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This is how civilisations collapse
This is how civilisations collapse Last week, in an attempt to explain away the supply chain woes that are increasingly leading to goods shortages in America, President Biden cited a popular neoliberal fable. He observed that to make a pencil, wood and graphite must be sourced from the other ends of the world before the finished product can […]
Pitchforks soon in Europe?
Pitchforks soon in Europe? Dear Europeans For your own children´s sake — on my knees and with my saddened eyes humbly looking downwards — I beg of you to please stop the current self-destructive nonsense dead in its tracks by immediately demanding from your political class to import the bloody Russian oil normally once again […]
Silicon Valley Corporations Are Taking Control Of History
Silicon Valley Corporations Are Taking Control Of History Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Twitter has imposed a weeklong suspension on the account of writer and political activist Danny Haiphong for a thread he made on the platform disputing the mainstream Tiananmen Square massacre narrative. The notification Haiphong received informed him that Twitter had locked his account […]
Running on Empty, Part III
Running on Empty, Part III The Implications of the Petrodollar System for America and World Geostrategy Welcome to Part III of Running on Empty, my three-part analysis of the Petrodollar system. Part I of this series explained what the petrodollar system is, how it came to be, and what its financial effects have been on the United States. Part II explained […]
Putin Says US Decision To Print Money Is Behind Soaring Food Prices
Putin Says US Decision To Print Money Is Behind Soaring Food Prices Earlier, we reported on the deranged, confused, false ramblings of a senile old man who is so out of his depth in running the world’s biggest economy, the catastrophic results will soon be obvious to even his most die-hard fans. Now, it’s time […]
The Handbook for Debt-Soaked Nations: Lie, Print, Inflate & Finger-Point
The Handbook for Debt-Soaked Nations: Lie, Print, Inflate & Finger-Point Below we consider the classic (and oh-so predictable) tactics of debt-soaked nations facing a showdown (corner) between tanking markets and ripping inflation. Ultimately, I see a stagflationary end-game in which both occur, but for the near-term, prepare for more inflation, as it’s the option all debt-soaked sovereigns […]
Running on Empty, Part II
Running on Empty, Part II How the Petrodollar Poisoned Foreign Policy with Financial Profiteering Welcome to Part II of Running on Empty, my three-part analysis of the Petrodollar system. Part I of this series explained what the petrodollar system is, how it came to be, and what its financial effects have been on the United States. In Part […]
Supply Chain Failures Prove Growing Need for Localized Economies
Supply Chain Failures Prove Growing Need for Localized Economies Organizations fighting for local food sovereignty are among the largest social movements in the world, representing more than 200 million small farmers.TOM WERNER / GETTY IMAGES The mainstream media — television, print and digital — routinely cycle through the litany of crises gripping the world. One […]
Crazy Pills
Crazy Pills “It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.” – Bill Watterson In the brilliantly funny 2001 film Zoolander, Ben Stiller plays a past-his-prime male model named Derek Zoolander. As the plot unfolds, Zoolander is unknowingly groomed and brainwashed by evil fashion designer Jacobim Mugatu (played by Will Ferrell) to assassinate the […]
The Big Questions We Should All Be Asking Geopolitically
The Big Questions We Should All Be Asking Geopolitically To say that current events are ‘messy’ today would be the height of understatement. Everyday the headlines blare at us some new set of contradictory data points convincing us of some lie that serves someone’s purpose. No matter how hard we try to keep up with […]
IEA: Current Energy Crisis Is “Much Bigger” Than 1970s Oil Crunch
IEA: Current Energy Crisis Is “Much Bigger” Than 1970s Oil Crunch IEA Chief Birol: The world faces a “much bigger” energy crisis than the one of the 1970s. Back in the 1970s, the crisis was just about oil. Birol: The world, especially Europe, could face a summer of shortages of gasoline, fuel, and jet fuel. […]
Six Million Britons Could Face Power Rationing If Russia Cuts Supplies
Six Million Britons Could Face Power Rationing If Russia Cuts Supplies Millions of UK households could face a treacherous winter riddled with power blackouts if Russian natural gas supplies to Europe stop, according to The Times, citing a government report. Officials from Whitehall have drawn up a “reasonable” worst-case scenario, outlining widespread natgas shortages are possible […]
