Population growth threatens to result in global commodity shortages. Hans Rosling explores global population growth as it relates to disparity in living standards.
One of the world’s most respected institutions has warned of “catastrophic consequences” for businesses that fail to prepare for a world of increasing oil scarcity and a lower carbon economy. [...]
Jul 112010
Several credible theories exist for what ended the depression of the 1930s and led to American prosperity post World War II. The economy bottomed in 1933, and this was likely [...]
Jul 092010
Here are some classic George Carlin clips for those feeling angry because they’ve been lied to, stripped down and kicked to the curb to rot. Living the “American Dream”? Not us.
Edward Chancellor of GMO (and author of one of my favorite books Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation) has written a comprehensive analysis of why debt crises [...]
Jul 062010
Median US home prices have declined to about $170k from a peak of $230k. 30yr mortgage rates have declined from about 6.6% to 4.69%. So houses are a lot cheaper [...]
An total must-watch. I thought I had posted this before but couldn’t find it on the site…well, here it is again. Elizabeth Warren, head of the bailout oversight committee and [...]
Jul 032010
The best of the webisphere all in one spot for your reading convenience. I must say, this is a shockingly depressing list of titles.
I’m not sure how ‘prosperity’ is being defined, but by any measure this is pretty-much what you’d expect. But it’s a nice chart nonetheless. Send it to your favorite high [...]
Jul 022010
We see the unemployment data and headlines, but often don’t look any further. I think it’s important to hear the stories of honest, hard-working individuals who are fighting for their [...]
