Because prepping is a broad-spectrum discipline, we need to monitor a wide variety of subjects. Below is a collection of articles and information that you may find useful. Okay, okay… not every article below is a must read for preppers; some are just for fun or interesting! If you have find a news story or prepping-related article, send it in.

News

1. Underestimating North Korea and Iran – And we are talking about EMP
2. Duncan Backtracks Teacher ‘Pink Slips’ Claims Over Sequester
3. North Korea Vows To Cancel The 1953 Korean War Cease-Fire – Business Insider

Freedom Issues

1. Arizona CCW Permit Holders No Longer Welcome in Nevada
2. EXCLUSIVE: DHS Plans Backdoor Gun Registration? *UPDATE | The Dana Show
3. Don’t Be Dumb About Smartphone Privacy — www.forbes.com — Readability
4. colorado-gun-bills-lawmakers-spar-for-seven-rounds-of-bills.aspx
5. new-york-cuomo-asked-by-judge-about-need-for-speed-in-gun-suit.aspx
6. Nearly 1 in 3 state sheriff groups now oppose Obama gun controls
7. DOJ: Children Do Not Need—and Have No Right to–Mothers

Economic

1. The Dow Hits An All-Time High! Translation: A Bubble Is Always Biggest Right Before It Bursts
2. Analysis: Canadian dollar set to drop further as economy struggles
3. Sequestration 101: The Sky Is Not Falling
4. Dow record? Who cares? Economy still stinks!
5. Gold And The Next Great Monetary Easing
6. The Last Time The Dow Was Here…
7. The Missing Recovery
8. Think this can’t happen where you live? Think again…
9. These 11 States now have More People on Welfare than they do Employed!
10. Don’t believe it for a second: DJIA NOT at new all-time high.

Science, Nature and Tech

1. This is your brain on NutraSweet – and it isn’t pretty
2. Bedbugs Spreading to Theaters, Offices, Schools – weather.com
3. evernote-resets-user-passwords-after-hack
4. president.and.officials.consulted.on.issue.last.week.plan.to.allow.unlocking
5. Oracle, Apple update Java to fix newly-discovered exploits
6. HTML5 flaw lets browsers fill hard drives with junk data

Prepping and General Interest

1. Citizens Reports from Tucson Gun Show, March 2013
2. Profiling and Personal Defense: How to Assess Dangerous Situations
3. Cartridge Fight: .270 Win. vs. .280 Rem.
4. Financially Prepped: The Importance of an Emergency Fund «
5. Cool Tools – SOLE Ultra SOFTEC Insoles
6. Survival Debate: What is the Ultimate Survival Vehicle

None of the above should be considered an endorsement or an attempt to push any particular agenda by the Preparedness Podcast. They’re simply presented here as an informative source.