Best of the Web

Jean-Marie Eveillard Interview – King World News
Ben Davies Interview – King World News
Working Out of Debt – John Mauldin
The Rise of Praetorian Class – Pete Kofod
Paychecks, Perception, Propaganda & Power – Burning Platform
A Walk Thru For Sovereign Bond Markets In A Post-Greek Default World – Zero Hedge
Staring Into The Abyss – John Mauldin
James Dines Interview – King World News
Inflation: The Only Tool Left – Jim Willie CB, 24hGold
Coming Off A High – Doug Wakefield
The Evolution of the US Dollar – Martin Armstrong
Jim Sinclair On Gold – King World News
Don't Be Fooled: Nothing's Priced In – Automatic Earth

Breaking News

The Economy

1/27    Real GDP increased 2.8% in 4Q – Calculated Risk
1/27    Consumer sentiment increases in January – Calculated Risk
1/27    Eurozone govts discuss losses on Greek debt held by banks – Wall Street Journal
1/27    Tail events, isolation, new normal – 24hGold
1/27    Retirement in America is ‘endangered’ – MarketWatch
1/27    Demand fears in a consumer-based economy – Daily Reckoning
1/27    Greek sovereign debt following Argentina’s 2002 default – MercoPress
1/27    $7,600,000,000,000 dollars of debt must be rolled over in 2012 – ETF Daily News
1/27    Portugal is next after Greece – Wall Street Pit
1/27    Why Europe's crisis can't be averted – Reuters
1/26    Credit crisis: Are we set up for the perfect storm? – Robert Prechter
1/26    Not again! Debt ceiling debate set to make a monstrous return – Yahoo! Finance
1/26    Merkel casts doubt on saving Greece – Mish
1/26    Greek eurozone exit most rational option – Ria Novosti
1/26    Today it pays to owe money, while U.S. savers suffer – Reuters
1/26    The eurozone's strategy of pain – Project Syndicate
1/26    The new American divide – OfTwoMinds.com
1/26    Citigroup sued for fraud over $1 billion of CDOs – Yahoo! Finance
1/26    Paying lip service to saving the eurozone – Zero Hedge
1/26    Japan: "a lost decade... or two" – Zero Hedge
1/26    Italy on the verge of a full revolt – Dollar Vigilante
1/25    Doug Casey on the collapse of the euro and the EU – Casey Research
1/25    Occupy your own space – Automatic Earth
1/25    The ECB, Greece and haircuts – The Street
1/25    Is the United States in a liquidity trap? – 24hGold

Precious Metals

1/27    Why gold is the best hedge against an out of control Fed – Sovereign Investor
1/27    Silver will go to $50 and then explode dramatically higher – MunKnee
1/27    You won't go wrong just buying real metal on the dips – GATA
1/27    Home sales rose in Richmond area in 2011, but prices fell – Times-Dispatch
1/26    Gold extends post-Fed rally to 6-week high – MarketWatch
1/26    Eric Sprott: the truth behind the silver market – Inside Investing Daily
1/26    Scared by PM volatility? – Zero Hedge
1/25    Aggressive Chinese buying will spike gold price – King World News
1/25    Mainstream entities will now enter gold market – King World News
1/25    Make your move now before silver prices head higher in 2012 – Sovereign Investor
1/25    A closer look at the gold chart for a break and run possibility – Jesse's Cafe Americain
1/25    'Mania' in junior mining stocks predicted – The Gold Report
1/25    Great Panther Silver Ltd. – The Gold Report
1/25    Why is gold rallying with the stock market? – Motley Fool
1/25    Embry: gold is the cure for epic monetary debasement – King World News
1/25    Turk: Greek default imminent, crisis propels gold – King World News
1/25    Allied Nevada results and guidance – Yahoo!
1/25    Murray Pollitt: gold is the uninvited guest – GATA
1/25    Gold for oil? India and Iran ditch the dollar? – Casey Research

Inflation/Deflation

1/27    Central bank balance sheet as percent of GDP – Mish
1/26    Bernanke says Fed pondering further stimulus – Reuters
1/26    Intentional ignorance? – SafeHaven
1/26    Loonie soars back to parity – Financial Post
1/25    Bernanke goes all in – Zero Hedge
1/25    Will Iran kill the petrodollar? – Casey Research
1/25    Detlev S. Schlichter, paper money collapse – Financial Sense

Real Estate Bust

1/27    Home sales rose in Richmond area in 2011, but prices fell – Times-Dispatch
1/27    Demand for cheaper O.C. homes soars 30% – Orange County Register
1/27    50 South Beach condos head to foreclosure auction in next 30 days – Condo Vultures
1/26    New home sales decline in December to 307,000 annual rate – Calculated Risk
1/25    When the global housing bubbles collapse like a row of dominoes – Dr. Housing Bubble
1/25    Unwanted homes in Irish Republic could be demolished – BBC
1/25    Initial foreclosure filings fall 11.9% in fourth quarter – Los Angeles Times
1/24    Principal reductions fail to reduce future default rates – OC Housing News
1/24    As race moves to Florida, facing political implications of a housing crisis – New York Times
1/24    Shadow inventory now much less of a threat to homebuilders – Seeking Alpha
1/24    Shasta County home sales jump in 2011 – Redding.com
1/24    Investors eagerly eye U.S. foreclosure rental plan – MarketWatch
1/24    Fannie, Freddie would need another $100 bln for Obama's mortgage writedowns – Mish
1/23    Fannie, Freddie would never need another $100 billion for mortgage writedowns – Mish
1/23    Searching for the bottom in home prices – ChrisMartenson.com
1/23    Bloodbath to hit Australian real estate, analyst Jordan Wirsz says – Herald Sun
1/23    How to fix the housing crisis – Douglas E. French

Ron Paul

1/26    Ron Paul is sweeping the GOP youth vote – Run Ron Paul
1/26    Jan Helfeld interviews Wolf Blitzer – Daily Paul
1/25    Ron Paul was right on Cuba – NJ.com
1/25    John Stossel on Ron Paul's non-interventionist views – Run Ron Paul
1/24    Ron Paul highlights - NBC Florida debate – Run Ron Paul
1/24    Ron Paul: preserve the free and open internet! – Run Ron Paul
1/24    Ron Paul starts campaign to end the TSA – Daily Paul
1/23    SC senator Tom Davis on FOX News – Run Ron Paul
1/23    Wes Moss: is Ron Paul crazy? – AJC
1/23    Veterans to march on White House for Ron Paul – Run Ron Paul
1/23    America's choice: Ron Paul or unlimited government – Daily Paul

Offshore Investing

1/27    Best places in the world to retire – Daily Reckoning
1/25    Beautiful beaches - and a big opportunity – Path Finder
1/24    Enjoy freedom, opportunity, and adventure overseas – International Living
1/22    On the edge with Gonzalo Lira – Max Keiser
1/21    Why choose developer finance? – Path Finder

Clean Tech

1/27    Waning support for wind and solar – New York Times
1/27    Lithium investment to power portfolios – Energy Report
1/27    Germany solar rush likely as plans to cut subsidies debated – Solar Plaza
1/25    Conergy drops after steeper-than-estimated loss – Solar Plaza
1/25    Solar cheaper than diesel making India's mittal believer – Solar Plaza
1/25    European supergrid to revolutionize renewable energy – Oil Price
1/24    Silver spring networks takes big leap forward with new technology – Smart Grid News
1/24    Sun shining on solar bets – CNBC
1/24    GE courts turbine customers for solar before wind 'crash' – Bloomberg
1/21    Solar stocks plunge worldwide as Germany accelerates rate cuts – Solar Plaza

Art of the Collapse

1/17    A guide to American federal debt made easy – YouTube
1/10    Stephen Colbert tears into Obama – Patrick.net
1/05    Sensing the bankers' world – Max Keiser
12/14  Al-Qaeda claims US mass transportation must drastically improve – The Onion
12/13  Poof it's gone! – YouTube
12/12  Obama pushes job creation – The Onion
12/12  Klepto-crony-fraudocratic-Ponzi-plutopianism... – Zero Hedge
12/11  Eurozone to adopt Higgs Boson as new currency – The Spoof!
12/10  Tom Toles – Go Comics

War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Nullification, Secession, Creeping Fascism, Police State

1/27    Forced expatriation coming to the USSA – Dollar Vigilante
1/27    Hearing before the house permanent select committee – Aspen Institute
1/27    Here's looking at you, kid – Casey Research
1/25    Directed history, the war on Iran – Daily Bell
1/25    A documentary makes the case against torture – Atlantic
1/25    Court right on GPS ruling – Detroit News
1/24    Gun rights are natural rights – Human Events
1/24    Sabotage, bombings, sanctions: A growing web of pressure over Iran – CNN
1/24    Over 10,800,000 guns sold in the USA in 2011 – 24H Gold
1/24    SOPA opera update: opposition surges – Pro Publica
1/24    How lobbyists will determine the fate of SOPA – Verge
1/24    Long, strange trip – New York Post
1/24    Iran currency tumbles to new record low – AFP
1/24    Europe and U.S. tighten vise of sanctions on Iran – New York Times
1/24    Victory on SOPA – LewRockwell.com
1/24    ‘Grass-roots’ protests had Wiki written all over them – Duluth News Tribune
1/24    Psychology of tyranny for a philosophy of despotism – BATR
1/22    Is this why they won't prosecute? – Zero Hedge

Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival

1/25    Low-cost and multipurpose greenhouses – Mother Earth News
1/24    Prepper, the new "er" - deriding survivalism – Greene Wave
1/24    Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse – Reuters
1/24    The medicinal marvel that is Flaxseed – Green Med Info
1/22    Disaster survival skills for uncertain times – Follow The Money
1/22    The dirty nasty tricks you need now – Social Chaos Survival Guide
1/22    Lighten up with energy-efficient light bulbs – Mother Earth News
1/21    A great way to find chickens or other poultry – Mother Earth News
1/21    Feeding bees with real food – Mother Earth News
1/21    How to choose the right woodstove – Mother Earth News
1/21    A coming great global angst – AheadOfTheHeard.com