US, Allies Opening New Front in Middle East With Escalation Against Houthis Over Shipping Lanes
The US and its allies hope to tamp out Houthi interference with Israel, and derivatively, Red Sea shipments. Will that work?
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Yanis Varoufakis: Europe’s 15-Year Slump
The survival of the euro has come at the cost of Europe’s permanent stagnation and continuing fragmentation
Read more...Is China’s Economy Collapsing? Economic War! Michael Hudson & Richard D. Wolff
A wide-ranging talk, using Western bashing of China’s economy as a point of departure.
Read more...Why Does Germany Continue to Self-Destruct?
German elites run up the tab, but the country’s working class is largely stuck with the bill. An attempt to understand why Germany cannot or will not reverse course.
Read more...Iran President Raisi Asks President Putin To Support Gaza Action – Putin Is Evasive for the Moment
Putin ducked a request by Iran for support with respect to Gaza….but what might Raisi actaully want?
Read more...Myanmar’s Instability Deepens as the World Watches Silently
Militants threaten Myanmar’s military government. But other non-state actors, as well as China, are vying for influence.
Read more...The Debate Over Restricting Immigration
The Republicans look serious about restricting immigration or at least rolling back recent Biden moves. But are there any sound approaches?
Read more...Russia’s Ideology Is Now National Liberation of the World From the US Empire, With an Assist From Patriarch Kirill
A detailed discussion of Russia’s effort to foster an ideological counterpoint to US hegemony, particularly via Putin speeches.
Read more...NATO/West or Global Majority? Unipolar Destruction or Multipolar Development? The World Must Choose
Yves here. While there is a lot of merit in the latest discussion between Radhika Desai and Micheal Hudson on their favorite topic of mutlipolarity, I feel compelled to correct some imprecisions. The video depicts the “German government” as having “raised” the debt brake but then “not being allowed” with no depiction of agency, to […]
Read more...The Dutch Earthquake
Why did so many Dutch citizens vote for the far-right Geert Wilders?
Read more...PlutoniumKun: Correcting the Considerable Misinformation on the Recent Dublin Riots
A detailed account of the Dublin riot and the related political and social undercurrents in Ireland by our esteemed PlutoniumKun
Read more...Restructuring of the Global Economy – Michael Hudson, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
A wide-ranging talk, both geographically and historically, on the accelerating changes in the global economy
Read more...Geopolitical Rivals Are Key Suppliers of West’s Green Energy Materials
Opposie! The West increasingly needs critical materials from countries against which we have escalated, particularly for green energy.
Read more...Comparing How the West and China Offer Loans to Developing Countries
China challenges Western institutions. Each side offers distinct and competitive lending strategies for global infrastructure and development
Read more...The Other China Shock: How Surging Chinese Imports Transformed Global Agriculture
hinese demand for food imports resulted in a significant increase in global cropland and higher profits for farmers exposed to this demand shock. It further highlights that this Chinese food shock served as the main impetus for global deforestation over the period.
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