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Sacrificing Children: Pesticides in the Time of Oligarchy
Sacrificing Children: Pesticides in the Time of Oligarchy Photo Source Andy Powell | CC BY 2.0 Oligarchy is bad for children’s health All past civilizations protected children. It was self-evident that healthy children assured continuity, security and happiness. However, machine-powered civilizations give the illusion corporations, oligarchies, and the government control everything. Children fade in this confused […]
How the U.K. and Ecuador Conspire to Deliver Julian Assange to U.S. Authorities
How the U.K. and Ecuador Conspire to Deliver Julian Assange to U.S. Authorities Photo Source Jeanne Menjoulet | CC BY 2.0 The accidental revelation in mid-November that U.S. federal prosecutors had secretly filed charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange underlines the determination of the Trump administration to end Assange’s asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he […]
Washington is Ramping Up Military Confrontation With Russia and China
Washington is Ramping Up Military Confrontation With Russia and China Photo Source DVIDSHUB | CC BY 2.0 On November 26 the New York Times asserted that “Russia’s seizure [on November 25] of three Ukrainian naval vessels was the first overt armed conflict between the two since 2014, when Russian forces occupied Crimea.” There was no armed conflict in Crimea […]
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists »
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists » The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organised is illegal according to the definition […]
What’s Behind the US-Saudi Nuclear Mega-Deal?
What’s Behind the US-Saudi Nuclear Mega-Deal? Up to 16 nuclear power plants for civilian purposes? Really? Last week, the NY Times ran a front-page story on Saudi Arabia’s efforts to purchase nuclear fuel enrichment capabilities and as many as 16 nuclear power generating plants from the US. The principal concern expressed here was the Saudi’s insistence on […]
Food Crisis In The Making: Farm Bankruptcies Reach Horrifying Levels
Food Crisis In The Making: Farm Bankruptcies Reach Horrifying Levels We are amidst a food crisis. Farms in the United States Midwest are filing for chapter 12 bankruptcy at an alarming rate. And many are saying president Donald Trump’s trade war is taking the most blame. We hate to say we told you so, but […]
The Coming Bankruptcy of the American Empire
The Coming Bankruptcy of the American Empire Better to bring the troops home on our terms than wait for a debt crisis to do it for us. Credit: Anneka/Shutterstock The chickens are coming home to roost. It’s only a question of when. Herbert Stein was chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under Presidents Richard Nixon […]
Russia Is Disadvantaged by Her Belief that the West Is Governed by Law
Russia Is Disadvantaged by Her Belief that the West Is Governed by Law Ukrainian military ships have violated Russian restrictions in the Sea of Azov and Articles 19 and 21 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Ukrainian Navy crossed the Russian sea border and entered a closed area of Russian […]
Inside America’s Scheme To Wrestle Julian Assange From Ecuador
Inside America’s Scheme To Wrestle Julian Assange From Ecuador Following the 2016 US election, the US intelligence apparatus made it clear that the prosecution of Julian Assange was a top priority. While it’s clear that President Trump and members of his campaign were fans of WikiLeaks during the 2016 US election – things changed following the publication […]
China Ambassador Warns Of “Dire Consequences” If No Deal, Hints At “All Out” War
China Ambassador Warns Of “Dire Consequences” If No Deal, Hints At “All Out” War Earlier today, Trump’s chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow poured cold water on expectations for an imminent resolution of the US-China trade war when he said that negotiations in the run up to this week’s G-20 talks “haven’t yielded any progress”, and unless something […]
The Scourge of the American Petroleum Tankers That Prowl the British Columbia Coast
The Scourge of the American Petroleum Tankers That Prowl the British Columbia Coast November 26 marked a dreadful anniversary for the tanker-bedraggled British Columbia coast. One year ago in Hecate Strait, the American ATB “pusher tug” Jake Shearer broke apart from its fully loaded 10,000 deadweight-ton capacity petroleum barge and came within a stone’s throw […]
Newsweek-Employed Spy Explains To Us Why Assange Should Be Prosecuted
Newsweek-Employed Spy Explains To Us Why Assange Should Be Prosecuted So it turns out it’s really really important for powerful people to be able to lie to us with impunity, you guys. I know this because an actual, literal spy told me that that’s what I’m meant to believe in an article published by Newsweek […]
Trump And OPEC Face Off Over Production Cuts
Trump And OPEC Face Off Over Production Cuts “Oil prices getting lower. Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82. Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!” President Trump tweeted a few days ago. Trump is a bit confused on the specific figures – perhaps […]
