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.
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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...Michael Hudson: Trump Floundering Efforts to Shore Up US Hegemony
Why Trump’s National Security Strategy and his efforts to shore up dollar dominance are proofs of weakness.
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...Oklahoma’s Ban on Chinese-Owned Farmland Made an Exception for Smithfield Foods
Despite introducing legislation across the country to restrict foreign ownership of farmland, lawmakers do not appear motivated to target monopolistic firms, or to bring more of the food supply chain under domestic control.
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...Steve Keen Warns Crash of 2026 Will Be Worse Than 2008
Steve Keen was one of the few economists to predict the 2008 crisis. His call for a 2026 crash looks all too credible.
Read more...Car Industry Woes Intensify as US Consumers Refuse to Eat the Dog Food, China Suffers from Overcapacity
The car industry is in a world of hurt, and that has significant economic and societal implications.
Read more...Why Did Russia Abstain From the Latest UNSC Resolution on Gaza Instead of Veto It?
Russia and China did not veto a Gaza-colonizing UN resolution, which says much about where multipolarity is turning out to be.
Read more...More and More Young People Disengaged from Work and Social Contact
Unemployment among young graduates has hit a sustained high level in many countries, which will produce further social and economic harm.
Read more...The Trans-Caspian Pipeline Is Resurrected as the U.S. Plots a Return to Central Asia
The Turkish Trojan Horse pressures Russia and Iran on new fronts, but China holds dominant position.
Read more...The E.U. ‘Derisks’ Itself Into Another Disaster
Despite years of supposed preparation, the bloc is now scrambling for rare earths. Will the US have any more success?
Read more...What Can Europe Learn From China’s Critical-Tech Innovation Push?
China’s rise in frontier technologies narrows its gap with the US as Europe struggles with slow replication and fragmented research.
Read more...Trump Looks Likely to Lose at Supreme Court on Challenge to His Assertion of Emergency Tariff Authority. How Much Damage Would That Do to His Pretenses of Power?
The tariff situation has developed not necessarily to the Trump Administration’s advantage. What happens if it loses at the Supreme Court?
Read more...China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Shifting Landscape of Trade and Investment
The US has responded a bit China’s Belt and Road initiative by increasing foreign direct investment in participating countries.
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