This article has been generously shared with our community by long-time contributor Daisy Luther of The Organic Prepper. First of all, where is the headquarters of this “Doomsday Preppers Movement” I’ve been reading about?  And where can...

From what we understand, it is notoriously difficult to catch George Soros speaking.  So, we’re glad that Soros decided to upload this video of a speech he gave at the Festival of Economics in Trento Italy in...

The global food crisis of 2007-2008 is threatening to repeat in the coming months, as the worst drought in 50 years devastates the US corn crop, with 51% of the crop rated “Poor/very poor” by the US...

Central bankers Alan Greenspan, chairman US Federal Reserve 1987-2006 A disciple of libertarian icon Ayn Rand, Greenspan became chairman of the Fed just in time to save the global economy from the 1987 stock market crash from...

Guardian ‘What the world economy really needs right now is a break’, one economist says, but instead it appears headed toward upheaval Freak weather in some of the world’s vital foodproducing regions is ravaging crops and threatening...

Conventional wisdom would suggest that smoking is a business that’s immune to economic downturns.  Some might argue that smoking might actually rise during periods of economic distress. However, the folks at Philip Morris International (PMI) would argue...

Everyone’s been wondering how the heck Europe’s going to get out of this debt crisis. We may have stumbled across the best (and unfortunately ineffective) answers yet. This afternoon The Onion,“America’s Finest News Source,” released a list...

In an exclusive interview, Paul Krugman — who just published a new book titled End This Depression Now! — tells us how the Euro crisis will end. He basically sees two possible outcomes, both of which are...

When millions lose their jobs and have no hope of finding gainful employment, what options do they have for keeping food on the table? The obvious answer for those who have become dependent on government safety nets...

One of the better analogies for understanding the Euro crisis is to look at the USA and the relationship between the states and the federal government.  The USA, like Europe’s nations, is made up of a group...