Visualizing America's $18 Trillion Economy (In 3 Stunning Maps)

The United States is geographically vast and diverse, and population is spread out and unevenly distributed. This means production and innovation are both concentrated in some areas of the country, while other parts are clearly more rural. How can we account for these differences to get a more accurate view of the U.S. economic engine?

Is The US On The Verge Of Mass Race Riots?

Ferguson, Baltimore, Ferguson (again), Milwaukee, Charlotte. Much has been made by the media of the recent riots that have taken place across America. Which begs the question: Are these riots passing occurrences or, like a series of smaller seismic events, a forewarning of much larger mass civil unrest to come? For the answers, we take a quick trip back in time.

"A Pretext Is Needed": A False Flag May Be Imminent To Drag U.S. Into War

With so many bizarre events taking place leading up to the election, few Americans are even grounded in reality any more. Perhaps the powers that be, with new and ready scapegoats – like Donald Trump, ISIS or Russia – think that the populace can again be convinced to surrender their liberties and consent to war if a new attack is staged. They have done it, and they will do it again...

Donald Trump Uncensored: This Is America's "Moment Of Reckoning"

"There is nothing that the political establishment wil not do; no lie they will not tell, to hold their prestige and power at your expense... For those who control the levers of power in Washington and for the global special interests, our campaign represents a true existential threat... this election will determine whether or not we, the people, reclaim control over our government."

The Pentagon Warns Of Looming Dystopian Future For "Megacities"

According to a startling Pentagon video obtained via FOIA request, the future of global cities will be an amalgam of “Escape from New York” and “Robocop” with brutal and anarchic supercities filled with gangs of youth-gone-wild, a restive underclass, criminal syndicates, and bands of malicious hackers... without the US Army to save them.

China As A Leading Economic Indicator

Unlike its OECD counterparts, recent readings of China’s CLI have been at depressed levels – only seen during recent financial crises and recessions. This is somewhat at odds with official GDP growth statistics, but not with the correction we have seen in commodity prices

US Budget Deficit Spikes 34%, Grows For The First Time Since 2009

In fiscal 2016 the deficit was 3.2% of GDP, compared to a deficit of 2.5% of GDP a year earlier, which was the first increase in the deficit as a share of GDP since 2009. It was also the first increase in the deficit in dollar terms since the financial crisis.

Weekend Reading: Market Breaks Support, Time To Worry?

“The average man doesn’t wish to be told that it is a bull or a bear market. What he desires is to be told specifically which particular stock to buy or sell. He wants to get something for nothing. He does not wish to work. He doesn’t even wish to have to think.”