This Is The Worst Global Food Crisis In Modern History, And It Is About To Go To An Entirely New Level | ZeroHedge

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

Hundreds of millions of people are desperately hungry all over the world, and by the time you are done reading this article more children will starve to death.  Earlier this year, CNN actually admitted that we are in the midst of “the worst food crisis in modern history”, but because the mainstream media rarely features images of the tremendous suffering on the other side of the globe most Americans don’t even (more…)

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Hollywood Writers Strike Could Be Over As Soon As Today | ZeroHedge

Hollywood writers and producers are close to an agreement to end the Writers Guild of America strike following face-to-face meetings on Wednesday, CNBC reports, citing people close to the negotiations.

If discussions hold together, the two sides hope to finalize a deal Thursday. That said, if the tentative deal unravels, the strike could last through the end of the year – keeping more than 11,000 film and TV writers in limbo. The writers and producers have argued that t hey (more…)

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The Hard-Asset Inflation / Paper-Asset Deflation Theory | ZeroHedge

Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time,

All fiat currencies are no more than floating abstractions of value. Society has put its faith in fiat currency issued by governments. These government-issued currencies are not backed by a physical commodity, such as gold or silver, but rather by the promises from the government that issued it. A difficult question investors today face is determining which assets will appreciate most thus rising in value and which form to hold their (more…)

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