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Gus Demos of Perpetual Assets Interviews Gerald Celente, the founder of the Trends Research Institute, Celente discusses the events and experiences that made him a political atheist. He doesn’t mince any words talking about the absurd level of hypocrisy in US politics and the neocon meddling in geopolitics. Plus, he weighs in on the destruction of the dollar, the strength of China. the impending financial crash, and much more. Comments open on YouTube

Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting – David Goodman Doctoring Data: How to sort out medical advice from medical nonsense – Dr Malcolm Kendrick Battlefield America: The War on the American People – John W. Whitehead Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain–for Life – David Perlmutter American Contempt for Liberty – Walter E. Williams The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself – James Grant Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass – Theodore Dalrymple A History of Medieval Europe: From Constantine to Saint Louis – R.H.C. Davis Crimes of the Educators: How Utopians Are … Continue reading →

In “Global Youth Unemployment Hits 35 Million As Recent Grads Lean On Parents,” we documented what we have called the “pitiable plight” of recent college graduates whose degrees now cost in excess of $35,000 and who are entering a job market bereft of real opportunities for gainful employment. The OECD estimates that in member countries, as many as 35 million people aged 16-29 are out of work. In a related story, Sallie Mae (from which the nation’s number-one issuer of student loan-backed ABS was spun last year) recently reported that better than two-thirds of parents expect to provide financial support … Continue reading →

President Obama hosts a Gulf security summit, and most Arab leaders decide not to attend.  Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu comes to Washington to address Congress on Iran over protests from the president.  Britain ignores pleas from the United States and becomes a founding member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a potential competitor for the World Bank.  The Obama administration gripes that the Brits are pandering to the Chinese. Russia’s Putin, like Syria’s Assad, strides across American redlines with little consequence.  Beijing and Moscow announce joint military exercises…in the Mediterranean. NATO ally Turkey turns to China for new defense … Continue reading →

US Senate Armed Services Committee Chair, John McCain, says he prays for the US military to end terrorism in the Middle East. Those of us awake to the long history of US-initiated Wars of Aggression began on lies share Senator McCain’s prayers. Therefore, we formally request US military to enact their Oaths of Enlistment to refuse all orders related to obviously unlawful armed attacks, and for US military officers to enact their lawful responsibility to arrest those who issue obviously unlawful orders associated with Wars of Aggression. Senator McCain and other .01% “leaders” in government and corporate media should be … Continue reading →

Abolish prison and give everyone a gun. The end. Good night. Oh wait, that’s not enough for a column? Okay, how about legalize drugs too? I’m not kidding. I know it sounds outrageous but hate facts often are. Look, I’m not suggesting we send all the guards home and open up the gates tomorrow. America is too ensconced in prison culture. Most prisoners today have become bad people and it’s because of prison. So, for the sake of the argument, let’s pretend a massive plague killed everyone in prison. It’s a horrific tragedy beyond our control and conspiracy theorists are … Continue reading →

It’s always interesting to see a long term chart that reflects your real life experiences. I bought my first home in 1990. It was a small townhouse and I paid $100k, put 10% down, and obtained a 9.875% mortgage. I was thrilled to get under 10%. Those were different times, when you bought a home as a place to live. We had our first kid in 1993 and started looking for a single family home. We stopped because our townhouse had declined in value to $85k, so I couldn’t afford to sell. In 1995 I convinced my employer to rent … Continue reading →

For decades they have been blacklisted as foods to avoid, the cause of deadly thickening of the arteries, heart disease and strokes. But the science which warned us off eating eggs – along with other high-cholesterol foods such as butter, shellfish, bacon and liver – could have been flawed, a key report in the US has found. Foods high in cholesterol have been branded a danger to human health since the 1970s – a warning that has long divided the medical establishment. A growing number of experts have been arguing there is no link between high cholesterol in food and … Continue reading →

Self-driving cars, selfie sticks, drones, touchscreen devices, e-cigarettes, jetpacks, and many other things seem like fairly modern inventions. Indeed, most of their “inventors” list them as newly invented and even go as far as seeking patents. But the fact is, many of these “inventions” have already been in existence for quite some time. They may have earlier lookalikes that ended up not going into production or that went into limited production due to one reason or another. Some also made it into full production but were recalled due to poor sales. 10 Selfie Sticks The first selfie stick was invented … Continue reading →

“What apparently happened was that the Iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. … We can give them training, we can give them equipment; we obviously can’t give them the will to fight.” Thus did Defense Secretary Ash Carter identify the root cause of the rout of the Iraqi army in Ramadi. Disgusted U.S. military officers say the 1,000 ISIS fighters who overran Ramadi were outnumbered by the defenders 10 to 1. Why did the Iraqi army run? And what motivated the fighters of ISIS to attack a city whose defenders so vastly outnumbered them? According to battle reports, … Continue reading →

As it stands now, U.S. healthcare will bankrupt the nation and doom it to permanent stagnation and recession. That healthcare alone is dooming the U.S. economy is not news to Of Two Minds readers, as I have been covering the catastrophic consequences of our runaway healthcare system for the past decade. Three charts crystallize the healthcare dynamics that are dooming the U.S. economy. The first depicts the runaway growth of healthcare costs–a rapid expansion that is a permanent feature of U.S. healthcare, regardless of which party is in office or what reforms are instituted. This expansion of costs has many … Continue reading →

INSTRUCTIONS: In this video you will see 20 objects for 3 seconds each. Remember as many as you can, in order, and then answer the 10 questions in the quiz at the end of the article. Watch the video twice if you want to make the quiz easier. Read the article below for Ed Cooke’s tips on remembering sequences of objects and information and, if you want more advice, here are nine tips on how to improve your memory. In the last episode of the latest Sherlock Holmes series, the protagonist finds himself up against a new nemesis, the ‘one … Continue reading →