HOW GERMANY COULD PUNISH EASTERN EUROPE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

How Germany Could Punish Eastern Europe By Nora T. Kalinskij   The EU Commission this week released its proposed bu...

MEDICINE: UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, WORLD WIDE, IS WHITHIN REACH / THE ECONOMIST

Medicine Universal health care, worldwide, is within reach The case for it is a powerful one—including in poor countries BY MANY ...

CHINA GOES LONG ON GOLD / SAFE HAVEN

China Goes Long On Gold By David Smith A cursory look at Chinese history can convince you tha...

AMERICA'S DUMBEST COMPANIES REPEAT THEIR BIGGEST MISTAKES / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  America’s Dumbest Companies Repeat Their Biggest Mistakes    Back in 2005 a reporter took a tour of General Motors’ headquarters, and i...

CRISIS WATCH / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Crisis Watch Doug Nolan Where to begin? Contagion… The Argentine peso dropped another 5.0% this week, bringing y-t-d losses to 23.7%. ...

THE PENSION CRISIS IS WORSE THAN YOU THINK / SEEKING ALPHA

The Pension Crisis Is Worse Than You Think by: Lance Roberts   Last year I penned an article discussing the "Unavoida...

POPULISM BITES BACK / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Populism Bites Back Chris Patten LONDON – This spring, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government is being reminded...

HOW STRENUOUS EXERCISE AFFECTS OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM / THE NEW YORK TIMES

How Strenuous Exercise Affects Our Immune System By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS        Credit Michal Klag/EPA, via Shutterstock  If you have ...

WHAT SPARKED RUSSIA´S GOLD BUYING SPREE? / SAFE HAVEN

What Sparked Russia’s Gold Buying Spree? By Charles Benavidez                     Russia has scooped up ...