Old-Age Poverty

Let’s start with an excerpt from a recent personal account by the insightful energy/systems analyst Ugo Bardi, who is Italian but writes his blog Cassandra’s Legacy in English: Becoming Poor in Italy. The Effects of the Twilight of the Age of Oil. “I am not …

by Charles Hugh-Smith With these speculative and risk management skills accessible only to the wealthy, no wonder only the wealthy have gained purchasing power in the 21st century. Lets start with an excerpt from a recent personal account by the insightful …

Authored by Frank Lee via Off-Guradian.org, Well start with the 10 per-capita poorest-countries in the whole of Europe. In rank order: Moldova US$2560 Ukraine US$3560 Kosovo US$3990 Albania US$4450 Bosnia and …

Getty Image It’s no secret that Cardi B is a big supporter of Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, as she’s talked up his policies and platform in the past, but surprisingly, it turns out she also talks to Bernie about them as well. Dur…

Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala - There is a lot of uncertainty in the Guatemalan highland town of Todos Santos Cuchumatan. Many here have loved ones who, knowing the potential outcomes - detention, deportation, sickness or even death - risked everything,…

The (soft coup) effort (June 2018) to topple the democratically-elected government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was originally led by students trained by US-funded democracy promotion programs (USAID). US-funded nongovernmental organizations, the San…

The judge narrowed his eyes. Madam, did anyone pay or ask you to be in this courtroom today? He spoke in Greek, but a mumbling interpreter turned his question into English. Absolutely not, your Honor, I replied as firmly as I could, gripping the railing of t…

2.5 million residents were reduced to just under 800,000 from starvation, disease, and exposure during the siege of Leningrad. This building on Mayakovsky street in Leningrad goes up in smoke after a Nazi attack. Sovfoto/UIG/Getty Images Ruins left after L…

NEW YORK - In 1960, South Korea had a total fertility rate of more than six children per woman, high enough to cause a population explosion. But as the country developed, this number dropped decade by decade. A country needs a fertility rate of about 2.1 — a…

The final phase is independence: He will use the money hes saved to move into his own place (hes hoping to find a two-bedroom place so his son can come stay sometimes). He will be responsible to pay all bills, keep track of his money, and meet with a mentor…