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‘We Can’t Continue to Run the World’: Ron Paul’s EXCLUSIVE Interview for Sputnik
‘We Can’t Continue to Run the World’: Ron Paul’s EXCLUSIVE Interview for Sputnik Former Texas Congressman and leading libertarian thinker Dr. Ron Paul has shared his views on President Trump’s job as president after his first year in office, the situation in Syria and the renewed debate on gun control in the wake of the […]
Peak U.S. Shale Could Be 4 Years Away
Peak U.S. Shale Could Be 4 Years Away U.S. shale production growth has outperformed even the most bullish forecasts, forcing OPEC and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to revise up American supply growth projections month after month. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) also expects shale/tight oil to continue to grow in all possible modeled […]
The Albatross Of Debt: The Stock Market’s $67 Trillion Nightmare, Part 1
The Albatross Of Debt: The Stock Market’s $67 Trillion Nightmare, Part 1 This is getting pretty ridiculous. For old times sake, we recently checked on the Federal debt level during the month we arrived in the Imperial City as a 24-year old eager beaver. That was June 1970 and the Federal debt held by the public was $275 […]
Here’s How Regulators Are Inadvertently Laying The Groundwork For The Next Housing Crisis
Here’s How Regulators Are Inadvertently Laying The Groundwork For The Next Housing Crisis Only a few weeks ago, we pointed out a remarkable development in the US mortgage market that has significant implications not only for mortgage borrowers, but perhaps the broader economy as a whole: Wells Fargo, formerly America’s foremost mortgage lender, had seen […]
US Aggression in Syria – an Imperialist Blueprint
US Aggression in Syria – an Imperialist Blueprint Syria’s prolonged conflict and misery going into its eighth year is no accident. It is by design. American imperialist design. First though, we note the increasing reprehensible absurdity in this conflict. Turkey, which invaded Syria nearly a month ago in violation of Syria’s sovereignty, this week accused […]
Their Meddlers and Ours
Their Meddlers and Ours Photo by Satish Krishnamurthy | CC BY 2.0 By the end of World War II, the United States had become a serial meddler in the affairs of the nations of the world, friend and foe alike. American intelligence services took particular aim at Third World and Western countries with large Communist […]
Is the CIA So Bad that Even When It Tells the Truth It Adds-In Lies?
Is the CIA So Bad that Even When It Tells the Truth It Adds-In Lies? On Sunday, February 17th, I was surprised to see in the reliably neoconservative newspaper, New York Times, an ‘opinion’-article headlined with the distinctively non-neoconservative title, “Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too.” But, then, I got to the neocon core, in the article itself: But in recent […]
How China Could Freeze the US Military
How China Could Freeze the US Military Last April, President Trump launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Syria. He was responding to an alleged chemical weapons attack by Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian government. It was Trump’s most dramatic military move since he became president. It was also the United States’ first deliberate attack on the Syrian […]
ECB minutes reveal fears over Trump currency wars
ECB minutes reveal fears over Trump currency wars Account of January meeting also show communications differences on QE A man wearing a monkey costume passes in front of the old European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Germany Photograph: EPA Euro zone concerns over the weakness of the dollar were laid bare in a set of […]
U.S. propaganda cites NATO’s PR agency’s confirmation that “evidence is overwhelming” Russia manipulated U.S. Elections
U.S. propaganda cites NATO’s PR agency’s confirmation that “evidence is overwhelming” Russia manipulated U.S. Elections “There’s no possible way you can say that [Russia’s manipulation of the 2016 U.S. elections] didn’t happen,” says Ben Nimmon, of the Atlantic Council, which was set up by the U.S. Government in 1961 during the Cold War, to encourage […]
Global Growth? Retail Sales Flop in US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia
Global Growth? Retail Sales Flop in US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia Consumers unexpectedly threw in the towel in 5 countries but the central banks and the IMF insist everything is fine. On February 14, I noted US Retail Sales Dive, Negative Revisions Too. This will impact both 4th quarter and first quarter GDP estimates. On […]
The Coming Wars to End All Wars
The Coming Wars to End All Wars “The compulsive hatred of Putin by many who have almost zero idea about Putin or Russian history is disproportionate to any rational analysis, but not surprising. Trump and Putin are like weird doppelgangers in the liberal imagination.” – John Steppling, “Trump, Putin, and Nikolas Cruz Walk into a […]
Nuclear Nonproliferation, American Style
Nuclear Nonproliferation, American Style Photo by Gwydion M. Williams | CC BY 2.0 “U.S. Chases a Saudi Deal” ran the front page headline in the February 21 Wall Street Journal. The story continued: The Trump administration is pursuing a deal to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia despite the kingdom’s refusal to accept the most […]
America’s Elite Thinks it Has a Divine Right to Rule the World
America’s Elite Thinks it Has a Divine Right to Rule the World America’s ruling class has a curious attitude to democracy. It seems to be interpreted as something that’s good for the US and its allies but bad for critters who won’t accept their role in the “America-led international order.”First off, let me be clear. […]
The U.S. Returns to ‘Great Power Competition,’ With a Dangerous New Edge
The U.S. Returns to ‘Great Power Competition,’ With a Dangerous New Edge The U.S. has taken aim at China and Russia for at least the last four administrations. Now, higher ups on all sides are warning of heightened tensions and war. A U.S. aircraft carrier pulls into port at Guam. (Photo: U.S. Navy / Flickr) […]
