Several readers sent this: IMF fears ‘social explosion’ from world jobs crisis [1]. Here is a link to a key PDF from the study: The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion–Discussion Document [2]
When Will Net Energy from Fossil Fuels Peak? [3]
RBS sent this: How Debt Can Destroy a Budding Relationship [4]. $170,000? Did Ms. Eastman do the math on how long it would take to make her college education pay for itself?
Siggy sent this: Tap Dancing on A Land Mine [5]
Items from The Economatrix:
How Hyperinflation Will Happen In America [6]. (This excellent essay was originally posted in Gonzalo Lira’s blog , now getting wide exposure at Business Insider.)
Gold As Money [7]
Analyst: Basel III Is Irrelevant, Won’t Stop Next Crash [8]
Out Of Fashion [9] (The Mogambo Guru)
Credit Card Writedowns Increase in August [10]
Japan Buys Dollars to Weaken Surging Yen [11]