Is US Policy Saving the Dollar or Destroying It?
How the global economy is being restructured, in no small measure due to inept, self-destructive policy moves that undermine dollar use in trade.
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A Short Overview of Making Colonial Empires by European Powers from the Time of the Vienna Congress up to WWI (1815−1914)
A high level recap of how European powers built out their empires in the century before the Great War.
Read more...First Russia-China Barter Trade May Come This Autumn, Sources Say
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Read more...Richard Wolff: The Decline of the U.S. Empire – Where Is It Taking Us All?
Taking stock of the trajectory of the US running into the limits of its empire, and what the history of imperial declines suggests is in store
Read more...China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Shake Up Global Markets
The US ceding its once-dominant position in rare earths comes back to bite, as China uses rare earths to retaliate against US sanctions.
Read more...What’s Next for Germany After Sunday’s Elections Show Major Backlash Against Status Quo?
Two parties which oppose Project Ukraine make major gains. Is anyone listening?
Read more...Beijing and Washington Clash Over Russia Sanctions
The US continues to talk at, rather than with, China about its close ties to Russia.
Read more...Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth
A full-throated critique of the claim that capitalism benefits the poors.
Read more...The Rising Democratic Threat of “Hopeful Militarism”
A new Team Democrat messaging strategy boils down to “War is love.”
Read more...Former Ambassador Chas Freeman: Possible Disintegration of Civilian Government at Year End
Chas Freeman sends a sobering warning.
Read more...Why US Belligerence Towards Russia Is Likely to Continue No Matter Who Is President
Biden might be senile and Blinken stupid, but it’s the plutocrats and their think tanks that run the show in Washington.
Read more...Kamala’s National Security Adviser Points to Continuation of Biden’s Russia Policy
The favorite to succeed Jake Sullivan is a diehard Russophobe who is critical of Germany for not launching Taurus missiles at Russia.
Read more...The US Strategy in the Black Sea Region Is Falling Apart
Washington’s goal is to exclude Russia and China from energy and infrastructure projects extending from the Caspian to Europe, but the opposite is happening.
Read more...Forty Percent of Biden IRA Manufacturing Projects Behind Schedule or Paused
A new study by the Financial Times on the early results from Biden Administration IRA spending raises as many questions as it answers.
Read more...Electric Vehicle Revolution Stalls, Leaving Metal Markets in Limbo
Another sober take on near and perhaps intermediate-term electric vehicle prospects.
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