Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Italy’s Bank Rescues Founder, With Small Savers and Prime Minister Renzi as Casualties

Italian banks may start bail-ins at the worst possible time for Matteo Renzi and his constitutional reforms.

Thwarting Trump’s Climate Change Rollback: The Green-State Climate Agreement

State and local measures, such as a green-state pact, could impede the Trump administration’s efforts to unwind climate change initiatives.

Mark Blyth and Wendy Schiller – Election 2016: What Happened and Why?

Mark Blyth gives yet another colorful, incisive, and spot on reading of politics, this time of the US election and the political outlook.

France Plans to Implement Universal Biometric IDs

France seeks to implement a variant of a biometric ID database that was nixed by its courts. Will this succeed and set a dangerous precedent?

Whether Clinton or Trump, Tensions Will Escalate with China and Russia Under Next U.S. President

Journalist John Pilger tells Paul Jay that the very real prospect of another World War is not being taken seriously by the US media. Whoever wins tomorrow, tensions will escalate with China and Russia.

Election 2016: Playing a Game of Chicken With Nuclear Strategy

Too many parties are becoming less inhibited about pressing the nuclear button.

Easy Money is Dangerous Without Activist Fiscal Policy

Why over-reliance on monetary policy and the failure to engage in fiscal deficits is a toxic mix.

Why the ECB is Going to Print, Print, PRINT!

The ECB is set to dig its hole even deeper….

Is the US Headed Towards War in Syria?

A hard look at US belligerence in Syria by Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, Larry Wilkerson.

Act on Air Pollution, the Silent Killer

Air pollution is a serious problem in Malaysia and other Asian countries, yet official recognition and responses are sorely lagging.

Bill Black: Debt Derangement Syndrome – Saving Our Grandkids from Wall Street

Debt scaremongering is baaack! Why Pete Peterson and his budget falsehoods are a danger to your and your grandkids’ financial health.

Rise of the Politics of Rage

Is rage the undercurrent of increasingly anti-globalist politics?

Another Huge Brexit Spanner in the Works: UK Faces Customs Train Wreck With Need for IT Upgrade

The UK faces a customs nightmare as IT systems needed to handle the new volumes and requirements are almost certain not to be ready on time.

China’s Insanely Leveraged Housing Market Will Enter Its Secular Bear Market In 2017

Why China’s fabulously leveraged housing market may finally be on the verge of a long-anticipated implosion.