Suddenly, the Spanish government is swirling in a massive corruption scandal. Late last week, the Spanish newspaper El Pais published documents, which purport to show that the party of ruling PM Mariano Rajoy has been taking illegal...

This week we were fortunate enough to have economist Paul Krugman in for a discussion on politics, the state of the economy, technology, and inequality. In this first section, I asked him if he thought the “deficit...

The World Bank recently slashed its outlook for global growth in 2013 to 2.4 percent and 2014 to 3.1 percent.  It also unveiled its lackluster 2015 forecast: 3.3 percent. “While diminished, downside risks to the global economy...

Gun control advocates say deadly assault weapons have no business being on the streets of America. But, apparently, those same people who would restrict you of your ability to defend yourself have no objections to fully loaded military...

Gun control advocates say deadly assault weapons have no business being on the streets of America. But, apparently, those same people who would restrict you of your ability to defend yourself have no objections to fully loaded military...

We’ve been saying for awhile that the age of crisis was coming to an end, but the world’s elites have finally made it official. The economic crisis is over. From Peter Coy and BusinessWeek: The hive mind...

There’s a school of psychology which holds that happiness is subjective. Good or bad things happen in life, but people return to the same base level of happiness. This theory, while up for debate in extreme cases,...

 TheEconomicCollapse What in the world is China up to?  Over the past several years, the Chinese government and large Chinese corporations (which are often at least partially owned by the government) have been systematically buying up businesses,...

RT The world’s 100 richest people earned a stunning total of $ 240 billion in 2012 – enough money to end extreme poverty worldwide four times over, Oxfam has revealed, adding that the global economic crisis is...

Without doubt the favorite toy of many kids’ is LEGO. What’s not to like about a kit for a country house that can be smashed to bits and turned into a ridiculous 30-wheel truck with a ray-gun...