Category Archives: Guest Post

What It Means for Hunger to Burn Through the Pentagon’s Ranks

Food insecurity, aka hunger, afflicts from one in eight to one in four military families per recent studies.

180 Million Barrels Of Crude May Never Be Returned to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The Biden plan for replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is unrealitic. And it does not appear to have a Plan B.

The Ukrainian Demilitarized Zone – “Negotiations” Start at a Dead End

The bizarre Ukrainian claim that Russia is seeking negotiations and even offering up a DMZ provides a window into the state of disarray.

How a War on Porn Is Endangering US Sex Workers

Self-styled anti-sex-trafficking groups, who are actually opposed to sex work, are imposing their extreme religious views on all Americans

‘Industry’ and the State (Twitter Files 11 & 12)

A wealth of new detail about the Twitter-government partnership.

Italy and the EU Are on Collision Course as Economic Conditions Worsen

Brussels insists Italy must surrender more of its economic sovereignty in exchange for any assistance.

Militarized Japan and the Biden-Kishida Summit Signal Moment in the New Cold War

The US is pressing an (over) eager Japan to develop offensive capabilities, with an eye to a conflict with China.

Atmospheric Rivers Over California’s Wildfire Burn Scars Raise Fears of Deadly Mudslides – This Is What Cascading Climate Disasters Look Like

An illustration of how different climate-change-induced or intensified problems can interact to do even more damage.

The January 8 “Insurrection” in Brazil Could Be the Perfect Gift for Lula

The invasion of the capitol gives Lula the perfect justification for cleaning house, most importantly in the civil service, judiciary and military. It has also, however briefly, united the governments of Latin America against right-wing authoritarianism