Michelle Monk: Collapse of Dollar, Forced Expulsion of Congress in 2013 — Weak Signals, Strong Wishful Thinking

Has the Dollar Collapse Begun? 01 Jun 2013 08:57 PM PDT Some of you may have noticed when I passively posted this article by RT:  Dollar could be in danger as the world’s currency…   Also see these articles: Warning U.S. Dollar Collapse Underway, Massive Shortages in Gold …www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article40222.html‎ May 1, 2013 – Warning U.S. …

Berto Jongman: Peak Soil

Experts unearth concerns over ‘peak soil’ In the past 40 years, 30 percent of the planet’s arable land has become unproductive due to erosion, scientists say. Reykjavik, Iceland – Soil is becoming endangered, and this reality needs to be part of our collective awareness in order to feed nine billion people by 2050, say experts meeting …

Paul Craig Roberts: The Social Cost of (Predatory) Capitalism — What Prostituted Economists Will Not Address

The Social Cost of (Predatory) Capitalism When I was a graduate student in economics, the social cost of capitalism was a big issue in economic theory. Since those decades ago, the social costs of capitalism have exploded, but the issue seems no longer to trouble the economics profession. Social costs are costs of production that …

Theophillis Goodyear: No Doomsday Gap – Facts Are Frauds, Because Truth is Wholeness

There is No Longer a Doomsday Gap: Facts Are Frauds, Because Truth is Wholeness The words facts, truth, and reality are the three most abused words in human history, because facts can be worse than useless when taken out of context. They can be used to intentionally distort reality. If we consider reality to be …

NIGHTWATCH: Pakistan, Taliban, Drones — One Drone Strike, Four Levels of Analysis

Pakistan: Press reports indicate a US drone attack killed a senior Pakistani Taliban leader and, variously, from four to seven comrades today. The Pakistani Taliban denied that Wali ur Rehman Mehsud was killed. Comment: Reaction to this drone attack has been mixed, but the timing relative to political developments in Pakistan is unfortunate. The new …