John Helmer: The Western Press Incorrectly Depicts Putin as on the Wrong Side of a Feminist Issue
The Western media goes after Putin on shaky grounds. Evidently, getting him on identity politics sins is more important than real dirt.
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How the Media Continues To Aid Trump
The media overinvests in covering Trump’s antics at the expense of his corporate-friendly policies.
Read more...John Helmer: Parsing the Dossier on Trump’s Alleged Russian Bedroom Antics
A close reading of the “golden showers” dossier, including sources, methods, and reported payments for information.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Who’s Blackmailing the President & Why Aren’t Democrats Upset About It?
The CIA tries a ham-handed stunt to blackmail Trump and Democrats applaud. This is too close for comfort to an attack on democratic rule.
Read more...Andrew Bacevich: How the US Blew the Post-Cold-War Era
Why the end of the Cold War and the era of the US as the world’s sole superpower has not worked out as well as predicted.
Read more...Nomi Prins: My Political-Financial Road Map for 2017
Some specifics of why political risk and central bank policy will make for a wild ride in 2017.
Read more...The Story That Russia Does Not Want You to See: The Rosneft Share “Sale” as a Sham Transaction
The widely-reported sale of a 19.5% stake in Rosneft to Glencore and Qatar looks like a sham transaction.
Read more...GT Group’s Protean Ian Taylor in the UK: Reuters’ Special Report on 43 Bedford Street, and More
An ignominious decade of UK company registration, illustrated by UK companies formed by Ian Taylor, an old friend from New Zealand
Read more...Saudi Arabia Surrenders To U.S. Shale
Saudi Arabia has finally blinked. What does that mean in practical terms?
Read more...The Obamamometer’s Toxic Legacy: National Security
Obama’s national security legacy: Guantanamo’s still open and this former con law prof asserts– wrongly– that he can’t pardon Snowden now.
Read more...Still More Myths About Clinton’s Defeat in Election 2016 Debunked
Clinton’s “17 Intelligence Agencies” talking point, and “Trump is a Russian puppet” talking point
Read more...Washington Post Promotes Shadowy Website That Accuses 200 Publications of Being Russian Propaganda Plants
McCarthyism lives! A site with no credentials and no evidence has smeared over 200 sites, including ours, as Russian stooges.
Read more...John Helmer: Cyprus Wins Victory for Sovereignity, Backed by Greek Principle and Russian Arms
Talks between Greek and Turkish camps in Cyprus have collapsed: “Greece first, then Russia have cut the legs off the negotiating table.”
Read more...Whether Clinton or Trump, Tensions Will Escalate with China and Russia Under Next U.S. President
Journalist John Pilger tells Paul Jay that the very real prospect of another World War is not being taken seriously by the US media. Whoever wins tomorrow, tensions will escalate with China and Russia.
Read more...Election 2016: Playing a Game of Chicken With Nuclear Strategy
Too many parties are becoming less inhibited about pressing the nuclear button.
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