The $ 700 Billion Gorilla in the Room | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Sept. 25, 2017 As a preface to this column, something occurred concerning this writer over 30 years ago. I was taking a long-deserved vacati ...

On Repairing/Rebuilding 100,000+ Damaged Houses | Charles Hugh Smith

Texas National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston, Texas to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey. (Photos by Lt. Zachary West, 100th MPAD) Almost lost in all the do ...

Hurricanes Highlight Failure to Enforce Flood Insurance Rules | Christopher Flavelle

Hurricane Irma over the Virgin Islands at peak intensity on September 6, 2017 as the second most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of sustained winds. MODIS image captured by NASA’s Aqua ...

The Perversity of the Equifax Data Breach and What We Must Do | Stephen Farrington, MS, PE

Photo: Courtesy my.opera.com. Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)Stephen Farrington, MS, PE -- Founder/Chief Technologist, Transcend Engineering and Technology, LLC Sept. 13, 2017 The credit reporting industry sta ...

Harvey Wasn’t Just Bad Weather. It Was Bad City Planning | Peter Coy and Christopher Flavelle

A family in Katy, just west of Houston, floats on an inflatable mattress. PHOTOGRAPHER: PHILIP MONTGOMERY FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Houston exulted in sprawling, hands-off growth. That’s no way to p ...

Trump, Russia and a Shadowy Business Partnership | Timothy L. O'Brien

Donald Trump (ABC News) An insider describes the Bayrock Group, its links to the Trump family and its mysterious access to funds. It isn't pretty. June 21, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- The special counsel’s i ...

Fed Raises Rates, Maintains Forecast for One More Hike | Christopher Condon

Central bank maintained outlook for one more increase in 2017 Policy makers set out details for shrinking the balance sheet June 14, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials forged ahead with an ...

Why You Still Can’t Trust Your Financial Adviser | Ben Steverman

Illustrator: Josh Freydkis With the Fiduciary Rule in doubt, seeking professional advice on your money remains a dangerous proposition June 7, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Your new financial adviser has a wel ...

Financial Oligarchy vs. Feudal Aristocracy | Ismael Hossein-Zadeh and Anthony A. Gabb

The Gleaners. Jean Francois Millet. 1857. Oil on canvas. Feb. 12, 2016 (CounterPunch) -- Under the feudal mode of production, peasants were often allowed to cultivate plots of land for themselves on ...

If China Can Fund infrastructure with Its Own Credit, So Can We | Ellen Brown

May 17, 2017 (Web of Debt) -- May 15th-19th has been designated “National Infrastructure Week” by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and over 150 affiliate ...

Extreme Vetting, But Not for Banks | Matt Taibbi

Trump proves he is a tool for Wall Street after all Feb. 3, 2017 (Rolling Stone) -- Donald Trump, the man who positioned himself as the common man's shield against Wall Street, signed a series of ord ...

The $ 700 Billion Gorilla in the Room | Philip A. Farruggio

On Repairing/Rebuilding 100,000+ Damaged Houses | Charles Hugh Smith

Hurricanes Highlight Failure to Enforce Flood Insurance Rules | Christopher Flavelle

The Perversity of the Equifax Data Breach and What We Must Do | Stephen Farrington, MS, PE

Harvey Wasn’t Just Bad Weather. It Was Bad City Planning | Peter Coy and Christopher Flavelle

Trump, Russia and a Shadowy Business Partnership | Timothy L. O'Brien

Fed Raises Rates, Maintains Forecast for One More Hike | Christopher Condon

Why You Still Can’t Trust Your Financial Adviser | Ben Steverman

Financial Oligarchy vs. Feudal Aristocracy | Ismael Hossein-Zadeh and Anthony A. Gabb

If China Can Fund infrastructure with Its Own Credit, So Can We | Ellen Brown

Extreme Vetting, But Not for Banks | Matt Taibbi

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