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America is today’s Nazi Germany.
America is today’s Nazi Germany. It’s not against Jews this time; it’s against, especially, Houthis. The U.S. and its allies — in this case mainly the Saud family who own Saudi Arabia — are systematically blocking food from reaching tens of millions of people, Houthis, who live in Yemen and are surrounded by the U.S. […]
The U.S. Calls On Russia To Cap Soaring Oil Prices
The U.S. Calls On Russia To Cap Soaring Oil Prices As crucial mid-term congressional elections in November draw near, the Trump administration is feeling the heat over higher oil prices. London-traded global oil benchmark Brent breached the $80 per barrel price point on Wednesday, its highest level since May 2. NYMEX-traded U.S. oil benchmark West […]
Massive Deficit Spending Greenlights Waste, Fraud, Profiteering and Dysfunction
Massive Deficit Spending Greenlights Waste, Fraud, Profiteering and Dysfunction America’s problem isn’t a lack of deficit spending/consumption. America’s problems are profoundly structural. The nice thing about free to me money from any source is the recipients don’t have to change anything. Free money is the ultimate free-pass from consequence and adaptation: instead of having to […]
Four Reasons Why Interventionism In Syria Is Crazy And Stupid
Four Reasons Why Interventionism In Syria Is Crazy And Stupid As tensions continue to mount around the Al-Qaeda-held province of Idlib in Syria, the New York Times has published an op-ed by virulent neoconservative war whore Bret Stephens explaining that the US should intervene militarily in order to thwart the geopolitical agendas of Iran. He […]
The Bailouts for the Rich Are Why America Is So Screwed Right Now
The Bailouts for the Rich Are Why America Is So Screwed Right Now Did they prevent a full-scale collapse? Yes. Was it necessary to do it the way we did? Not at all. These guys got off pretty easy. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images) In 1948, the architect of the post-war American suburb, […]
Perry Tells Russia To Stop Using Energy As Economic Weapon
Perry Tells Russia To Stop Using Energy As Economic Weapon The United States welcomes competition from Russia on the global energy markets, but Russia can no longer use energy as an economic weapon, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry saidon Thursday during his meeting with Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak in Moscow. At the meeting, […]
U.S. Protects Al Qaeda in Syria, Proven
U.S. Protects Al Qaeda in Syria, Proven There’s plenty of proof that the U.S. Government protects Al Qaeda in Syria. Right now, America is protecting Al Qaeda’s main center throughout the world, which is the province of Idlib in Syria. This protection is part of a bigger picture, no merely isolated phenomenon. For example: the […]
Tepper: Trump’s China Tariffs Could Trigger A 20% Pullback In US Stocks
Tepper: Trump’s China Tariffs Could Trigger A 20% Pullback In US Stocks David Tepper was probably riding high after his Carolina Panthers bested the Dallas Cowboys in Sunday’s NFL season opener until Thursday afternoon, when he was forced to reckon with the fact that he’s been underweight US equities since he predicted back in April […]
The U.S. Is The World’s Top Oil Producer, But For How Long?
The U.S. Is The World’s Top Oil Producer, But For How Long? The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that the U.S. likely surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia earlier this year to become the world’s top crude oil producer. The EIA based its disclosure on preliminary estimates in its Short-Term Energy Outlook which […]
Pot Stocks Tumble On Report Of Possible Lifetime Travel Ban For Toking Canadians
Pot Stocks Tumble On Report Of Possible Lifetime Travel Ban For Toking Canadians Update: And just like that, marijuana stocks are careening lower after hours, following Politico report that all Canadians, especially those working in the pot sector, risk lifetime travel bans to the US, according to a senior official overseeing US border operations. Here’s exactly how it […]
The Makings of a 2020 Recession and Financial Crisis
Carl Court/Getty Images The Makings of a 2020 Recession and Financial Crisis Although the global economy has been undergoing a sustained period of synchronized growth, it will inevitably lose steam as unsustainable fiscal policies in the US start to phase out. Come 2020, the stage will be set for another downturn – and, unlike in […]
Why America Is a Dictatorship
Why America Is a Dictatorship America is a country in which dollars count far more than voters do, and that’s what all of the data shows. And that’s a dictatorship by the richest. This kind of country, this kind of country, and this kind of country, get this kind of President. And the rulers blame […]
Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran
Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran America’s three principal adversaries signify the shape of the world to come: a post-Western world of coexistence. But neolibera and neocon ideology is unable to to accept global pluralism and multipolarity, argues Patrick Lawrence. The Trump administration has brought U.S. foreign policy to the […]
Tensions Continue Rising Between Russia and The U.S. In Syria
Tensions Continue Rising Between Russia and The U.S. In Syria Tensions between the U.S. and Russia are heating up in Syria. Russia is now accusing the U.S. of using phosphorus bombs, a claim the Pentagon has denied, while the U.S. is planning for potential conflict with Russia in Syria on the ground in Al-Tanf (a key U.S. outpost […]
The US Need Not Inevitably Descend into Violent Chaos If and When Disaster Strikes
The US Need Not Inevitably Descend into Violent Chaos If and When Disaster Strikes Liberal opponents of serious, aggressive action on climate change like California Governor Jerry Brown are the strange bedfellows of right-wing survivalists on one thing: Both are quick to warn darkly that if environmentalists have their way and impose strict cuts on […]
