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2020 Ends as It Began: With the Looming Threat of a US War With Iran
2020 Ends as It Began: With the Looming Threat of a US War With Iran 2020 began and ended with high-profile assassinations of Iranians, a buildup of the US military on Iran’s borders, and fears of another major war in the Middle East. Amid increasing hostility towards Tehran, the United States is building up its […]
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: American Debt Slaves in the Weirdest Economy Ever
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: American Debt Slaves in the Weirdest Economy Ever During the Financial Crisis, consumers deleveraged by walking away from their debts. And now, with 20 million people still claiming unemployment insurance? (You can also download THE WOLF STREET REPORT wherever you get your podcasts).
The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump
The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump The COVID-driven centralization of economic power and information control in the hands of a few corporate monopolies poses enduring threats to political freedom. (L-R): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon […]
Joe Lauria on the Alleged Russian Hack
Joe Lauria on the Alleged Russian Hack The editor-in-chief was interviewed on the radio program By Any Means Necessary about the alleged Russian hacking of U.S. government computers. Listen to it here. (16 minutes) Typical Russiagate articles in the corporate press follow this pattern: Russia is specifically blamed for something, like a hack or “undermining American democracy,” […]
With Biden’s New Threats, the Russia Discourse is More Reckless and Dangerous Than Ever
With Biden’s New Threats, the Russia Discourse is More Reckless and Dangerous Than Ever The U.S. media demands inflammatory claims be accepted with no evidence, while hacking behavior routinely engaged in by the U.S. is depicted as aberrational. Then-Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Brookings Institute May 27, 2015 in Washington, DC spoke about […]
Yes, the U.S. can go carbon neutral by 2050, says new Princeton study
David McNew / Getty Images Yes, the U.S. can go carbon neutral by 2050, says new Princeton study The month of December opened with good news and bad news for people concerned about the climate crisis. A climate analysis released by the independent watchdog group Climate Action Tracker said that based on promises made by Paris Climate […]
The U.S. Continues To Import A Record Amount Of Silver While Flows Into India Nearly Dry Up
The U.S. Continues To Import A Record Amount Of Silver While Flows Into India Nearly Dry Up U.S. demand for silver continued to remain strong as imports surged higher in September after a decline in August. However, the opposite was true for India as silver imports during the same month collapsed to an all-time low. […]
FireEye and US Treasury Department hacked, Russia blamed
FireEye and US Treasury Department hacked, Russia blamed Security consulting company FireEye has been hacked and their “Red Team” tools, which was their proprietary intrusion detection and testing toolkit has been stolen. In a blog post about the incident the company attributed the breach to a highly skilled nation state actor possessing “world class capabilities.” FireEye’s […]
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Empire with a Human Face
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Empire with a Human Face The Biden people are unlikely to speak of a new cold war with China, but they appear likely to wage one all dressed up as a sophisticated trans–Pacific strategy. A portion of China’s Great Wall at dawn. (Hao Wei, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) Those boneheaded Trump people explained […]
The Case For a Pardon of Edward Snowden by President Trump
The Case For a Pardon of Edward Snowden by President Trump The real criminals are those he exposed: the security state officials who illegally and unconstitutionally spied on innocent people by the millions, and who still do so. Edward Snowden speaks via video link at a news conference for the launch of a campaign calling […]
How the Supreme Court Doomed the US & the West
How the Supreme Court Doomed the US & the West I have been warning that those in Washington DO NOT like outsiders. Only 106 republicans out of 196 joined Texas demonstrating that behind the curtain, nearly 50% of republican politicians prefer Trump to leave because he is not one of them. The Supreme Court avoided ruling claiming Texas had […]
Handout Economics: Bizarre New Game Played by Governors and Mayors Nationwide
Handout Economics: Bizarre New Game Played by Governors and Mayors Nationwide If you willingly chose to quit your paying job, spent all of your savings, then demanded that someone else foot the bill for your lifestyle… that wouldn’t make sense. Well, not to most people. But it sure seems like some states in the U.S. are doing […]
Welcome to the U.S.S.A.’s Banquet of Consequences
Welcome to the U.S.S.A.’s Banquet of Consequences The incontestable incompetence of the USSA’s monopolies, institutions and agencies is about to take center stage in 2021. When I mention that the U.S.A. feels increasingly like the U.S.S.R., a surprising number of people tell me they feel the same way. Welcome to the U.S.S.A.: United Simulacra States of […]
Finding A Way Around The World’s Largest Oil Chokepoint
Finding A Way Around The World’s Largest Oil Chokepoint Oil is sometimes referred to as ‘black gold’. The discovery and export of fossil fuels have led to tremendous wealth creation for certain countries. In this sense, no region in the world is more blessed than the Middle East. Especially the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf […]
U.S. crude output to decline more than previously forecast in 2020 -EIA
U.S. crude output to decline more than previously forecast in 2020 -EIA NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. crude oil production is expected to fall by 910,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020 to 11.34 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday, a steeper decline than its previous forecast for a drop of […]
