Economics and Investing:

John R. pointed us to a piece by Mike Whitney: Printing a Recovery. While our politics don’t always mesh, I’m in full agreement with Whitney on the re-animation of the credit bubble.

Also from John R., a piece over at Lew Rockwell’s site by Terry Coxon: The Long Swim – How the Fed Could Become Insolvent

Silver Demand Surges Six-Fold in India and World’s Richest Man Enters the Silver Market

B.B. recommended a well-produced video from Gold Core: GoldNomics – Cash or Gold Bullion

Reader B.J.G. flagged this item: Brazil Threatens Trade War Against US, China

John S. sent this: Portugal bailout talk weighs on markets

John R. sent this: Debt default fears will spread to US and Japan, warns Citigroup’s Willem Buiter