Below you will find a collection of stories and news articles that may be of particular interest to the prepper. Some, are just interesting.

News

1. The Sandy Hook Horror Begs Us To Have The Courage To Do Nothing
2. Why The Manufacturing Jobs Are Not Coming Back
3. Treasury: U.S. will hit debt limit New Year’s Eve
4. N.Y. news site stirs outrage after publishing gun owners’ names

Economic

1. U.S. Will Reach Debt Limit Dec. 31–And Begin To Have Trouble Paying Bills
2. A Guide To Understanding The Fiscal Cliff
3. Ben Bernanke’s QE4: Another Step Toward Helicopter Money, And Away From Freedom
4. The One Thing Everyone Is Forgetting About The Fiscal Cliff
5. Republican Sellout Invites Stagflation
6. Twenty Reasons to Buy Silver for the Long-Term!
7. US Treasury to take steps to avoid borrowing limit

Science, Nature and Tech

1. Going Off The Fiscal Cliff Could Mean Missing The Next Hurricane Sandy
2. Senate Drops Effort to Prevent Warrantless Email Monitoring
3. Good news confirmed: Asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2040

General Interest

1. What To Do If Someone Is Following You In A Car | Modern Survival Blog
2. Ammo Suppliers Everywhere Are Reporting Shortages From A Huge Surge In Demand
3. To Pinpoint Audio Evidence, UK Police Record 7 Years Of Background Noise
4. FDA Says Giant, Genetically Modified Salmon Is Environmentally Safe
5. 15 Ways to Use Bacon Fat, from Cornbread to Cabbage to Cookies: BA Daily
6. 9 Disaster-Relief Inventions