Economics and Investing:

Tsipras Betrays Referendum, Sells Out to the Banks – H.L.

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China Stocks and the New York Stock Exchange Shutdown: The Untold Story – H.L.

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It’s Not If But When the Government Seizes Private Retirement Savings – B.B.

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Brief interview w/Paul Craig Roberts. This is the best analysis of the E.U./Greek crisis you’ll hear. Why can’t a few more people step forward and frame this thing as plainly as P.C.R.? The whole interview is a grand slam homer, but if you can only listen for five minutes, minute 12 to minute 17 draw the picture well enough. -D.W.

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SurvivalBlog reader G.H. prepared a spreadsheet of bank closings since 2001. It’s quite an eye opener, as you can see from the summary here.