The Empire's Peak

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Coming soon. A look at the American Empire in the 21st Century.  The good, the bad and the ugly. 

There are dark clouds gathering on America's horizon.  Some foreign, some domestic.  The national debt,  the credit crisis, trade imbalance, the decline of the dollar, medicare, social security, climate change, global peak oil, an aging population, wars in the middle east, competition from rising economies.  Much of it is brought to you by the people in Washington DC.

We may be at the peak of the Empire.  Or already past.

Check back for articles on these and other matters coming to a future right next to you.  For now . . . . .

 

By their fruits ye shall know them

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American Wars and Conflicts

 

The Future Of The Corporation

 

Oil Price Rise Causes Global Shift in Wealth

Iran, Russia and Venezuela Feel the Benefits

 

The American Dictatorship Institute

 

"Law enforcement routinely now requests carriers to continuously 'ping' wireless devices of suspects to locate them when a call is not being made . . . so law enforcement can triangulate the precise location of a device and [seek] the location of all associates communicating with a target," wrote Christopher Guttman-McCabe, vice president of regulatory affairs for CTIA -- the Wireless Association, in a July comment to the Federal Communications Commission. He said the "lack of a consistent legal standard for tracking a user's location has made it difficult for carriers to comply" with law enforcement agencies' demands.

 

The dollar's decline: from symbol of hegemony to shunned currency

The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced

 

Torture Complaint Filed Against Rumsfeld

 

 

 

Plummeting Dollar, Credit Crunch...

Final Stop: Soup Kitchen U.S.A.

 
  

A debt culture gone awry

 

 
 
American Economy: R.I.P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Cash Cows of Personal Debt
 
 
 
An Outcry Rises as Debt Collectors Play Rough 
 
 
 
 
 
The Impending Global Liquidity Crisis
 
 
 
 
 
"Are we headed for another Great Depression"