Globalization and its New Discontents ... Fifteen years ago, I wrote a little book, entitled Globalization and its Discontents, describing growing opposition in the developing world to globalizing reforms. It seemed a mystery: people in developing countries had been told that globalization would increase overall wellbeing. So why had so many people become so hostile to it? – Project Syndicat...Read More

In just over seven months, humanity has used up a full year’s allotment of natural resources such as water, food and clean air - the quickest rate yet, according to a new report. The point of “overshoot” will officially be reached on Monday, said environmental group Global Footprint Network — five days earlier than last year. -France 24We are running out of water, food and...Read More

Clinton said Trump shouldn’t be trusted with nuclear weapons. ... When Hillary Clinton spoke directly to the danger of Donald Trump having access to the United States' nuclear arsenal, she may have tapped into a familiar angst with the public. Although the country is decades removed from the Cold War, people are still anxious about nukes. – Morning Consult Hillary Clinton is battling...Read More

Anders Bj??rkman, M.Sc. is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with more than 45 years experience of tanker and ferry design, construction and operations. Mr. Bjorkman has been a delegate to the IMO for various national administrations and one NGO and has been been a speaker at various Safety-at-Sea conferences. Mr. Bjorkman holds several patents concerned with ship safety. He also writes about...Read More

Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Saturday by renewing calls for a nuclear weapons free world and urging leaders to follow the example of President Barack Obama and visit the bomb sites. -Washington PostIt is the anniversary of dropping an atom bomb on Hiroshima. But the Hiroshima narrative is a lie.We've reported at considerable length about how the whateve...Read More

How a Secretive Branch of ISIS Built a Global Network of Killers ... A jailhouse interview with a German man who joined the Islamic State reveals the workings of a unit whose lieutenants are empowered to plan attacks around the world. - The New York TimesPeople are being whipped up against Islam and this New York Times article is a good example.The article goes on and on about the "network" that...Read More

I Ran the C.I.A. Now I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton ... During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties - three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush's side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency, I was with President Obama when we killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 … On Nov. 8, I will vote f...Read More

Barrick Gold has agreed to increase its stake in Midas Gold to 20 percent and join forces to develop the Stibnite Gold project in Idaho.Read full newsRead More

Forget Gold, Buy Silver ETFs Instead ... Gold bullion exchange-traded fund SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:GLD) is up over 27% so far this year (as of August 1, 2016). Investors should note that not only gold, most precious metals are on a tear this year on a subdued greenback, as these metals are linked to the U.S. dollar. -Seeking AlphaThis article, excerpted above, makes the case for buying si...Read More

Trump's Border Wall Idea Dismissed by Mexico's Foreign Minister ... Nation 'not even considering' candidate's proposal: minister Ruiz calls for passage of TPP trade deal to build on Nafta ... Mexico's foreign minister, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, dismissed Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump's calls for the nation to pay for a border wall, calling instead for greater integration betwee...Read More

Social Media Blitz Has Russians Asking: What's a Central Bank? ... Bank of Russia expanding its reach by turning to social media Inflation expectations remain high despite slower price growth ... Here's what Governor Elvira Nabiullina's latest quest to uproot high inflation expectations is up against: most Russians don't know what a central bank is, and the price growth many of them actually f...Read More

Nevada Sunrise (TSXV:NEV) announced today that it will make an application to the TSX Venture Exchange (theRead full newsRead More

Gloucester ammo store's sign criticized for its 'ugly timing' ... The sign outside the Gloucester Supply Center has generated criticism of and support for the shop owner ... When George Allen Jr. mounted a 15-square-foot sign that reads "WE SELL AMMO" outside of his shop here, just days after a mass shooting in an Orlando nightclub, he posted the bright yellow marquee not only to let customers k...Read More

NorthIsle Copper and Gold (TSXV:NCX)("Northisle" or the "Company") and Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Canada Inc. ("Freeport") have agreed to an initial work plan and budget for Northisle's wholly-owned Pemberton Hills Property located on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia.Read full newsRead More

The list of Republicans who support Hillary Clinton is growing - quickly ... Richard Armitage, Henry Paulson, Brent Scowcroft. Three big-name former George W. Bush administration officials in the past few weeks have announced that they are supporting Hillary Clinton in 2016 - all because Donald Trump is simply a bridge too far for them. -Boston GlobeTrump may be a "bridge too far," but why are R...Read More

Trump reportedly asked adviser why US can’t use nuclear weapons ... MSNBC host Joe Scarborough told a stunned panel Wednesday morning that when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with an unnamed national security expert earlier this year, he repeatedly asked why the U.S. couldn’t use its nuclear weapons stockpile. -AOL Trump has asked a good question about nuclear wea...Read More

Abenomics’ return to fiscal stimulus shows failure to reach economic goals ... Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s return to the fiscal-stimulus lever he first pulled three years ago shows how far he remains from hitting ambitious targets for reviving Japan’s economy. The cabinet on Tuesday approved a spending-and-lending package totalling ?28 trillion ($363 billion), including ?4....Read More

North Korean Missile Lands Close to Japan ... North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Wednesday that landed unusually close to Japan, drawing a strong protest from Tokyo a day after it warned of Pyongyang's advancing missile threat. ... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the latest missile had fallen into Tokyo's territorial waters and called it an "unforgivable act of aggression that...Read More

Donald Trump: 'I'm Afraid the Election Is Going to Be Rigged' ... Donald Trump on Monday night repeated his earlier assertion that the 2016 general election will be "rigged" against him ... "I'm telling you, Nov. 8, we'd better be careful, because that election is going to be rigged," Mr. Trump said in the Fox News interview. "And I hope the Republicans are watching closely or it's going to be t...Read More

The big puzzle in economics today: why is the economy growing so slowly? ... The growth of the US economy keeps falling short of expectations. On Friday, we learned that the US economy grew at an inflation-adjusted rate of 1 percent in the first half of 2016. That's the slowest six-month growth rate since 2012, and it continues the slow growth that has characterized the recovery since 2009. So w...Read More