For those excepting a hyper-inflationary destruction of the US dollar at some point in the future, you might consider hanging on to your US dollars – at least some of them. There may still be a use for them post-collapse, as highlighted in the following real-life survival story…

For those who have been following the movie developments, you may recall that the original remake, completed in 2009, involved the invasion of the United States by the People’s Republic Of China (the 80′s version featured an invasion by Soviets supported by Cubans). After internet protests by Chinese bloggers, executives at MGM and Sony reportedly caved to the political correctness necessitated by our being China’s premier debtor…

What trials and tribulations will society face after a collapse of the world as we know it?

Here’s the simplest explanation yet for the spend and borrow policies of the United States.

For sanity’s sake, we sometimes find it necessary to look at the problems we face through the eyes of real Americans.

If they have no qualms about crashing the world economy and impoverishing tens of millions around the globe, what else are they capable of?

The original bailout cost each taxpayer some $7,000. Wanda Sykes, on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, humorously weighs in on the ridiculousness of it all.

We’d like to be positive, but unfortunately, there is no good news to be had about our national debt. Most people have no idea what lies ahead. Sometime during this decade, likely by 2015, a U.S. sovereign debt crisis will be in full swing.

UK’s representative to the EU, Nigel Farage, is back, and once again he shows no restraint in sharing his feelings about European President Herman Van Rompuy’s double dealings on the issue of Libya.

For those looking for a little bit of SHTF entertainment, we offer WTSHTF, a new music video by Steve Dore.

At the semi-annual Monetary Policy Report hearing in Congress yesterday, Chairman of The Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke smiles like a kid that has just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar when Senator Mark Kirk gives him a history lesson on currencies and federal debt, either that or he is smiling because he thinks the notion of a country without a federal deficit and debt is just hilarious. You decide.

In an interview that’s sure to entertain, an Irish passerby randomly stopped on the street by Jason Calabry of Financial News doesn’t mince words when he discusses the problems and causes for the economic collapse in Ireland, which are keenly representative of our very own economic woes, financial phenoms and government officials here in the U.S.

This latest micro-documentary provides a non-traditional view of the American Dream.

By Curtis Threadneedle and Merle Hazard

The latest short film documentary from the National Inflation Association provides a glimpse into the other side of government intervention and central planning – the side most politicians and lobbyists never consider when mandating legislation down our throats.

Jon Stewart, whose show has millions of viewers, has spent time on and off for the past year interviewing guests like Peter Schiff and Elizabeth Warren about the financial crisis. And while we wouldn’t necessarily calls his Daily Show a news organization, there are millions of Americans who think it is just that.

GM, AIG, Fannie, Freddie, and all the rest of our government-owned corporations are nothing compared to the behemoths known as The Federal Reserve and the Internal Revenue Service.

The latest full feature documentary from the National Inflation Association (NIA), The End of Liberty, discusses the reasons for why we are headed into a complete societal collapse in the United States, how it happened, and the obvious warning signs that things are not as they seem.

Featuring well known trend forecaster Gerald Celente and economic analyst Peter Schiff, this movie explains not only what led to the bursting of the housing and economic bubbles of 2008/2009, but what we can expect next, as governments have ramped up spending and money printing amounting to trillions upon trillions of dollars.

The first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008.

BackBurnerNews put together a video montage of one way to awaken the masses and get the message out – with a megaphone.

In case you’re ever flying into the city, keep a look out on your approach and you might see a very creative way to protest the policies of President Obama.

As the Federal Reserve continues to print trillions, one must wonder what will become of the US Dollar.

We don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

We realize it’s difficult to not listen to what the mainstream media and our elected officials are telling us. We would all like to live in a world where honesty, ethics and treating our neighbors like we treat ourselves are the core moral beliefs. Unfortunately, some people live by a different set of rules and a complete different world view than ours.