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Sep
24
PRN: Vol. 2, Num. 5 | September 24, 2012

The Advancing Wall of Darkness

The shaking of the world system, something I first marked in mid-2006, has been documented here for the past eighteen months. There appears to be no end in sight. By my judgment, the trends continue toward more dysfunction.

When trend lines go vertical--and today's profusion curve is hyper-expo... read more »

Keywords: Bernanke, Debt, Economics, Europe, Eurozone, Federal deficit, Fiscal cliff, Housing, Politics, Recession, Soft-anarchy, Stock Markets, Unemployment

May
29
PRN: Vol. 2, Num. 4 | May 29, 2012

Making It Up As We Go

A REPORT FROM THE WALL
2,112 days--and counting--of global shaking, destabilizing change, dysfunctional math, widespread volatility, and soft anarchy

For ... read more »

Keywords: Arab Spring, Economics, Europe, Eurozone, Facebook, Germany, Greece, Healthcare, IAEA, Iran, Israel, Middle East, National debt, Netanyahu, Nuclear energy/weapons, Recession, Roubini, Spain, Syria

Dec
12
PRN: Vol. 1, Num. 8 | December 12, 2011

Tightly-Coupled Systems: Everything's Connected to Everything Else

Two months ago, an Arizona utility worker doing routine maintenance removed a piece of monitoring equipment at a power substation near Yuma. Inexplicably, it triggered a massive power outage stretching from Mexico to Orange County. Five million people lost electricity. Traffic gridlocked, schools and universities closed,... read more »

Keywords: Challenger, Chernobyl, Contagion, Economics, Eurozone, Simplicity, Tight coupling

Nov
27
PRN: Vol. 1, Num. 7 | November 27, 2011

A Classic Greek Tragedy (and other Comedies)

Looking at our besieged globe, it's difficult to know if we're dealing with a tragedy or a comedy. Whatever your viewpoint, it certainly smells a lot like my Chicago Cubs. Win a few games, then strike out--again!--with the bases loaded. Aargh. Collectively, we are like wounded exhausted soldiers trying to... read more »

Keywords: Afghanistan, Economics, Eurozone, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Pakistan, Soft-anarchy, Spain, Volatility