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Michael Snyder

Michael T. Snyder is a graduate of the University of Florida law school and he worked as an attorney in the heart of Washington D.C. for a number of years. Today, Michael is best known for his work as the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog. Michael and his wife, Meranda, believe that a great awakening is coming and are working hard to help bring renewal to America. Michael is also the author of the book The Beginning Of The End

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When one of my readers sent me a photo of egg prices at a store in western Washington state, I could hardly believe what I was seeing.  I clearly remember when I could purchase a carton of quality eggs at the grocery store for just 99 cents, but thanks to …

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A cryptocurrency known as “Fartcoin”, which was created as a joke, is now worth more than 800 million dollars.  How in the world is that possible?  While the real economy is deeply struggling, a wave of euphoria is sweeping through our financial markets and cryptocurrency prices have been soaring into …

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The number of job openings in the United States has been “falling off a cliff”, and that is a major red flag.  The last four years have been an economic nightmare for most Americans, and that is one of the primary reasons why Donald Trump won the election.  But as we approach …

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What in the world is going to happen if global food supplies continue to get even tighter?  During the second half of this year, global food prices have been surging.  A “perfect storm” of factors is suppressing production all over the planet, and meanwhile, worldwide demand for food just keeps …

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Have you noticed that the U.S. has been getting monkey-hammered by one natural disaster after another this year?  In fact, we have reached a point where some sort of a natural disaster is making news literally almost every single day.  This week, there have already been several natural disasters that …

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Enormous “mystery drones” are buzzing rooftops and flying freely through the skies in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, and our government is powerless to stop it.  As I discussed yesterday, these drones have been spotted over military facilities, water reservoirs, transportation hubs, police departments and other sensitive installations.  But even …

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While radical Sunni militants were conquering Damascus, Israel was conducting an absolutely massive bombing campaign inside Syria that is unlike anything we have seen before.  The IDF is telling us that more than 350 targets were hit.  Basically, the goal was to destroy as much military hardware as possible so that …

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Why have groups of large, unidentified “mystery drones” been flying over New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania at night?  Some of the “mystery drones” are the size of a car, but government officials seem to have no idea what they are or where they came from.  Since this has been …

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Have things been getting better for the middle class, or have things been getting worse?  Needless to say, the answer to that question is obvious.  The cost of living is absolutely crushing us, we can’t afford to replace our rapidly aging vehicles, debt levels are exploding, and the proportion of …

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Well, that certainly escalated quickly.  Just a few days ago, I wrote about how Syrian rebels had taken Aleppo and were on the way to the central city of Hama.  Now Damascus has fallen, the Assad regime has been toppled, and it is a new day for Syria.  But will it …