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Goldman: If Trump Wants To Win A Trade War, The Market Has To Crash
Goldman: If Trump Wants To Win A Trade War, The Market Has To Crash Now that the Trump global trade war ceasefire is over with both allies (Canada, EU, Mexico) and adversaries (China), the hot takes are coming in, and none more exhaustive than a note by Goldman Sachs released overnight, in which economist Alec […]
The One Question We Should All Be Asking About Establishment Russia Hysteria
The One Question We Should All Be Asking About Establishment Russia Hysteria Babchenko was dead, to begin with. There was no doubt whatever about that. News reports had been aired, mournful obituaries published, outraged tweets cursing Moscow flew hither and thither. Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman condemned “the Russian totalitarian machine” for assassinating a journalist simply […]
“This Is A Red Line”: Beijing Warns Trump Trade Deal Is Off If US Imposes Tariffs
“This Is A Red Line”: Beijing Warns Trump Trade Deal Is Off If US Imposes Tariffs In a scathing editorial warning Trump to back off on his latest tariff threat, on Sunday China said that any trade deals between the US and China, and any progress and commitments made so far in bilateral negotiations would […]
Mattis Warns Of “Consequences” If Beijing Continues Weaponizing The South China Sea
Mattis Warns Of “Consequences” If Beijing Continues Weaponizing The South China Sea The United States and China appear to be headed for a military collision in the Southeast Asia region, as Washington warns of a more powerful military response to the increased weaponization of the heavily disputed islands in the South China Sea. Speaking at […]
“Just Days Left” To Avoid Trade War France Says, As G-7 Condemn Trump
“Just Days Left” To Avoid Trade War France Says, As G-7 Condemn Trump With Trump refusing to back down and slapping Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico, which were enacted at midnight on June 1, the G-7 meeting taking place in Whistler, also known as Canada’s Davos, […]
De-Dollarization Escalates: “African Economy Needs More Usage Of Chinese Yuan”
De-Dollarization Escalates: “African Economy Needs More Usage Of Chinese Yuan” The world’s push towards de-dollarization continues to accelerate as Americans go about their daily lives worrying more about blasphemous comedians, participation trophies, and Kim and Kanye’s traitorous behavior. From yuan-denominated oil futures (and soon to be yuan-denominated metals contracts) to Europe’s decision to use Yuan […]
The American Empire and its Media
The American Empire and its Media Largely unbeknownst to the general public, executives and top journalists of almost all major US news outlets have long been members of the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Established in 1921 as a private, bipartisan organization to “awaken America to its worldwide responsibilities”, the CFR and its close to […]
A Middle East with No Master
A Middle East with No Master Time was, the countries of the Middle East relied on the United States for patronage, protection, and guidance. Suez taught Israel, Britain, and France that without Washington’s acquiescence, their policies could not succeed. Egypt’s defection showed Russia the limits of its ability to compete for clients in the region. […]
Trump Started a Global Trade War Today: Canada, Mexico Responded, So Will Europe
Trump Started a Global Trade War Today: Canada, Mexico Responded, So Will Europe Trump has been itching for a global trade war ever since he took office. He just confirmed one. The U.S. will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union starting on Friday. Trump’s ill-advised Tariffs Provoked […]
Venezuela Defies the US Empire Reelecting Maduro
Venezuela Defies the US Empire Reelecting Maduro Photo by Joka Madruga | CC BY 2.0 The Venezuelan people reelected Nicolás Maduro for a second presidential term on May 20. A US-backed political tide of reaction had been bucked, which had swept away previously left-leaning Latin American governments – often by extra-parliamentary means – in Brazil, […]
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy Ousted From Power; Sanchez Is New Socialist Prime Minister
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy Ousted From Power; Sanchez Is New Socialist Prime Minister As was widely expected, this morning Mariano Rajoy’s six year reign as Spain’s prime minister, ended when he become the first prime minister in Spain’s democratic history to be ousted by parliament after losing a vote of no-confidence amid a corruption scandal […]
America’s Incredible Shrinking Influence
America’s Incredible Shrinking Influence Just two weeks after President Trump pulled the US from the Iran nuclear agreement, his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, issued 12 demands to Iran that could never be satisfied. Pompeo knew his demands would be impossible to meet. They were designed that way. Just like Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum to Serbia in […]
Mattis: US Will Confront China With “Steady Drumbeat” Of Amerian Ships Over Weaponized Islands
Mattis: US Will Confront China With “Steady Drumbeat” Of Amerian Ships Over Weaponized Islands U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis vowed on Tuesday that American ships will continue to confront China over its militarization of man-made islands in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established an extensive military presence despite its promise not to do […]
Drones, Murder and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: the Cases of Reyaad Khan and Abdul Raqib Amin
Drones, Murder and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: the Cases of Reyaad Khan and Abdul Raqib Amin Photo by Debra Sweet | CC BY 2.0 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is 70 this year. But you wouldn’t know it from the impact it’s had on human lives. For example, Donald […]
Hotel Europa
Hotel Europa Theodoor Rombouts( 1597-1637) Prometheus On Friday, in This is the End of the Euro, I said: The euro has become a cage, a prison for the poorer brethren. The finance minister proposed by 5-Star/Lega and refused by Italian president Mattarella, Paolo Savona, has called the euro a German cage. There are now […]
