Category Archives: Politics

Trump’s Concentration Camp Build-Out Includes Nearly $40 Billion for Warehouse Conversions

Disclosure to a GOP governor confirms that Trump plans to devote nearly $40 billion to one element of his concentration camp plan.

Germany’s “Two-Speed Europe” Proposal Is the EU’s Adaptation to Great Power Geopolitics

Germany, following the European Commission’s lead, is moving forward a plan for the biggest members to impose decisions on the others.

Iran Has More Options Up Its Sleeve Than Trump and Netanyahu Assume

As Israel attempts to push the US into war with Iran, more hard looks at how Tehran could retaliate

Has the Rate of Global Warming More Than Doubled?

Troubling global warming updates from the authoritative James Hansen.

Bloomberg’s $108 Oil as Worst Case Iran War Scenario: Too Optimistic?

A detailed Bloomberg report lays out different scenarios for oil prices if Iran attacks. Is its forecast of a worst case of $108 a barrel too cheery?

Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba

Medea Benjamin provides a gripping on-the-ground report of how conditions in Cuba are deteriorating due to the US oil blockage.

The Finance Curse Is Killing Britain

A well-warranted harsh look at the high cost an overly-large and ever-more-extractive finance sector imposes on society as a whole.

‘This Is Your Money’: Trump Assault on CFPB Has Cost Consumers $19 Billion

The affordability crisis includes the cost of being cheated, which due to the weakening of the CFPB alone is a handsome sum.

The European Veal Pen: How the US Weaponized Russophobic Paranoia & Energy Geopolitics To Capture Control of Europe

Can Europe free itself from its capture by the US, which looked like a dandy idea until the US became an openly predatory hegemon?

Journalism May Be Too Slow To Remain Credible Once Events Are Filtered Through Social Media

Some hand-wringing, as well as blame shifting, as to why social media and independent sites are eating the lunches of mainstream media.

Iran War Watch: US Moves Towards Attack Footing Despite Questionable Odds of Success

On the Iran front, the US is taking steps that do not look like mere posturing. Many experts, including ones in Iran, think war is nigh.