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WTF Just Happened with Natural Gas?
WTF Just Happened with Natural Gas? If you blinked, you missed it. The price of natural gas for December delivery plunged 19% on Thursday, the biggest percentage plunge since February 2003. This comes after futures prices had skyrocketed 20% on Wednesday to $4.931 per million Btu intraday, before settling at $4.837, the highest settlement price […]
Et Tu, RT? Amplifying Western Disinformation on Rwanda
Et Tu, RT? Amplifying Western Disinformation on Rwanda The great lie about the Rwandan bloodbath opened the door to a far larger genocide in Congo and helped justify U.S. military interventions in Libya and Syria, argues Ann Garrison. During a recent campaign event, Florida Senator Bill Nelson said, “That story of Rwanda is very instructive to […]
Saudis Cut Oil Exports To U.S. To Boost Crude Prices
Saudis Cut Oil Exports To U.S. To Boost Crude Prices Saudi Arabia has been slashing oil exports to the United States over the past two months, in what looks like a move to force a reduction in the world’s most transparently reported inventories that could put the Saudis on a collision course with U.S. President […]
Why Orwell Is Superior to Huxley
Why Orwell Is Superior to Huxley One of the frequent comparisons that comes up in the Dissident Right is who was more correct or prescient, Orwell or Huxley. In fact, as the only truly oppressed intellectual group, the Dissident Right are the only ones in a position to offer a valid opinion on this, as […]
How George W. Bush Corrupted America’s ‘News’-Reporting
How George W. Bush Corrupted America’s ‘News’-Reporting In order to understand today’s demonization of Vladimir Putin, one must go back to US President George W. Bush’s propaganda for “regime-change in Iraq” and demonization of Saddam Hussein at that time. The US regime now has come to recognize that with Putin’s high approval-ratings from the Russian public, the US […]
US Household Debt Hits Record $13.5 Trillion As Delinquencies Hit 6 Year High
US Household Debt Hits Record $13.5 Trillion As Delinquencies Hit 6 Year High Total household debt hit a new record high, rising by $219 billion (1.6%) to $13.512 trillion in Q3 of 2018, according to the NY Fed’s latest household debt report, the biggest jump since 2016. It was also the 17th consecutive quarter with […]
Nuclear Weapons are a Nightmare Made in America
Nuclear Weapons are a Nightmare Made in America Photo Source International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons | CC BY 2.0 What transforms American elections from participatory politics into farce is the exclusion of crucial issues. Environmental crisis, the threat of nuclear annihilation and the wildly skewed distribution of political and economic power will affect how […]
Home Affordability: Canada vs. US
Home Affordability: Canada vs. US Homes are unaffordable in the US, but the situation is far worse in Canada. Point2homes has an interesting set of charts on Home Affordability In Canada vs the US. Key Findings The average Canadian has to dish out a whopping 56% more to buy a home, or 25% more to […]
Unwrapping Armageddon: The Erosion of Nuclear Arms Control
Unwrapping Armageddon: The Erosion of Nuclear Arms Control The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the Intermediate Nuclear Force Agreement (INF) appears to be part of a broader strategy aimed at unwinding over 50 years of agreements to control and limit nuclear weapons, returning to an era characterized by the unbridled development weapons of […]
Nord Stream 2 Could Still Be Derailed By U.S. Sanctions
Nord Stream 2 Could Still Be Derailed By U.S. Sanctions The potential for more tensions in relations between the U.S. and Russia continue to mount. Late last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said that Washington could still impose sanctions related to the building of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would bring Russian […]
Pompeo’s Albright Moment Arrives
Pompeo’s Albright Moment Arrives Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not a very bright guy. He is, like his boss, a thin-skinned bully with a narrow view of the world focused on US righteousness. With the sanctions going into place on Iran this week he gave an interview with the BBC which laid bare what happens when […]
Climate and the Infernal Blue Wave: Straight Talk About Saving Humanity
Climate and the Infernal Blue Wave: Straight Talk About Saving Humanity Photo Source Ninara | CC BY 2.0 Let me tell you about why I woke up crying today. It has to do with just how close we are to full-blown climate disaster. I was thinking about children who are already experiencing the horrible consequences […]
Napoleon Reborn: We Need A “European Empire” To Challenge US And China, French Minister Says
Napoleon Reborn: We Need A “European Empire” To Challenge US And China, French Minister Says As increasingly unpopular French President Emmanuel Macron’s calls for creating a “Real European Army” have been met with ridicule from President Trump, who has insisted that Macron should first try meeting France’s NATO commitments… President Macron of France has just […]
