Most people working within dysfunctional institutions do their best to keep the institution operating, and they naturally resent their institution being labeled dysfunctional, as it calls into question the value of their work. Their role in the institution is the…
We discuss the markets, showing what the politicians won’t tell us: from unsustainable debts to $1 trillion debt pandas. In the second half, Max continues his interview with author and director Tariq Nasheed about his hit crowdfunded documentary, Hidden Colors…
Unless Hillary Clinton gets indicted, she will be the Democratic nominee for President. That’s just a fact at this point. So what are genuine Bernie Sanders supporters who obviously can’t support Clinton supposed to do? My suggestion is to take…
Someone very real and VERY BIG is standing for gold and silver. This “someone” would not be bribed to go away last month and does not look like they will go way this month! Who is this long who all of a…
Bilderberg was founded in 1954 and is an annual private conference of 120 to 150 people of the European and North American political elite, leaders from industry, finance, academia and the media. Along with Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change and…
Gold bullion is seeing increased sales in the UK on BREXIT “nerves” according to Reuters today. “Demand for bullion bars and coins is rising, with men and women of all ages buying up the safe-haven metal in case of a British exit…
The fundamental context of China’s economy is that it has traced out an S-Curve–as did previous fast-developing nations such as Japan and South Korea. Gordon Long and I discuss why there’s no easy fix to the S-Curve in our new…
On today’s episode of Double Down, hosts Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are joined by Elizabeth Mizon of TheCanary.co to discuss the escalating and confusing higher education costs at a time when even the IMF admits neoliberalism is ‘oversold.’ To…
Yesterday morning, we published Stewart Thomson’s analysis of the gold and silver market post last Friday’s horrific jobs report, a report that Thomson called “Rocket Fuel For Gold Prices“, and Thomson warned that gold and silver’s consolidation period could very…
We discuss bad boys and bond markets. We also discuss ‘modern serfdom’ as American employees increasingly rely on loans from their employers. In the second half, Max interviews Satyajit Das, author of Extreme Money, about the drift to autarky.
Last night, the American public witnessed the most egregious example of mainstream media malpractice of my lifetime. By declaring Hillary Clinton the Democratic nominee based on the pledges of superdelegates who have not voted, and will not vote until the…
It is now painfully obvious that Ben Bernanke blew it big-time by not raising rates three years ago when the economy and markets enjoyed tailwinds. The former Federal Reserve chairperson, who has claimed the mantle of savior of the global…
Gold prices surged nearly 3% after the very poor jobs number on Friday, have maintained those gains and appear to be consolidating as concerns about the U.S. economy and BREXIT deepen. Gold was marginally higher again yesterday and 2.7% higher last week breaking…
Last month, Anat R.Admati, the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, published a very important working paper titled, It Takes a Village to Maintain a Dangerous Financial System. At 26 pages, it’s…
For the past decade, attempts to explain the psychology of markets have been dominated by behavioral economics: rather than being rational actors as presumed in classical economic models, humans are often profoundly irrational and prone to cognitive distortions and errors…