WHY THE WORLD FACES CLIMATE CHAOS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

May 14, 2013 7:15 pm Why the world faces climate chaos By Martin Wolf We will watch the rise in greenhouse gases until it is too late...

SYMPTOMS DON'T LIE / MONEY MORNING

U.S. ECONOMY Symptoms Don't Lie By PETER D. SCHIFF, Contributing Writer, Money Morning May 15, 2013 A good doctor will not simp...

OECD WARNS ON RISING INEQUALITIES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

May 15, 2013 12:01 am OECD warns of rising inequality as austerity intensifies By Sarah O’Connor in London Developed countries face t...

GEOPOLITICAL JOURNEY: EUROPE, THE GLORIOUS AND THE BANAL / STRATFOR GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE

Geopolitical Journey: Europe, the Glorious and the Banal By George Friedman We flew into Lisbon and immediately rented a car to drive t...

GLOBAL ECONOMY COULD END IN FINANCIAL TURMOIL DUE TO HYPERACTIVE CENTRAL BANKS / MONEYNEWS.CON

Pimco's El-Erian: Global Economy Could End in Financial Turmoil Due to 'Hyperactive' Central Banks Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:19...

GRIND OF EURO CRISIS WEARS DOWN SUPPORT FOR UNION / THE NEW YORK TIMES

May 13, 2013 Grind of Euro Crisis Wears Down Support for Union, Poll Finds By JAMES KANTER BRUSSELS — Europeans have never been wil...

GANGSTER STATE AMERICA / PAULCRAIGROBERTS.ORG

Gangster State America — Paul Craig Roberts There are many signs of gangster state America. One is the collusion between federal authori...

THREE REASONS TO BUY GOLD STOCKS TODAY / MONEYNEWS.COM

Gold .  Three Reasons to Buy Gold Stocks Today . Frank Holmes, Guest Writer - May 14, 2013 A strong s...

STUDENT DEBT AND THE CRUSHING OF THE AMERICAN DREAM / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

MAY 12, 2013, 9:09 PM Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ A CERTAIN drama has become familiar in...

THE DECLINE OF THE WTO \ THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW & OUTLOOK

REVIEW & OUTLOOK May 12, 2013, 6:05 p.m. ET The Decline of the WTO The trade body picks a Brazilian who helped to scuttle the Doh...

THOUGHTS ON THE ELECTRONIC PRINTING PRESS / PRUDENTBEAR.COM

Thoughts on the Electronic Printing Press May 12, 2013 Indicators of serious market excess abound. The yen was hit for 2.6% this wee...

RESERVE CURRENCY ( US DOLLAR ) DEMISE -- CIRCA 2013 ? / MONEY NEWS

Reserve Currency (US Dollar) Demise — Circa 2013? Wednesday, May 8, 2013 07:50 AM By: Ashish Advani So the Dow Jones Industria...

BERNANKE, BLOWER OF BUBBLES / THE NEW YOK TIMES

Bubbles can be bad for your financial health — and bad for the health of the economy, too. The dot-com bubble of the late 1990s left behin...