We discuss debt slaves who are under constant surveillance, facing the threat of being thrown into the prison-industrial complex. In the second half, Max interviews Andy Johnson of ClearChat.com about encryption and authentication in a post-Snowden world. They discuss the…
We discuss the dark side to fantasy math and sinkholes of big-oil debt. In the second half Max interviews Federico Ast of CrowdJury.org about a judicial system for the internet era.
In today’s communist-style, centrally planned world, when big central bankers meet and make decisions, no matter how small, markets quake and currencies shake. And that’s what just happened. Bankers at both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan met…
Although Lance Simmens has been intimately involved in public life for several decades, you’ve probably never heard of him. As such, a little introduction is needed. As mentioned, Lance Simmens’ career was spent in public policy. Specifically, he worked for two…
It’s difficult for well-meaning pundits to abandon the fantasy that meaningful reform is possible. Indeed, a critical function of the punditry and corporate media is to foster the fantasy that the status quo could be reformed if only we all…
The statistics show that we are badly failing at putting our current excess human capital to productive use. Even with today’s 5% unemployment rate (yeah, right), we already have a national employment crisis. What will things look like in 5…
The last days of a decorated Canadian vet: The ghosts of Vietnam
Max Keiser LIVE in studio at LondonRealTV from Peter Frank on Vimeo.
While anyone paying close attention will have come to terms with the fact that everything in America is rigged to favor a handful of oligarchs, most people have been either blissfully unaware, or in denial, of this reality for most of their…
Silver prices are likely to rise further as there is “supply trouble brewing” as strong industrial and investment demand are confronted by declining supply. “There are signs that this year could be a pivotal year for the silver market,” New York-based CPM…
Two recent articles describe America’s entitled (and doomed) upper middle class: the top 5% of households with incomes above $206,500 annually and individuals with incomes of $160,000 or higher annually. (source: Historical Income Tables: Households Census.gov) The first describes how…
LISTEN to the latest Double Down podcast from Max and Stacy. Today’s topic: The wacky idea proposed by Private Finance Initiatives was that we could magically offload risk onto the private sector for all our vital public services like schools,…
Japan’s fiscal and monetary extremes are in the news again: this time it’s the Bank of Japan’s extraordinarily large ownership of Japanese stocks, a policy intended to boost “investor sentiment” and prop up sagging equity valuations: The Tokyo Whale Is…
The desperation is obvious, palpable, incredible, fascinating, and unmistakable. History is being made, as the last ditch is overrun. The banker cabal wishes to defend an indefensible $1300 gold price and to defend an indefensible $18 silver price. The Gold…
The Great Gold Conspiracy