Category Archives: Politics

Debt and the Collapse of Antiquity – Michael Hudson

Michael Hudson explains how Rome rejected debt forgiveness and nstituted a pro-creditor legal system, which our establishment defends today.

Ukraine Conflict Highlights Key Question for Africa: Should We Focus on the Problems of the Elite, or Those Faced by the Majority of the Population?

Professor Sokona, Vice-Chair of the IPCC, on how Ukraine has reshaped thinking in Africa and on the needed transformation in its leadership

Leaks Reveal Reality Behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine

While lying to the public is routine, the Pentagon leaks show officials have been selling fabrications about how Ukraine is faring.

Vzglyad – “It’s Time for Russia to Change Its Position in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”

As fallout from movement in geopolitical tectonic plates, Russia may be close to revisings its stance towards Israel and Palestine.

The Who and Why Behind the Push to Gut Child Labor Laws

“The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.” — Lewis Hine, 1908

A Debt Crisis Looming in the Global South?

Martin Guzman explains the role of power in sovereign debt crises and restructurings.

German Government Is in Disarray at Home and Causing Confusion Abroad

Scholz’s corrupt past resurrected again, coalition sinking, and questions arising over who in German government is actually steering foreign policy.

Tracking the EU Decoupling from Russia

Taking stock of the EU’s economic divorce from Russia.

Clarence Thomas Proves Its Time for Supreme Court Term Limits

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been caught out engaging in serious misconduct. But what to do?

Larry Johnson and Other Former Insiders Debunk Air Guardsman-as-Pentagon-Leaker Story as Press Cheers Arrest

The Air National Guardsman as Pentagon leaker story is comig apart. But like “six guys in a boat”, no one in polite company will say so.

Is National Public Radio Actually National Private Radio?

Matt Bruenig does the unthinkable and investigates the quetion of whether National Public Radio is state media.

Wall Street, Venture Capital Drive High Drug Prices

How the government enables drug company grifting via giving them the store while funding reserch.