Life After the Oil Crash

Deal With Reality or Reality Will Deal With You

















Breaking News: Tuesday January 12th, 2010

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Britain's Plunge into Chaos:

UK Telegraph: "For years the government told us everything was fine"

UK Independent: "First grit, then gas, now vegetables in short supply"

UK Guardian: "Food costs to soar as big freeze continues to deepen"

UK Guardian: Government Cuts Off Natural Gas Supplies to Factories

Wall Street Crime:

Washington Post: Record Profits for Fed, Debt Yoking for US Taxpayers

Bloomberg: Federal Reserve Seeking to Protect Secrets of U.S. Bailout

Solari: "In '08 the squid hit the fan, the squid panicked" (on Goldman)

UK Telegraph: U.S. Falls Deeper Into Depression as Wall Street Parties

TheHill: IRS Chief Doesn't File Own Taxes, Says Tax Code Too Complex

Zero Hedge: "American people deserve somebody's head on a platter"

War on the Middle Class:

Bloomberg: Actual Unemployment Rate Far Higher Than Officials Admit

LATOC: Job Market For College Professors Suffering a Historic Collapse

Contra Costa Times: SF Bay Area Sees Explosive Rise in Bankruptcies

Sacramento Bee: California State Workers to Get Permanent Pay Cuts

Financial Collapse:

Bloomberg: China Replaces the U.S. as World's Largest Auto Market

Business Insider: Out of Work Americans Drive Vacancy Rate to Record

Most Important Articles from Yesterday:

LATOC: A *Must Read* Article on the Literal Bloodsuckers at Cerberus

Alternet "Jobs were lost in December at ten times the expected rate"

Jim Kunstler: "American economy has six months or less to live . . . "

Best of the LATOC Archives:

UK Independent: "The elite are hoarding gold in case of system failure"

UK Daily Mail: British Police Raid Citizens' Bank Safety Deposit Boxes

Whiskey & Gunpowder: Top 10 Things to Worry About in This Economy

Preparation and Relocalization (Money):

Lew Rockwell: It May be Financially Irresponsible to Pay the Mortgage

OfTwoMinds: Status Quo Imploding, is There Any Point in Education?

Preparation and Relocalization (Survival):

UK Telegraph: "Going back to the land not for victory, but for survival"

UK Independent: Report Says We Must the Embrace Basics To Survive

Survival Blog: "My challenge was getting my new bride to understand"

Are you prepared for civil unrest, martial law, and the day the trucks stop rolling to the grocery store?

















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