The United States Is On The Precipice Of Widespread Civil Unrest

Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
Having said the infamous words "you're fired" once already this evening, when President Trump relieved acting AG Sally Yates of her duties just after 9pm Eastern, and perhaps realizing just how much he missed the sound, moments ago Trump also relieved acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Daniel Ragsdale, who was replaced with Thomas Homan, who previously led ICE's "efforts to identify, arrest, detain, and remove illegal aliens, including those who present a danger to national security or are a risk to public safety, as well as those who enter the United States illegally
With Trump having relieved acting Attorney General Sally Yates of duty for her "betrayal" of the Department of Justice, and with the next AG Sen. Jeff Sessions pending confirmation, meet the new - interim - chief law enforcement officer of the United States: Dana Boente (who incidentally was also appointed by Obama in October 2015).
Submitted by Eric Bush via Gavekal Capital blog,
Over the past 10-years personal income in the US has increased at a 3.39% annualized rate which is the slowest 10-year annualized growth rate since the data began in 1960.
Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity,
Just one week in office, President Trump is already following through on his pledge to address illegal immigration. His January 25th executive order called for the construction of a wall along the entire length of the US-Mexico border. While he is right to focus on the issue, there are several reasons why his proposed solution will unfortunately not lead us anywhere closer to solving the problem.