By George F. Smith
February 28, 2026
For those who would find relief knowing the Bible sanctions a market-derived medium of exchange, Gary North's Honest Money will come as a godsend (no pun intended). Even for those reprobates who forswear a religious worldview, his book will provide a solid grounding in monetary theory and history.
North's vast understanding of money and banking coupled with his lean, no-jargon writing style takes the labor out of reading.
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En 2026, l'Ukraine devra rembourser au FMI 2,7 milliards de dollars au titre de prêts antérieurs. Cette somme équivaut à plus de 70% des fonds attendus cette année dans le cadre du programme en cours, estimés à 3,8 milliards. Les principales échéances sont concentrées entre février et
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Le FMI a approuvé un nouveau crédit en faveur de l'Ukraine, d'un montant de 8,1 milliards de dollars sur quatre ans. Un premier décaissement immédiat d'environ 1,5 milliard est prévu. Le Fonds a averti que l'accord reste exposé à de forts risques et dépendra du respect des engagements pris
By Eric Zuesse
Eric's Substack
February 26, 2026
You can see the graph of the "Real Median Household Income in the United States" from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ("FRED"), and it shows that in 1989 the median was $66,290, and 35 years later in 2024 it was $83,730. This is an annual growth-rate of less than 1%; it is 0.662%. America has had a stagnant economy for at least 35 years, notwithstanding the constant lies from 'journalists', politicians, 'historians', and other propagandists for the American empire, which has been dissipating Americans' taxes by sanctioning, couping, and invading, what this dictatorship-by-its-super-rich label as being "autocracies' in order to 'justify' their scam against the American people so they'll be deceived to think this political show pitting two actually fascist political Parties against each other constitutes some sort of democracy.
By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com
February 25, 2026
The point here is not to make a prediction; the point is to keep an open mind about the social-construct / utility-value of currency.
The consensus holds that the US dollar is doomed, irrevocably sliding to zero. The US will continue issuing new dollars to maintain the pretense of stability until this money-printing triggers hyper-inflation, which will wipe out the USD's remaining shreds of value.
By Milan Adams
Preppgroup
February 24, 2026
The Great Depression, which began with the stock market crash of 1929, was one of the most severe economic downturns in modern history. Spanning almost a decade, it profoundly changed the financial landscape of the United States and the world. Millions of people faced unemployment, businesses closed their doors, and families struggled to make ends meet, leading to lasting social and psychological effects.