Peter Van Buren: Five Questions You Probably Won’t Hear in the Presidential Debates
The presidential debates carefully tip-toe around basic foreign policy and domestic security issues. Time to lift the cone of silence.
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The Rationale Behind Russia’s Withdrawal From Syria
Russia has already secured important aims in Syria.
Read more...GAG, Merrick Garland Edition. (And Krugman Is Just So, So Mystified That So Many Progressives Support Sanders.) –
Yves here. Beverly Mann is angry about Obama’s Supreme Court nominee so you don’t have to be (as much).
Read more...Springtime for Trump, Cruz and Kasich; Half-Time for Bernie and Hillz
Hot takes on Super Tuesday: A brokered convention for the Republicans; Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri for Democrats; and prospects for Sanders
Read more...Mathew D. Rose: Chancellor Merkel Victrix
Merkel took a big setback in Sunday’s regional elections, but what do they portend?
Read more...Civilian Control of the Military is Over, Welcome to Civilian Subjugation
Civilian control of the military? Time to disabuse yourself of that quaint notion.
Read more...Mikhail Lesin’s Corpse Press-Ganged for Infowar by Victoria Nuland
Why is the US government trying to suggest foul play in the death of Mikhail Lesin, after the hotel security, police, and medics at the time said otherwise?
Read more...Former Citi Vice Chairman Robert Rubin, Target of DoJ Investigation, is Too Big to Jail
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission released a raft of documents from its 2010 investigation, including interviews with senior government officials like Alan Greenspan, Hank Paulson, and Sheila Bair, as well as other individuals deemed to be prominent like Warren Buffett and subprime short-seller Steve Eisman. It’s hard to see the justification for keeping information from […]
Read more...An Eyewitness Report from the Thwarted Trump Rally
A first-hand account from the aborted Trump rally.
Read more...Nicholas Shaxson: Why “National Competitiveness” is Like Ice Cream
Beware of accounting firms playing with numbers to push tax competitiveness, as in tax breaks.
Read more...Louis Proyect: Boom Bust Boom
Boom Bust Boom a wickedly funny but mind-expanding analysis of 2008 crisis driven by the proposition that the capitalist system is inherently unstable.
Read more...Brexit Endangers London’s Status as a Financial Hub
Brexit could damage London’s attractiveness as the centre of European banking, as an entry point to the EU and as a global financial hub.
Read more...Gaius Publius: The Goal of the Neo-Liberal Consensus Is to Manage the Decline
Neoliberals want ordinary people to accept that their standard of living will decline. It’s not hard to see whose interest that story promotes.
Read more...John Helmer: US War Aim Fails, Putin Gains, Medvedev Loses
Approval ratings for Putin remain high despite corruption scandals because they believe no one is as capable of defending them against the US
Read more...Could This Lawsuit Be the Straw That Breaks the TPP’s Back?
TransCanada has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the US under NAFTA or scuttling its cross-border pipeline. The TPP gives foreign investors even stronger rights.
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