When Losing Is Winning In Germany For AfD
Authored by Tom Luongo, Germany held the first two of three important state elections over the weekend. And the results were striking. Leading up to the elections polls had the …
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34 Reported Dead In Ventura County Boat Fire
A boat fire off the Ventura County coast in California has left 34 people dead, according to KTLA, citing Ventura County fire department officials. A Google Maps satellite image shows Santa Cruz …
Labor Day Reflections: Retirement After The Bubbles Burst?
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, What happens when these monstrous speculative bubbles pop? Let’s start by stipulating that if I’d taken a gummit job right out of …
“Please, Somebody Help Us!”: Eye Of Slow-Moving Dorian Reaches Grand Bahama; Storm Recorded Gusts As High As 220 MPH
Hurricane Dorian wrought devastation on the Bahamas Sunday night into Monday morning as it hammered the small Caribbean nation with sustained winds of 180 mph, and some gusts ranging up …
Slide In Corporate Profits Suggests Recession May Have Already Started
Submitted by Joseph Carson, Former Director of Global Economic Research, Alliance Bernstein Corporate profits rebounded in Q2, rising 5.3%, reversing the near 5% decline of the prior two quarters based …
Dubai Housing Prices Tumble To 2008 Levels
New data from U.A.E.-based property firm Cavendish Maxwell shows Dubai house prices fell to their lowest levels in June, not seen since the 2008 financial meltdown. Cavendish Maxwell’s Dubai House …
Iran Offers EU Two Options To Keep Nuclear Deal In Place
Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Iran has offered the European Union two options to keep the nuclear deal alive as the EU keeps failing to find a way to …
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Bans Bic Pens “Because They’re French” As Macron Feud Escalates
As one of the most entertaining contemporary diplomatic spats drags on, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (who, like President Trump, is known for his sometimes outrageous commentary) reportedly said Friday that …
Falling From Grace: The Decline Of The US Empire
Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com, Years ago, Doug Casey mentioned in a correspondence to me, “Empires fall from grace with alarming speed.” Every now and then, you receive a …
UN Budget: Who Has (And Has Not) Paid Their Dues?
All permanent UN members have made their full regular payments to the intergovernmental body, except the United States. The on-time payment period ends at the end of February, and by that point …