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Catalan Independence: Why The Collective Hates It When People Walk Away
Catalan Independence: Why The Collective Hates It When People Walk Away I have written many times in the past about the singular conflict at the core of most human crises and disasters, a conflict that sabotages human endeavor and retards critical thought. This conflict not only stems from social interaction, it also exists within the […]
Michael Basta: The Science Of Conflict Resolution
Michael Basta: The Science Of Conflict Resolution How persevere through difficulty in your key relationships We write often here about the importance of community and how it’s an essential ingredient for resilient living. Not only do people’s support and aid offer solutions our own shortcomings can’t address, but their encouragement, support and partnership fulfill our […]
Ron Paul Warns “The Conflict Between Government & Liberty Is At A Boiling Point”
Ron Paul Warns “The Conflict Between Government & Liberty Is At A Boiling Point” This is excerpted from the introduction of Ron Paul’s Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues that Affect Our Freedom. Liberty means to exercise human rights in any manner a person chooses so long as it does not interfere with the exercise of the […]
Syria, climate change and the horror in Paris
Syria, climate change and the horror in Paris As the world mourns those who died in Paris last week in a killing spree for which the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility, reporters and commentators have been discussing the motivations behind the attacks. I’m not sure that any so far has considered […]
The Death of Democracy in a Byzantine Labyrinth
The Death of Democracy in a Byzantine Labyrinth The project of European Union, and its single currency experiment, were politically an attempt to unite fractious nations in order to put an end to a history of horribly destructive conflict. Economically, the goals were to scale up governance in Europe, to transition from the national to […]
“The US Needs War Every 4 Years To Maintain Economic Growth”
“The US Needs War Every 4 Years To Maintain Economic Growth” “This is not a secret,” explains Kris Roman, director of geopolitical research center Euro-Rus, “The whole [US] economy is built on the military theme: to maintain its economic growth, the United States needs a war every 4 years, otherwise the economic growth slows down.” The Belgian […]
China’s Island Building Reveals the True Power in Asia
China’s Island Building Reveals the True Power in Asia China’s land reclamation moves in the South China Sea may be cause for reproach, but no one will do a thing about Beijing’s island-building program beyond the huff and puff of objection. While the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been […]
Chinese State Paper Warns “War Will Be Inevitable” Unless U.S. Stops Meddling In Territorial Dispute
Chinese State Paper Warns “War Will Be Inevitable” Unless U.S. Stops Meddling In Territorial Dispute Whereas over the past year, ever since the outbreak of the hostilities over the fate of Ukraine following the Victoria Nuland orchestrated presidential coup, relations between Russia and NATO have devolved to a Cold War 2.0 state as manifested by countless […]
Neil Howe: What To Expect From The Fourth Turning We’re Now In
Neil Howe: What To Expect From The Fourth Turning We’re Now In More centralized control, crisis & conflict Neil Howe demographer and co-authour of the book The Fourth Turning returns to the podcast this week. In our prior interview with him, we explored his study of generational cycles (“turnings”) in America which reveal predictable social trends that recur throughout history and […]
Global Conflict Intensity Spikes To 7-Year High
Global Conflict Intensity Spikes To 7-Year High If it’s not one geopolitical concern these days it’s invariably another. If today’s story isn’t weak-handed Greece escalating the rhetoric in its hopeless game of chicken with eurozone creditors, it’s ISIS ratcheting up the shock factor in a campaign to scare U.S. coalition partners away from an increasingly ineffectual […]
Look Who’s Dragging Down the Global Economy Though No One Is Allowed to Say it
Look Who’s Dragging Down the Global Economy Though No One Is Allowed to Say it “A bit of inequality is good as it creates incentives for hard work and rewards entrepreneurship,” explained Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor of Allianz and former CEO of PIMCO. “Lots of inequality is bad, disenfranchises segments of society, and erodes […]
The Outlook for the New Year — Paul Craig Roberts – PaulCraigRoberts.org
The Outlook for the New Year — Paul Craig Roberts – PaulCraigRoberts.org. The Outlook for the New Year Dear Readers: The conflict that Washington has initiated between the West and Russia/China is reckless and irresponsible. Nuclear war could be the outcome. Indeed, Washington has been preparing for nuclear war since the George W. Bush regime. […]
Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?
Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?. This year has been marred by crises across the globe, as protests and conflicts have dominated headlines. Groups that were unknown to many, such as the Islamic State and Boko Haram, have become well-known. Tragedies like the downing of flight MH17 instantly entered public consciousness. Other crises, such […]
