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Will the ‘Taiwan question’ give rise to a World War III scenario?
Will the ‘Taiwan question’ give rise to a World War III scenario? The United States and China are set to go head-to-head over disputes in relation to Taiwan and the South China Sea, with deadly consequences on the immediate horizon. You wouldn’t know it with all the media hype over the US mid-term elections, but […]
Iran’s Leadership Must Decide “If They Want Their People To Eat” – Pompeo
Iran’s Leadership Must Decide “If They Want Their People To Eat” – Pompeo Less than a week after US Secretary of State Secretary Mike Pompeo told Fox News Sunday that the “Iranians are responsible for the starvation’ of Yemeni civilians” he’s again issued hugely provocative words, telling the BBC during an interview that Iranian “leadership has to make a decision […]
Venezuela’s Glaring Gasoline Crisis
Venezuela’s Glaring Gasoline Crisis Iran has dominated the headlines over the last few weeks, but Venezuela’s oil sector continues to meltdown. Venezuela’s oil production fell to just 1.197 million barrels per day in September, down 42,000 bpd from a month earlier. However, because things are moving so quickly, that figure is now woefully out of […]
Facebook Allows Governments to Decide What to Censor
Facebook Allows Governments to Decide What to Censor Photo Source Mike Mozart | CC BY 2.0 Facebook and other social media companies give governments free reign to censor political dissent on their websites – and that is not “fake news.” Facebook’s unholy alliance with government actors includes Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. These […]
How Are Chinese Stocks Responding to Tariffs With the US and a Slowdown in Asian Growth?
HOW ARE CHINESE STOCKS RESPONDING TO TARIFFS WITH THE US AND A SLOWDOWN IN ASIAN GROWTH? Despite US tariffs, China’s September trade balance with the US reached a record high A number of China’s Asian neighbours have seen a deceleration in growth The Shanghai Composite has fallen more than 50% since 2015, the PE ratio […]
France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions
France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions France aims to lead the European Union (EU) efforts in defying U.S. sanctions on Iran, by supporting the creation of a payment mechanism to keep trade with Iran and making the euro more powerful, France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an […]
Written in History: The Death of America’s Hyper-Power Fantasy
Written in History: The Death of America’s Hyper-Power Fantasy In 1987, Paul Kennedy, a British professor of history at Yale University, unleashed a political and intellectual firestorm with the publication of his great (677-page) book, “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers.” Kennedy produced a magisterial overview of the competition for global power over […]
Superbugs Pose A Very Real Threat To Humanity
Superbugs Pose A Very Real Threat To Humanity Superbugs, those pesky bacteria that have evolved to become resistant to antibiotics, are on the rise and pose a very real threat to humanity. Antimicrobial resistance is a large and growing problem, with the potential for enormous health and economic consequences for the United States and the rest […]
Peter Schiff: “The Truth Is We Don’t Have A Booming Economy”
Peter Schiff: “The Truth Is We Don’t Have A Booming Economy” Peter Schiff doesn’t mince words when he declared the precarious state the United States economy has found itself in. As SHTFplan.com’s Mac Slavo notes, Schiff says “the truth is we don’t have a booming economy,” and he’s not the only one who has noticed. October […]
Trump, Gorbachev and the fall of the American empire
Trump, Gorbachev and the fall of the American empire “The only wealth you keep is wealth you have given away,” said Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD), last of the great Roman emperors. US President Donald Trump might know of another Italian, Mario Puzo’s Don Vito Corleone, and his memorable mumble: “I’m going to make him an […]
SWIFT Caves To US Pressure, Defies EU By Cutting Off Iranian Banks
SWIFT Caves To US Pressure, Defies EU By Cutting Off Iranian Banks Shortly after Trump reimposed nuclear sanctions on Tehran on November 5, the international financial messaging system SWIFT announced the suspension of several Iranian banks from its service. “In keeping with our mission of supporting the resilience and integrity of the global financial system […]
The United States Is Going Broke
The United States Is Going Broke Those who focus on the U.S. national debt (and I’m one of them) keep wondering how long this debt levitation act can go on. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is at the highest level in history (106%), with the exception of the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. At […]
WTI Slumps To $61 Handle After US Crude Production Soars To New Record High
WTI Slumps To $61 Handle After US Crude Production Soars To New Record High Despite sliding after last night’s API-reported big Crude and Cushing build, WTI has rebounded overnight amid a post-midterms tumbling dollar, but a larger crude build than expected from DOE, combined with a smaller gasoline draw, could lead to WTI “set to […]
CIA’s ‘surveillance state’ is operating against us all
CIA’s ‘surveillance state’ is operating against us all © Getty Images Maybe you once thought the CIA wasn’t supposed to spy on Americans here in the United States. That concept is so yesteryear. Over time, the CIA upper echelon has secretly developed all kinds of policy statements and legal rationales to justify routine, widespread surveillance […]
