Unhappy New Year: How Austerity is Making a Comeback in Berlin and Brussels
How EU states are still trapped in their self-devised austerity hairshirt.
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Israel Shifts to Targeted Escalation, With Justification for Entry into Lebanon One Likely Aim
Pressure is still growing in and around Israel, with an Israel full bore attack on Lebanon looking all too likely.
Read more...Russian Asset Seizure Scheming: EU and Euro as US War Proxies Would Take Most Risk; USD Assets Only $4.6 Billion
Addressing wide-of-the-mark commentary on the latest too-clever Western idea. of stealing the $300 billion in Russian central bank assets.
Read more...Beijing’s Bid For Influence in the Global South
Even a US propaganda organ is having to take notice of how China is taking advantage of US policy failures, particularly in the Global South.
Read more...Prof. Michael Hudson, World Predictions for 2024 (USA, UN, Palestine, Russia And BRICS)
Michael Hudson pulls out his crystal ball to forecast what might be in store for 2024.
Read more...Strategy to Kick Trump Off the Ballot Under the Fourteenth Amendment Already Causing Chaos (So In Re Griffin Was Correctly Decided)
The Fourteenth Amendment is not and should not be “self-executing,” as the Maine and Colorado decisions kicking Trump off the ballot show.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt
Michael Hudson reprises favorite themes, particularly the role of rentiers and debt dynamics, with some new tidbits.
Read more...Because of Israel’s War Against Palestine, There Are No Innocent Ships at Sea
The Houthis raise the ante in their campaign against ships that could be bound for Israel.
Read more...India’s Russian Oil Imports Helped Prevent A Global Polycrisis
India makes a bold claim about spillover benefits from having ignored Western sanctions on Russian oil.
Read more...Europe’s Bad China Bluff
A show of Europe’s leaders eyepoking China to try to shift blame for their policy failings.
Read more...Honey Trap for Israelis and Americans in the Red Sea
John Helmer provides new intel on Red Sea machinations of various players in response to Houthi action against sea trade with Israel.
Read more...Book Review: Sally Denton and Roger Morris, “The Money and the Power”
Examining the moments and people that helped fuse the US state, economy, and organized crime into one indistinguishable entity.
Read more...Brutal Occupation Underpins Class Inequality for Israelis and Palestinians
An interview with Dr. Ofer Cassif, a member of the Israeli Knesset representing the Hadash party, which stands for Jewish-Arab cooperation based on class solidarity.
Read more...Being “Pro-American” Today Means Disaster for Latin America, with “Monroe Doctrine” Coming Back
As the US keeps having its military and geopolitical weakness exposed around the world, Latin America is becoming a new focus.
Read more...Breaking News: Chinese, Iranian and Indian Warships Are Now in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
As the Red Sea has become a new hot spot, more countries are sending warships to prevent mischief…potentially not just from the Houthis.
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