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Fire and Flood: Politics as Usual Amid Planetary Destruction
Fire and Flood: Politics as Usual Amid Planetary Destruction Photograph Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Public Domain More and more, we look into our screens and gizmos. And this helps us — almost as if they were made for that purpose — not to think about the weather outside. Kept busy “curating” our own […]
Kremlin Vows “Retaliatory Steps” Against “Aggressive” US Troop, Drone Build-up In Poland
Kremlin Vows “Retaliatory Steps” Against “Aggressive” US Troop, Drone Build-up In Poland Russian lawmakers have said the new US-Poland joint declaration unveiled yesterday, which will see 1,000 more US troops sent to Poland from Germany along with military drones, will force the Kremlin to take “retaliatory steps” against what the Russian parliamentary statement called US “further large-scale deployments”. One […]
What Comes After Trump – World War III?
What Comes After Trump – World War III? Those who are familiar with my articles would be aware that I am not given to catastrophism or alarmism. But perhaps the time has come to reflect on who will be president after Trump (whether after this or the next term) and what this will mean for relations with Russia […]
The lessons of Chernobyl: It’s the West that now needs Glasnost
The lessons of Chernobyl: It’s the West that now needs Glasnost The much-acclaimed series ‘Chernobyl’ tells the story of the 1986 nuclear disaster and the authorities’ attempts to play it down. Ironically, 33 years on, it’s Western leaders who need to learn how to be honest and transparent. It was the accident which some think […]
A ‘’Gusher Of Red Ink’’ For U.S. Shale
A ‘’Gusher Of Red Ink’’ For U.S. Shale Oil prices are off more about 20 percent in the last two weeks on growing fears of a brewing economic recession. Commodities of all types have been hammered by the pessimism. “Fear of global economic growth slowing,” said Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst at the Economist Intelligence […]
Top Iranian Diplomat: US Cannot ‘Expect To Stay Safe’
Top Iranian Diplomat: US Cannot ‘Expect To Stay Safe’ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made a series of threats over ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf amid a visit by Germany’s top diplomat who sought to diffuse the situation. On Monday, Zarif threatened that the United States”cannot expect to stay safe” after initiating an […]
Socialism Rises Due To The Great American Economic Growth Myth
Socialism Rises Due To The Great American Economic Growth Myth There is little denying the rise of “socialistic” ideas in the U.S. today. You can try and cover the stench by calling it “social democracy” but in the end, it’s still socialism. Since 1775, millions of Americans have given their lives in defense of the American “idea.” The tyranny and oppression […]
Stupidity, Evil and the Decline of the US
Stupidity, Evil and the Decline of the US It used to be that America was a country of free thinkers. “Say what you think, and think what you say.” That’s an expression you don’t hear much anymore. It’s much more like the world of 1984 where everything is “double think.” You need to think twice before you […]
NYT Covers Up CIA Skripal Lie With Even Worse CIA Skripal Lie
NYT Covers Up CIA Skripal Lie With Even Worse CIA Skripal Lie The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the fact that the New York Times has corrected its CIA-Skripal story, saying that no ‘dead ducks’ or ‘sick kids’ in Salisbury due to the ‘Novichok’ nerve agent. The New York Times corrected a report that […]
The US Economy’s Dirty Secret
The US Economy’s Dirty Secret Relatively strong US growth amid sluggishness elsewhere is not what economics textbooks would predict. But persistently low interest rates and weak inflation bring multiple benefits to American firms and consumers, while the adverse impact of the global slowdown on US exports should not be overstated. SAN DIEGO – There is […]
War Propaganda and US Military Buildup Against Iran
WAR PROPAGANDA AND US MILITARY BUILDUP AGAINST IRAN Tensions continue to grow in the Persian Gulf. In early May, the US deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group as well as the USS Arlington amphibious transport dock, additional marines, amphibious vehicles, rotary aircraft, Patriot missiles and a bomber strike force to the region claiming that […]
US Braces For Chinese Retaliation: Scrambles To Find Alternative Rare-Earth Suppliers
US Braces For Chinese Retaliation: Scrambles To Find Alternative Rare-Earth Suppliers With Beijing making louder noise by the day about using rare earth metals as a “nuclear” retaliation option in trade war with the US, Washington is not sitting on its thumbs waiting for the day China pulls the plug, and as Commerce Secretary Wilbur […]
American Chernobyl
American Chernobyl In the Spring of 1986 the Soviet Union was in a slow motion collapse. No one in the US intelligence agencies predicted it, the military was taken completely by surprise and no apologies were ever made for the thirty year, multi-trillion dollar oversight. It’s political and social institutions were Potemkin villages kept alive […]
