Self-Employed Middle Class Hardly Exists Anymore
The Self-Employed Middle Class Hardly Exists Anymore
by charleshughsmith

Of course, the easiest path to financial independence is being born into a wealthy, well-connected family.

But since few of us win that born-rich lottery, this article addresses the important question: How do “the rest of us” carve out financial independence?
The Self-Employed Middle Class Hardly Exists Anymore
 by charleshughsmith

Of course, the easiest path to financial independence is being born into a wealthy, well-connected family.

But since few of us win that born-rich lottery, this article addresses the important question: How do “the rest of us” carve out financial independence?
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