Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Deutsche Bank Throws in the Towel, Announces Restructuring into Bad Bank/Good Bank, Firing of 18,000

The beginning of an end for Deutsche Bank.

Ilargi: Memo to the US – The Winds Are Shifting

Why the US looks like it has a glass jaw.

U.N. Report: ‘Human Rights Might Not Survive’ Climate Crisis

Not surprisingly, the poor, particularly in developing countries, will be devastated by climate change.

”Maximum Pressure” Campaign Fails To Kill Off Iran’s Oil Exports

Iran and the US look deadlocked.

One Hundred Years After World War I, Are We Heading Back to the Abyss?

The odds of a major war, even one that could fracture the world order, appear uncomfortably high.

Brexit Radicals

Looking for cheery news on Brexit? You’ll have to look awfully hard.

Plastic Watch: G20 Issues Pathetic Declaration

G20 issues Osaka Blue Ocean Vision, a voluntary plastic management plan so inadequate the plastic industry endorsed it immediately.

Climate Change is Devastating India With Heat Waves and Water Shortages

Climate disasters in India are fueled by its resource mismanagement and fossil fuel consumption policies, says political economist Shouvik Chakraborty.

Lawrence Wilkerson: Trump Is Deepening the ‘Economic War’ Against Iran

Lawernce Wilkerson offers another dose of his pithy commentary on US policy versus Iran.

Are Economists Blocking Progress on Climate Change?

As they so often do, by promoting unrealisitc models, economists have become part of problem rather than the solution.

Brexit: Sleepwalking

The Brexit zombie lurches forward.

What Is a ‘Climate Refugee’ and How Many Are There?

Climate-change-induced migration is significant and set to grow. But no one seems to have any answers, save perhaps the neoliberal default, “Die sooner”.

The Two-State Solution Is Dead. Bloodbath Next?

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the Israeli plan to force integration of Palestine will lead to a bloodbath. But what are the alternatives?

Adani is Cleared to Start Digging its Coal Mine – Six Key Questions Answered

Queensland gives Indian mining giant Adani go-ahead for massive coal mine, ignoring environmental and climate change concerns.

Food Security: Largest Animal Epidemic in History Is Due to Industrial Farming

The largest animal epidemic in history – an outbreak of African swine flu – is currently ravaging pigs in Asia. The cause: industrial farming practices. The cure: change the food production model.