Collective West Press Starting to Acknowledge Ukraine’s Untenable Position and Inevitable Loss
More truth nuggets about Ukraine’s desperate position are appearing in the Western press, but the level of denial is still high.
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Why American Life Expectancy is Falling Behind Globally, Falling Apart by State
The features of American life, policy, and economics are stalling out and even shortening life expectancy and what we can do to change it.
Read more...US Military Helping DHS Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals
DHS is using a repurposed $55 billion Navy contract to turn warehouses into makeshift jails and plan sprawling tent cities in the boonies.
Read more...Links 2/3/2026
Modi Appears to Cave to Trump, Agrees to Buy Venezuela Oil in Place of Russia’s, End Tariffs on US Agriculture
What was Modi thinking? Even though Trump is surely exaggerating what his deal amounts to, it looks like a big climbdown for India.
Read more...It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?
Congressional inaction and rampaging heath premium increases mean even more Americans will go uninsured. Some suggestions about what to do.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Vijay Prashad: How Hyper-Imperialism Shapes Global Conflict
A rich discussion of how industrial capitalism evolved into imperialism and how its impulses and contradictions are creating more fractures.
Read more...Iran War? A Look at Boundary Conditions Says Trump Will TACO With Intent to Strike Later; Israel Terrorism Set to Continue
Many factors point to the value, one might even say necessity, of Trump going TACO on Iran soon. But what might happen then?
Read more...Links 1/31/2026
How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran Could Ignite a Wider Conflict
Neither Iran nor Trump look likely to blink in their regime change staredown. What happens if the US proceeds and can’t win quickly?
Read more...Why Venezuela’s Oil Comeback Is Proving Harder Than Trump Expected
Quelle surprise! More on how Venezuela’s oil production prospects fall way short of Trump hucksterism.
Read more...Trump Support Negative Even Among White Working Class; Approval of His Agenda at Only 27%
Trump’s approval ratings continue to slide, even before polls register the effect of the ICE executions. But does that mater to him any more?
Read more...Is Your Pension Safe?
An important reminder about how pensions work and the risks of various types.
Read more...The US Dollar: Not a Traditional Safe Haven
Why the dollar is more of a safe haven than it might seem, despite Trump’s persistent undermining.
Read more...Iran War Watch
The US is acting like it is hot for war with Iran. Trump is moving so many military assets that it will be hard to climb down. What next?
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