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An Interesting Juncture in History
Just as the rewards of central-bank bubbles have not been evenly distributed, the pain created by the collapse of the bubbles won’t be evenly distributed, either.We’ve reached an interesting juncture in history, and I don’t mean the pandemic. I’m …
#AxisOfEasy 152: US Bill Would Make Encryption Back-Doors Mandatory
New US Bill aims to end warrant-proof encryption
PayPal preparing to enter Bitcoin marketplace
Hackers use Google analytics to steal credit cards
Julian Assange hit with additional conspiracy indictment
The New Normal: Extremes of Neofeudalism, Incompetence, Authoritarianism and Relocalization
The pendulum swung to an extreme of globalization, financialization, centralization and monopoly, all of which created extreme systemic fragility.Here’s what to expect in the rapidly evolving New Normal: extremes become even more extreme as the st…
Future Fibre: FairlawnGig
Fairlawn Ohio is a town with a population below 8,000 on the outskirts of Akron, just south of Cleveland, where residents have access to one of the fastest Internet connections in North America. FairlawnGig is a municipal broadband utility that offers a stellar example of what communities can accomplish when taking control of their Internet.
Forget the V, W or L Recovery: Focus on N-P-B
The only realistic Plan B is a fundamental, permanent re-ordering of the cost structure of the entire U.S. economy.The fantasy of a V-shaped recovery has evaporated, and expectations for a W or L-shaped recovery are increasingly untenable. So forg…
The Depression Dominoes Are Toppling
Once you allow your economy to become dependent on extremes of debt, leverage, inequality, legalized looting, monopoly, pay-to-play politics and speculative asset bubbles, a depression is inevitable.The pandemic lockdown will be blamed for the Gre…
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