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NASA: Our Technology-Dependent Lifestyle is Vulnerable to Solar Flares

In 1859, a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) known as the Carrington Event slammed into Earth.

Fast-forward to 2013. Our planet is orders of magnitude more dependent on its technology systems. And a solar event the size of the Carrington Event has not recurred since. How vulnerable are we, should another one arrive?

NASA: Our Technology-Dependent Lifestyle is Vulnerable to Solar Flares

by Chris Martenson

In 1859, a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) known as the Carrington Event slammed into Earth.

Alasdair Macleod: Europe is a Hot Mess

by Chris Martenson

It's almost August, the month everyone in Europe takes off on holiday to forget their troubles. This year may be different, though, as not only can many not afford a vacation, but Europe's troubles loom so large that forgetting them won't be easy…

Alasdair Macleod: Europe is a Hot Mess

by Chris Martenson

Bob Fitzwilson: Investing in a Hall of Mirrors

by Chris Martenson

I have been doing this for 40 years, and I have never seen anything like this. This is the most difficult, vexing set of conditions that any of us have ever seen — in part, because not only is there a combination of many cross-currents in the markets, but you have financial repression going on at the same time. And there are resource constraints that are coming to play here, too.

~ Bob Fitzwilson, The Portola Group

Bob Fitzwilson: Investing in a Hall of Mirrors

by Chris Martenson

I have been doing this for 40 years, and I have never seen anything like this. This is the most difficult, vexing set of conditions that any of us have ever seen — in part, because not only is there a combination of many cross-currents in the markets, but you have financial repression going on at the same time. And there are resource constraints that are coming to play here, too.

~ Bob Fitzwilson, The Portola Group

Mark Cochrane: The Scientific Argument for Climate Change

by Chris Martenson

In this week's podcast, Chris sits down with Mark Cochrane to discuss global climate change.

Mark is a professor and senior research scientist at the Geospatial Science Center of Excellence (the GSCE) at South Dakota State University. He is also the creator of Peak Prosperity's excellent forum thread on climate change.

In this interview, Chris and Mark explore the science behind the study of climate change, what it tells us, and what steps individuals concerned about the trend can take.

Mark Cochrane: The Scientific Argument for Climate Change

by Chris Martenson

In this week's podcast, Chris sits down with Mark Cochrane to discuss global climate change.

In this interview, Chris and Mark explore the science behind the study of climate change, what it tells us, and what steps individuals concerned about the trend can take.

Bill Black: The Banks Have Blood on Their Hands

by Chris Martenson

We invited Bill Black to return to explain whether the level of systemic risk due to fraud in our financial markets has improved or worsened since the dire situation he painted for us in early 2012. Sadly, it looks like abuse by the big players has only flourished since then.

In the U.S., our regulators have publicly embraced a "too big to prosecute" doctrine. We are restraining, underfunding, and dismantling regulatory oversight in the interest of short-term stability for the status quo. Which, as a criminologist, Black knows with certainty creates an environment where bad actors will act in their self-interest with assumed (and likely real, at this point) impunity.

Bill Black: The Banks Have Blood on Their Hands

by Chris Martenson

Dan Ariely: Why Humans Are Hard-Wired to Make Irrational Decisions Around Money

by Chris Martenson

Looking back at the carnage created by the bursting of the credit bubble, it’s natural to scratch your head and ask How did we ever let that happen? Behavioral economics exists to answer questions like this.

Chris sat down with Dan Ariely, gallivanting behavioral-economics-researcher-extraordinaire, who is breathing new life into this previously obscure field of study. The resulting interview is full of fresh, non-intuitive insights and shines light on how the human brain is often hard-wired for irrational action when it comes to money.

In 1996, demographers William Strauss and Neil Howe published the book The Fourth Turning. This study of generational cycles ("turnings") in America revealed predictable social trends that recur throughout history, and warned of a coming crisis (a "fourth turning") based on this research.

Fourth turnings are defined by disorder and great changes brought on by a breakdown of the systems and operating principles that dominated the prior three turnings.

Neil Howe: The Fourth Turning Has Arrived

by Chris Martenson

Fourth turnings are defined by disorder and great changes brought on by a breakdown of the systems and operating principles that dominated the prior three turnings.

Mark Skousen: Surveillance Technology Is Advancing Faster Than We Can Responsibly Use It

by Chris Martenson

In the wake of the recent news revealing the extent of the NSA's level of citizen surveillance through supernetworks like PRISM, Chris speaks this week with Mark Skousen, former-CIA-agent turned founder-of-FreedomFest, one of the countries largest "gatherings of free minds."

Mark argues that in this case, technology has advanced at a far faster pace than our culture's ability to understand how to use it effectively, responsibly, and how to regulate it:

Mark Skousen: Surveillance Technology Is Advancing Faster Than We Can Responsibly Use It

by Chris Martenson

Mark argues that in this case, technology has advanced at a far faster pace than our culture's ability to understand how to use it effectively, responsibly, and how to regulate it:

Ron Paul: Rejecting Authoritarian Government Is Our Greatest Priority

by Chris Martenson

Dr Ron Paul has long been a leading voice for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, sound money, civil liberty, and non-interventionist foreign policies.

His last term in the U.S. House of Representatives ended earlier this year, so we caught up with the former Congressman to get his latest perspective on how successfully our national leadership is dealing with America’s economic challenges.

Ron Paul: Rejecting Authoritarian Government Is Our Greatest Priority

by Chris Martenson

Dr Ron Paul has long been a leading voice for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, sound money, civil liberty, and non-interventionist foreign policies.