Here are some things to watch for, according to Lindsey Williams:

From his Oct 2009 Interview:
bank failures
bankruptcies
safe-deposit boxes seized
movies will show you what is to come
pace of inflation increasing
withdrawal amount limited (already happened - effective April 1, 2010)
healthcare
airports/armed guards
youth corps/mandatory service
gun control (last)
travel restrictions
media control

From a followup interview in Feb 2010:
dollar to lose 30-50% value in 2010
crude oil $50 bbl, indexed to USD of 8/2009
election upsets
Israel
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen only distractions
no food shortage, but will be unaffordable
OPEC defaults, just like Dubai
gas - $6 / gallon