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The Next European War
The Next European War The notion that history has nothing to teach us is one of the most pervasive beliefs in modern industrial society. It’s also one of the most misguided. Sure, we’ve got all these shiny new technological trinkets, and we love to insist to ourselves that this means we’re constantly breaking new ground […]
Chris Hedges: The Most Important Battle for Press Freedom in Our Time
Chris Hedges: The Most Important Battle for Press Freedom in Our Time If he is extradited and found guilty of publishing classified material it will set a legal precedent that will effectively end national security reporting. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Scheerpost) – For the past two days, I have been watching the extradition hearing for Julian Assange via […]
The Assange persecution lays out Western savagery at its most transparent
The Assange persecution lays out Western savagery at its most transparent The first day of the US appeal in the Julian Assange extradition case saw grown adults arguing in court that the US government could guarantee that it wouldn’t treat the WikiLeaks founder as cruelly as it treats other prisoners. I wish I was kidding. […]
U.S. Dairy Cows Too Expensive to Feed, Causing Herd to Plummet
U.S. Dairy Cows Too Expensive to Feed, Causing Herd to Plummet The U.S. herd shrank by 85,000 cows between June and September The number of dairy cows in the U.S. is plunging at a pace not seen in more than a decade, signaling elevated costs for products like butter. The cost of feeding dairy cows […]
From Press Freedom To Prison Systems, Everything Assange Touches Gets
From Press Freedom To Prison Systems, Everything Assange Touches Gets Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ The US appeal of a British court ruling on the Assange extradition case has concluded, and the judges will probably not have a decision ready until at least January—a full year after the extradition was denied by a […]
White House Putting Pressure on OPEC to Increase Oil Production Amid ‘Supply Issues,’ Rising Energy Prices
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 21, 2014. (Todd Korol/Reuters) EXECUTIVE BRANCH White House Putting Pressure on OPEC to Increase Oil Production Amid ‘Supply Issues,’ Rising Energy Prices The White House on Tuesday promised to put pressure on members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) […]
‘Gamechanger’ Hearing As US Seeks Overturn Of Extradition Ban
Julian Assange In Court For ‘Gamechanger’ Hearing As US Seeks Overturn Of Extradition Ban WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who still languishes in London’s high security Belmarsh Prison, will appear in court on Wednesday and Thursday for a key hearing that could prove to be a potential gamechanger. The court will decide among other things whether the US […]
A tale of two civilisations
A tale of two civilisations In recent years, America’s unsuccessful attempts at containing China as a rival hegemon has only served to promote Chinese antipathy against American capitalism. China is now retreating into the comfort of her long-established moral values, best described as a mixture of Confucianism and Marxism, while despising American individualism, its careless […]
Erdogan Declares 10 Western Ambassadors ‘Persona Non Grata’
Erdogan Declares 10 Western Ambassadors ‘Persona Non Grata’ Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he’s now given the orders to declare 10 Western ambassadors persona non grata “as soon as possible” – however it’s unclear whether this means they’ll be forced to leave the country. “I told my foreign minister to declare these 10 ambassadors as persona […]
The Moment Biden Casually Committed To WW3 Over Taiwan At Last Night’s Town Hall
The Moment Biden Casually Committed To WW3 Over Taiwan At Last Night’s Town Hall Apparently the commander-in-chief thinks that the United States has some kind of treaty or “commitment” to defend Taiwan in the scenario of an attack from China. There is absolutely no commitment to do such a thing, but the casualness with which […]
Corporate Greed the ‘Real Culprit Behind Rising Prices,’ Researchers Say
Corporate Greed the ‘Real Culprit Behind Rising Prices,’ Researchers Say “The more sway mega-corporations have over our economy, the more power they have to gouge customers, squeeze Main Street, and exploit workers.” Amid mounting data showing that people are paying more for food at grocery stores around the United States, a new analysis out Wednesday reveals how corporate […]
Are the US Supply Chain Disruptions Deliberate?
Are the US Supply Chain Disruptions Deliberate? (Image by © Reuters / Alan Devall) Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo may have accidentally leaked the cause of America’s supply chain issues. “The reality is the only way we’re going to get to a place where we work through this transition is if everyone in America and everyone […]
IHS Market Warns Of “Armageddon” For US Propane Market
IHS Market Warns Of “Armageddon” For US Propane Market The expanding energy crisis is causing propane to rocket higher (read: here) as supplies dwindle to below seasonal levels as research firm IHS Markit Ltd. warns of “armageddon” during the Northern Hemisphere winter. IHS analyst Edgar Ang told attendees during a virtual presentation on Tuesday that US […]
Winter Is Coming: Russia Signals No Extra Gas For Europe Without Nord Stream 2
Winter Is Coming: Russia Signals No Extra Gas For Europe Without Nord Stream 2 The big picture was clear to anyone who bothered to keep their eyes open: back in August, when we first reported that Russian supplies of nat gas via the Yamal pipeline had collapsed and when the first stirrings of the upcoming […]
Stagflation is Here
Stagflation is Here QUESTION: When do we talk about stagflation? F ANSWER: We are already experiencing it. Normally, the standard definition of “stagflation” has been explained as slow economic growth with relatively high unemployment/or economic stagnation that takes place with rising prices. Some have also defined it as a period of inflation combined with a […]
