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Well-Paid Pandering Pundits and the Fantasy of Reform

Well-Paid Pandering Pundits and the Fantasy of Reform

By Charles Hugh Smith
PostedDecember 31, 2015

Any serious reform has to start with the dissolution of the existing political parties and the Federal Reserve. Anything less is self-serving, pandering fantasy. Charles Hugh Smith reports…

A Wedding, A Funeral and A New Year’s Realization…

A Wedding, A Funeral and A New Year’s Realization…

By Matt Insley
PostedDecember 31, 2015

Over the past few months I’ve made an alarming realization. One that could change the way you think about the U.S. government, society, your retirement and investing in 2016. Matt Insley reports…

Confessions of a Newsletter Man

Confessions of a Newsletter Man

Bill Bonner By Bill Bonner
PostedDecember 31, 2015

Being a financial newsletter writer certainly has a few advantages. Namely, it affords one the opportunity to comment on the financial markets without having to take them seriously. Today, Bill Bonner looks back on what drew him to this business, and the unique and entertaining cast of characters he’s met along the way. Read on…

Immunotherapies Get FDA Approval

Immunotherapies Get FDA Approval

By Stephen Petranek
PostedDecember 30, 2015

There are hundreds of immunotherapies working their way toward the FDA. The treatments are promising to revolutionize the fight against cancer and may be able to cure many cancers within a decade. Stephen Petranek has more on what’s in the works.

Are We Wrong About the Coming Depression?

Are We Wrong About the Coming Depression?

By Bill Bonner
PostedDecember 30, 2015

The extraordinary lightness of near-zero-cost money encourages gambling, speculation, mergers and acquisitions (at a record in 2015), which creates a kind of financial forked tongue – asset prices tell us that “all is well” while the economy tells us that it is not. Bill Bonner reports…

The Cultural Contradictions That Have Crippled the Great American Middle Class

The Cultural Contradictions That Have Crippled the Great American Middle Class

By Charles Hugh Smith
PostedDecember 30, 2015

The primary cultural contradiction of the Great American Middle Class is the disconnect between the values needed to build capital and those of gratification via debt-based consumption. Charles Hugh Smith reports…

A Manifesto, of Sorts

A Manifesto, of Sorts

By Addison Wiggin
PostedDecember 30, 2015

More than a decade ago, Addison Wiggin helped co-found the Daily Reckoning with Bill Bonner. Today, he recalls this life-changing experience, and explains how – despite being rooted in the world of finance – it is and will always be about much more than money. Read on…

The Truth About 2016 Oil Supply and Demand (It’s Not What You’d Expect!)

The Truth About 2016 Oil Supply and Demand (It’s Not What You’d Expect!)

By Jody Chudley
PostedDecember 29, 2015

At some point in the not-so-distant future, the media, now singing a tune about an oil glut, might be telling a very different story. One about an oil production shortage. Jody Chudley reports…

Should We Start Saving the “Chinese Dollar”?

Should We Start Saving the “Chinese Dollar”?

By Mark Nestmann
PostedDecember 29, 2015

The strengthening dollar has significantly reduced the foreign exchange risks of international investments for Americans. There’s no better time than now to “go offshore”! Mark Nestmann reports…

Age of Bubble Finance → Crackup Phase

Age of Bubble Finance → Crackup Phase

By David Stockman
PostedDecember 29, 2015

Investing in anything rogue bankers can’t destroy, and profiting from the transition from the crackup phase of the “Age of Bubble Finance”… David Stockman reports…