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The Deep Hurt: Lessons From American Coups
The Deep Hurt: Lessons From American Coups As the world watches aghast at another US and allies’ attempt to engineer a coup in Venezuela, I would like to offer a few insights from Stephen Kinzer’ provocative chapter, “The deep hurt,” (pp. 227-250) in his book, The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of […]
Unhinged Mike Pence Warns of ‘New Holocaust’ as Team Trump Tries to Rally EU Leaders for War With Iran
Unhinged Mike Pence Warns of ‘New Holocaust’ as Team Trump Tries to Rally EU Leaders for War With Iran “Can someone remind me how things turned out the last time the U.S. pushed flimsy evidence of a nuclear weapons program in the Middle East and tried to bully its allies into supporting its policy?” Vice […]
I’m Not Breaking Up with America This Valentine’s Day, and Neither Should You
I’m Not Breaking Up with America This Valentine’s Day, and Neither Should You “There’s absolutely no evidence to support the statement that [America is] the greatest country in the world. We’re 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, number 4 […]
U.S. Warns The World Against Buying Venezuelan Oil
U.S. Warns The World Against Buying Venezuelan Oil U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has warned countries and companies against buying crude oil from Venezuela, after the Latin American country’s Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo said during a surprise visit to India that Venezuela wants to sell more oil to the fast-growing Indian market. In a […]
Making Globalism Great Again
Making Globalism Great Again Maybe Donald Trump isn’t as stupid as I thought. I’d hate to have to admit that publicly, but it does kind of seem like he has put one over on the liberal corporate media this time. Scanning the recent Trump-related news, I couldn’t help but notice a significant decline in the […]
Does Washington Rule the World?
Does Washington Rule the World? One of the most disturbing aspects of the past two years of Donald Trump foreign policy has been the assumption that decisions made by the United States are binding on the rest of the world. Apart from time of war, no other nation has ever sought to prevent other nations […]
Iran to Iraqis: Do Not Attack US Forces Unless They Refuse to Withdraw Following a Parliamentary Decision
IRAN TO THE IRAQIS: DO NOT ATTACK US FORCES UNLESS THEY REFUSE TO WITHDRAW FOLLOWING A PARLIAMENTARY DECISION US president Donald Trump’s statement of his intention to remain in Iraq in order to “be looking a little bit at Iran because Iran is a real problem” has created a political storm in Mesopotamia among local […]
Debt Trifecta at All-Time Highs – Billionaires Panic
Debt Trifecta at All-Time Highs – Billionaires Panic The “trifecta” of national, corporate, and consumer debt has reached all-time highs, and could prove to be catastrophic if a recession hits. Let’s start by quickly bringing each part of this debt trifecta up to date as much as possible… U.S. National Debt The national debt, ever […]
American Suspension of INF Treaty is Aimed at China
American Suspension of INF Treaty is Aimed at China So it’s done. The US has suspended its participation in the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and Russia soon followed suit. This almost certainly spells an end to this late Cold War relic, which banned the two superpowers from deploying ground-launched ballistic missiles and cruise missiles […]
The U.S. Faces A Catastrophic Food Supply Crisis In America As Farmers Struggle
The U.S. Faces A Catastrophic Food Supply Crisis In America As Farmers Struggle American farmers are battling several issues when it comes to producing our food. Regulated low prices, tariffs, and the inability to export have all cut into the salaries of farmers. They are officially in crisis mode, just like the United States’ food supply. “The […]
The Big Government Show Must Go On
The Big Government Show Must Go On Another week. Another week of distractions. On Tuesday, for instance, was the great State of the Union Address. To this, many opinions and observations have been offered. Here, we’ll contribute several of our own… President Trump is a showman of stout ego. How he must have relished the run-up […]
Dreams Die Hard
Dreams Die Hard Somewhere between the fevered Zzzz’s of American Dreaming and the blinding shock of being “woke,” there is a recognition that an awful lot about contemporary life is not working and can’t go on. At the bottom of this discontent is the mistaken notion that the unwind of modernity can be arrested or […]
U.S. Southern Command In Colombia Along The Border, Venezuela Military Moves, U.S. Pulls Out Of INF Treaty; Russia Threatens U.S; China Calls For Calm.
U.S. Southern Command In Colombia Along The Border, Venezuela Military Moves, U.S. Pulls Out Of INF Treaty; Russia Threatens U.S; China Calls For Calm. According to a State Department source, corroborated by a video news report, U.S. troops are already along Colombia’s border. This comes as Venezuela has reportedly moved military armaments and ammunition to […]
Rabobank: “We Can’t Even Imagine What The Chinese Response Will Be To The Green New Deal”
Rabobank: “We Can’t Even Imagine What The Chinese Response Will Be To The Green New Deal” The bent out of shape of things to come If regular readers have not picked up on our view on US-China relations, it is that although just enough good will can be scraped together to kick the can down […]
