Interesting Headlines in the News Aug 16

IRS Needs AR-15s for "Standoff Capabilities"?
Bitcoins can be used as money…and fall under the jurisdiction of securities laws, judge rules
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Just set fire to Japan's quadrillion debt
Gold, Silver and Hyperinflation
Eric Sprott On Gold & Bail-Ins
The Most Profitable Route For Gold And Silver Bugs
Young people better off not enrolling in Obamacare
Detroit, Demographics and Detonation
Obama's Jobs Record:  Where Are We Now?
The Coming Shortage Of Physical Gold That Will Change Everything
Egypt's Brotherhood vows to bring down 'military coup'
Jordan gets daring on Syria
Derivatives Bubble: The Number One Threat That Our Financial System Is Facing
Three Reasons the Walmart Empire Is Collapsing
Job Market Faces New Problem, Hitting One Unlucky Group Really Hard
Next Fed Chair Will Lead Us to ‘Economic Ruin,’ Says Peter Schiff
The Secret Sauce in the July Jobs Report
“We Have Become a Nation of Hamburger Flippers”: Dan Alpert Breaks Down the Jobs Report
Detroit Bankruptcy a “Game-Changing Event,” Meredith Whitney Says
Meredith Whitney:  Detroit Bankruptcy A "Game Changer"
High Gas Prices: Relief At The Pump Coming Soon
Why the U.S. Economy Deserves a “B-” Grade
Eminent Domain and Underwater Mortgages: Solving the Municipal Fiscal Crisis
Retail Sales: Don’t Look to July for Guidance on December
How Washington Could Push Gas Prices Higher
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Loses Grip as Anger Boils
Obama Policies Turning Egypt Against U.S.
Report: Obamacare A 'Dream Come True' for Con Artists
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts - By Winter Unemployment Explodes, More Foreclosures-Worse Than Great Depression
Marc Faber: It Will End Either Through War Or Financial Collapse
Are Big Banks Driving Up Commodity Prices?
Borrowers Redefaulting In Obama's Housing Program
CBO: Cancel Spending Cuts Now, Boost Economy In Short Run
Cisco to cut 4,000 jobs
Watchdog questions pension grants in GM bailout
Extreme Gold Market:  Supply vs. Demand
Flash in Pan or Pot of Gold?
Dow Gold Ratio Revisited
Litigation Over Noncompete Clauses Is Rising
The Priebus Ultimatum
Egypt Death Toll Passes 600 as Brotherhood Vows New Protests
US debt six times greater than declared - study
40 Percent Of US Workers Make Less Than What A Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker Made in 1968
A Quadrillion Yen And Counting – The Japanese Debt Bomb Could Set Off Global Panic At Any Moment
During The Best Period Of Economic Growth In U.S. History There Was No Income Tax And No Federal Reserve
It Is Happening Again:  18 Similarities Between The Last Financial Crisis And Today
The Most Important Number In The Entire U.S. Economy
They Are Systematically Destroying Our Independence And Making Us All Serfs Of The State
Michelle Obama thinks US is ready for first female president
Obama group's new ad touts healthcare law insurance rebates
Chain Reaction of Breakdowns in Progress--Dr. Jim Willie
Gold And Silver: Load The Boat-Back Up The Truck -- Peter Schiff
Old System Struggling and Dying-Catherine Austin Fitts
Vinton County Woman Wants Possessions Back After Bank Tried To Repossess Wrong House

Paul Craig Roberts:  Hiding Economic Depression With Spin
Gold Markets Get Strange – Is Economic Danger Near?
Gold lease is the tool of the global credit game
Egypt Brotherhood Torches Building as Death Toll Rises
Rich World's Biggest Jobs Growth Approaches End in Singapore
MORSI SUPPORTERS TORCH CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN EGYPT
Here's The Real Reason Why Wall Street Is Freaked Out About The Insider Trading Charges Against SAC Capital
George Soros buys Apple and sells out of gold
Pandemic of Pension Woes Plaguing The Nation
Full circle: Joblessness at 2008 level
Top technician: Yes, 2013 does look like 1987
Monty Pelerin: Tyranny Rules
Congress Is Nervous About This Whole Bitcoin Thing
Why we can kiss the US economy goodbye
Currency Markets: The Next Crisis Has Begun
Bank of England 0.5% Interest Rates for 7% Unemployment, to Result in 7% Inflation, Ongoing Savings Theft
America's new $60 trillion deadliest enemy
Gold rallies on haven demand; silver up 5%
Stagflation: The Fed's Worst Nightmare
The American dream myth: Income mobility; 4 out of 5 Americans struggle with poverty, joblessness, or go on welfare at some point during their lives; and bottom 80 percent of Americans control 7 percent of total wealth
Suppressing wages and increasing corporate profits: The tough math behind the current economic recovery.
Part-Time Nation: What Does It Say When A Vast Portion Of Our Society Is Now Working At Part-Time Jobs? 2013 scorecard: Minimum wage restaurant jobs added: 239,000. Manufacturing jobs added: 13,000
The Uneasiness Of Quantitative Easing: How QE Is Ineffective With Helping The Broader Economy In Favor Of Boosting Support For The Too-Big-To-Fail Banks
The uneasiness of Quantitative Easing: How QE is ineffective with helping the broader economy in favor of boosting support for too big to fail banks
The Most Delinquent Loan Of Them All: Student Debt Delinquencies At Record Levels On The Eve Of Rates Doubling. Half Of College Graduates Working In Jobs Where Their Degree Is Not Required
The accelerating race to a student debt implosion: Federal student loans rose by $266 billion since 2011. 85 percent of consumer debt growth since 2011 because of student debt.
Failure to launch into household formation: Record 36 percent of young Americans (18 to 31) living at home with parents. Where is household formation coming from?
Theft By Deficit
Odds on the trigger for next financial collapse
Eight College Degrees with the Worst Return on Investment
Dr. Doom Warns Of Major Market Crash This Fall: “20 Percent, Maybe More”
The When: “The Economic Collapse Cannot Be Predicted By Looking at Stock Market Charts or Other Standard Economic Indicators”
What Would You Do If A Bank Stole Everything You Owned?
Jim Willie:  Bullion Banks Have Pilfered 60,000 Tons Of Gold From Allocated Accounts
Massive jump in people who renounced US citizenship last quarter
France is dancing on a volcano, and Europe may go up in flames
Walmart cuts sales forecast as consumers rein in spending
Consulates and the Vatican in chaos as HSBC tells them to find another bank
Here's The Real Unemployment Rate
Ron Paul Talks Gold
Peter Schiff: Taxes, Inflation Will Drive More Entrepreneurs Away
The Truth behind the Global Economic Collapse
Shadow Warriors:Private Military Company
Obamacare Forced Home Inspections
Peter Schiff - FED Will Continue To Ruin And Cause The US Economy To Collapse!
Bernanke Just Felt a Chill Down His Spine
Ron Paul On Gold And Why We'll See More Detroits
What's Up With Inflation?
Consumer Confidence Surges To Six-Year High Boosted By Soaring Gas Prices And Mortgage Rates
Marc Faber On Central Banker Actions: "Insane People Don't Realize They're Insane"
Record Jobs For Old Workers; For Others - Not So Much
Ten Times More Waiter and Bartender Than Manufacturing Jobs Added in 2013
US Factory Orders Miss (Again); Biggest 4-Month Drop in a Year
Only 40% Of Federal Student Loan Borrowers Are Currently Making A Payment
If Housing Is Booming - Why Do We Need Another Fix?
Peter Schiff On The Half-Full Economy
Visualizing The Collapse In US Job Security
Here's What Happens When A Central Bank Goes Bust
If "Europe Is Fine" Why Is Deutsche Bank Deleveraging At The Fastest Pace Since The Crisis of 2011?