What’s Next for Germany After Sunday’s Elections Show Major Backlash Against Status Quo?
Two parties which oppose Project Ukraine make major gains. Is anyone listening?
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Beijing and Washington Clash Over Russia Sanctions
The US continues to talk at, rather than with, China about its close ties to Russia.
Read more...Rob Urie: Kamala Harris is the New Face Being Put on America’s Wars
An unvarnished assessment of what a Kamala Harris presidency would amount to.
Read more...Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth
A full-throated critique of the claim that capitalism benefits the poors.
Read more...The Rising Democratic Threat of “Hopeful Militarism”
A new Team Democrat messaging strategy boils down to “War is love.”
Read more...Why US Belligerence Towards Russia Is Likely to Continue No Matter Who Is President
Biden might be senile and Blinken stupid, but it’s the plutocrats and their think tanks that run the show in Washington.
Read more...Kamala’s National Security Adviser Points to Continuation of Biden’s Russia Policy
The favorite to succeed Jake Sullivan is a diehard Russophobe who is critical of Germany for not launching Taurus missiles at Russia.
Read more...Washington Post Report on Russia-Ukraine Negotiation to End Energy System Attacks: An Admission of Russian Long-Term Weakness or More Complex Calcuation?
Trying to make sense of a Washington Post story depicting Russia as willing give up its best weapon, its electrical war, for very little.
Read more...The US Strategy in the Black Sea Region Is Falling Apart
Washington’s goal is to exclude Russia and China from energy and infrastructure projects extending from the Caspian to Europe, but the opposite is happening.
Read more...US Defense Firms Reluctant to Cooperate with Ukraine Due to Safety, Corruption
Quelle surprise! The grand scheme to build a weapons industry in Ukraine appears to be going pear shaped.
Read more...World-Ending Maneuvers? Inside the Nuclear-Weapons Lobby Today
Even if the looming Israel-Iran conflict does not produce a regional war or worse, the ICBM lobby poses another huge risk to collective safety
Read more...Why Is the EU Upping the Pressure on Meloni in Italy?
News that Rome is in hot water over “rule of law” issues came out at same time Meloni headed East in attempt to repair ties with China, but is that the reason?
Read more...Let’s Abolish the Colonial IMF on Its 80th Birthday
Developing country protesters want the IMF to stop exploiting countries in debt crisis. But is BRICS prepared to fill the gap?
Read more...“Censorship to Defend Democracy”
ZOMG, VoxEU starts with the premise that censorship is of course warranted, but finds current implementations have not worked well.
Read more...Ukraine End-Game: Rate-Determining Steps and the Question of Denazification
Further discussion of some of the likely complexities and stumbling blocks in Russia’s slow-motion conquest of Ukraine.
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