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Links 5/13/2022

Washington Faces Ultimate Snub, As Latin American Heads of State Threaten to Boycott Summit of Americas

“The real risk is that — after nearly three decades of summitry — this year’s [Summit of Americas] may be interpreted as a gravestone on U.S. influence in the region.”

More Oil From U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Heads To Europe

The use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve looks like three card monte.

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/12/2022

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Michael Hudson on Decline of Dollar, Sanctions War, Imperialism, Financial Parasitism

Economist Michael Hudson discusses the decline of the US dollar, the sanctions war on Russia, his concept of “free-trade imperialism,” and financial parasitism.

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/11/2022

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Record High Diesel Prices Will Ripple Across The Economy

The diesel crunch is getting more acute. What could happen next?

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/10/2022

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Leftist Mélenchon as French PM Would Shake Europe – Renaud Lambert

Mélenchon has a shot at becoming French Prime Minister. But will his intent to buck EU economic policies scare cognitively captured voters?

Could Rising Geopolitical Tensions Between West and China Rip HSBC Apart?

Life is getting harder and harder for Europe’s largest lender as it tries desperately to continue bridging two worlds — the West and China — that increasingly appear to be on collision course

What You Need To Know about Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands story of great power competition in the South Pacific is part of a much older one of colonial conceit and neglect.

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/09/2022

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