American Pirates and the Coming Militarization of Commercial Shipping
Much be made o’ china militarized commercial ship sightin’ but there be Yankee gentlemen o’ fortune o’er yonder.
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US Launches Christmas Strikes on Nigeria—the 9th Country Bombed by Trump
With Nigeria, Trump—who calls himself “the most anti-war president in history”—has now bombed more countries than any president in history.
Read more...Satyajit Das: The Shadow of Financial Instability
Shadow banks, rebranded as anodyne “non-bank financial institutions” are larger than ever and pose a threat in a new financial crisis
Read more...Why the Ukraine Electric War Has Been Failing Until Now
Confirmation that Putin has been restraining the execution of the electric war in Ukraine….but might finally be relaxing the choke chain.
Read more...John Helmer: Merz’s War Against Russia Is Splitting the Europeans – Greek Role in Tanker Attack Exposed
NATO is trying to have it both ways: escalating against Russia via a naval/tanker campaign while pretending they are not directly at war.
Read more...Trillions for War, Pennies for People: How Soaring Military Spending Fails Americans
Unpacking why the US military is so expensive and even if it were less pork-driven, would still be unduly costly for society at large.
Read more...US (So Far) Fails to Capture Third Venezuela Tanker. What Does the US Do to Restore Its Manhood? Allow Privateers via Letters of Marque?
The US campaign against Venezuela takes a new turn as a Chinese tanker so far has successfully run away from the US Navy.
Read more...Near-Term Climate News and Other Tall Tales
A new climate sighting plus AI fakery.
Read more...Has Public Debt Become Unmanageable?
Why alarmism about public debt is fundamentally misguided.
Read more...“The Truth Behind Trump’s Aggressive Venezuela Strategy”
An explanation of why US belligerence against Venezuela is not about exploiting its oil. So what is it about?
Read more...The EU’s New Policy Towards Russia’s Seized Assets Isn’t About Helping Ukraine
It’s hard to be cynical enough in looking at EU rationales and motives for strengthening their hold on Russia’s seized assets.
Read more...How the Pandemic Accelerated the Geopolitical Breakdown
Did COVID-19 deepen the crises of capitalism and inject a sense of panic into the world’s power struggles?
Read more...Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery
Trump’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty.
Read more...Israel Is Acting with Impunity. Is It Overconfident in Trump’s Support?
More Americans support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever. But does that matter to Trump?
Read more...Economic Questions: James Tobin’s Transaction Tax
A Tobin tax is a no-brainer for reducing speculation and financial crisis risk. That is reason enough to keep it from being implemented.
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