Monday, July 21, 2025

Rich Nations, IMF Deepen World Stagnation

With the Fed raising interest rates, IMF surcharges worsen debt distress in the global South, increasing poverty worldwide.

Links 12/13/2023

Ukraine Flails as Proxy/Coalition War Scheme Comes Apart

How the way the West conducted a novel coalition war in Ukraine looks to have made a bad situation worse.

Lack of Trust Between the US and Türkiye Sees Same Sticking Points Derailing Sweden’s NATO Bid

The US fails to uphold its end of the bargain to win Turkiye’s approval and instead the West doubles down on failed pressure campaign.

Replacing Kamala Harris

Democratic Party donor Guy Saperstein says replacing Kamal Harris is critical to 2024 success

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/12/2023

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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28

Big Ag fights back at COP28

Links 12/12/2023

Google Loses on Every Count in Play Store Antitrust Suit by Epic Games

Google has suffered a major blow to its Play apps store model if this new ruling survives appeal. A Federal jury returned what the Washington Post deemed to be a verdict against Google on all counts, after mere hours of deliberation. A link to the verdict form 1. Readers may recall, at a 50,000 foot […]

Amid Mushrooming Wars and Other Global Crises, the WEF’s Corporate Takeover of the UN Continues Apace

The multistakeholder model being embraced by the UN gives corporations even more power over society, the economy and the environment, at the expense of national democratic institutions.

Russia and Gaza: “One War, One Election At a Time” – One Step Forward for National Liberation, Two Steps Back

More from John Helmer on how Russia is navigating the fraught political situation in the Middle East.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/11/2023

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Links 12/11/2023

Is China’s Economy Collapsing? Economic War! Michael Hudson & Richard D. Wolff

A wide-ranging talk, using Western bashing of China’s economy as a point of departure.

What Is the US up to in Azerbaijan? 

US pressure campaign comes as Baku increasingly plays key role at Caucasus crossroads. Assistant Secretary of State says Russian and Iranian involvement in region is “unstable and undesirable.”