I don't know if you've noticed, but the world is on fire right now. From protests and riots to bloodshed and coups d'état, it seems that every corner of the globe is being rocked by an explosion of unrest . . . and no, I'm not talking about the Great Popeyes Chicken...
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The Next World Reserve Currency Will Not Be A National Currency
by Corbett | Apr 7, 2019 | Newsletter
We've all seen some version of the following chart: It purports to show the changeover in world reserve currencies from one era to the next, which not coincidentally tracks the rise (and fall) of the various colonial empires of the last several hundred years, from the...
Mais Non! The People vs. The Paris Agreement
by Corbett | Dec 8, 2018 | Newsletter
"Let them eat carbon!" said French President Emmanuel Macron this week, offering his peasants a six-month reprieve on their coming carbon sin tax. And, kicking his feet up on his desk at the Élysée Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had bought himself some time...
How Big Oil Steers the Environmental Movement
by Corbett | Oct 8, 2017 | Newsletter
The following article is excerpted from The Corbett Report's new documentary, Why Big Oil Conquered The World. Watch the documentary for free, download the mp3 audio, or read the complete transcript at corbettreport.com/bigoil On paper, it would be almost impossible...
Episode 321 – Why Big Oil Conquered the World
by Corbett | Oct 6, 2017 | Podcasts
The 20th century was the century of oil. From farm to fork, factory to freeway, there is no aspect of our modern life that has not been shaped by the oil industry. But as the "post-carbon" era of the 21st century comes into view, there are those who see this as the...
How & Why Big Oil Conquered The World
by Corbett | Oct 6, 2017 | Articles, Documentaries
Oil. The 19th century was transformed by it. The 20th century was shaped by it. And the 21st century is moving beyond it. But who gave birth to the oil industry? What have they done with the immense wealth and power that it has granted them? And what are they planning...
Decentralize Everything: How To Avoid the Technocratic Nightmare
by Corbett | Jan 15, 2017 | Newsletter
The metaphorical ink was hardly dry on last week's "2017: Year of Technocracy" editorial when a flood of stories twittered their way across the newswire to confirm my predictions in spades: CES 2017 is all about cars, drones, smart devices, TVs, and drones Staying Off...
China Is About To Unveil Their Next Five-Year Plan: Here’s what you need to know
by Corbett | Oct 28, 2015 | Articles
by James Corbett TheInternationalForecaster.com October 28, 2015 Maybe you didn't know that the Chinese Communist Party is convening the 5th plenary session of its 18th Central Committee this week. Perhaps you didn't know that they'll be deliberating on an economic...