Comer Launches Probe into State Department’s Alleged Funding of Group Blacklisting Conservative Media ‘Under the Guise of Combatting Disinformation’
Comer Launches Probe into State Department’s Alleged Funding of Group Blacklisting Conservative Media ‘Under the Guise of Combatting Disinformation’ Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, delivers remarks during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, on Feb. 01, 2023. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) House Oversight Chair James […]
China Report Excoriates ‘US Hegemony’, War Crimes, CIA Coups 400 Foreign Interventions
China Report Excoriates ‘US Hegemony’, War Crimes, CIA Coups 400 Foreign Interventions China’s Foreign Ministry published a lengthy report condemning “US hegemony” and its crimes around the world, including wars with millions of victims, coups and “regime change” against elected leaders, and 400 foreign military interventions. Photo obtained via Flickr The Chinese government has published a […]
We Underappreciate How Different We Are
We Underappreciate How Different We Are Photo by Joshua Fuller on Unsplash After I started working for my current employer, I met a colleague with whom I simply could not work with. We disagreed on almost everything — not on a factual level, but rather on how we approach working with problems and identify solutions. I felt like […]
Russia Tells UN That Ukraine Crisis Is A “War With The West For Survival”
Russia Tells UN That Ukraine Crisis Is A “War With The West For Survival” In two days of United Nations special sessions this week related to Ukraine as well as the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Russia mounted a robust defense, arguing that it sees its ongoing military action in Ukraine is a matter of “survival”. […]
Iraqi central bank to drop dollar for yuan in trade with China
Iraqi central bank to drop dollar for yuan in trade with China Iraq is the latest nation in the Global South to move away from the US dollar in bilateral trade with China (Photo credit: AFP) The Iraqi central bank announced on 22 February that, for the first time, it plans to allow trade from […]
Neocons Need War Because Monetary System Collapsing – Martin Armstrong
Neocons Need War Because Monetary System Collapsing – Martin Armstrong Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong said at the end of last year the U.S. is being set up for a “nightmare fall.” Train derailments and political problems are spinning out of control, but the biggest threat is war. Armstrong explains, “They want […]
Western Journalists Are Cowardly, Approval-Seeking Losers
Western Journalists Are Cowardly, Approval-Seeking Losers Listen to a reading of this article: Research conducted by New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics into Russian trolling behavior on Twitter in the lead-up to the 2016 US presidential election has found “no evidence of a meaningful relationship between exposure to the Russian foreign influence campaign and […]
A realistic ‘energy transition’ is to get better at using less of it
A realistic ‘energy transition’ is to get better at using less of it Image via Shutterstock. In 2022, I authored two articles expressing doubts about society’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable solar and wind power. In this final article in the series, I’ll explain why my conclusions are based on experience as well as analysis. My […]
Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it’s making it harder to grow food
Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it’s making it harder to grow food Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there are fewer insects than there used to be. Both the combined weight (what scientists call biomass) and diversity of insect species have declined. Some studies were based […]
How New Zealand Dealt with “Disinformation”
How New Zealand Dealt with “Disinformation” The Lord of the Rings trilogy is spectacular, with Orcs, Elves and breathtaking scenery filmed on location in New Zealand. The special effects were good too – the eye of Sauron looked very realistic – perhaps it is. We have come across a minimally redacted 28-page draft of a […]
Four Hypotheses About the Secular-Corporatist Global Elite
Four Hypotheses About the Secular-Corporatist Global Elite Everyone has a theory about what is going on. But many are partial, or fragmentary, or too simple in explanation – attributing too much significance to ‘capitalism’ or ‘globalism’ or ‘opportunism’ or ‘unintended consequences’. We have to keep trying to make sense of the whole scenario. And I […]
The World Wants to Be Deceived
The World Wants to Be Deceived My title comes from a 19th century author whose name does not matter nor would it mean much if I mentioned him. It’s an old truth that has not changed a bit over the centuries. I think, however, it would be more linguistically accurate to say that most people want […]
Gold’s return as money
Gold’s return as money The consequences of Russia and her Asian allies embracing gold backing for their currencies are poorly understood in western capital markets. This move could lead to the destruction of the global fiat currency system. According to evidence which is widely ignored in western capital markets, a move by Russia to put […]
