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The First Cracks in the Biden-Zelensky Relationship Appear. But Why Now?

By / August 8, 2022

Martin Jay August 4, 2022 © Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Has Biden figured that the way to divert opprobrium from the US media is to get out of the war in Ukraine and look at a second phase later on? You might have easily missed it. The reference, for the first time by the left-wing press […]

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The Killing of al-Qaeda Chief Ayman al Zawahiri Will Not Make Us Safer

By / August 7, 2022

Whatever people in the U.S. might think about the killing of al Zawahiri in the middle of the Afghan capital 7,000 miles away, safety and security are hardly likely to top the list. By Phyllis BENNIS President Joe Biden, to his credit, did not come out swaggering at his press conference announcing that the CIA had […]

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Journalists Hijacking Planes for Performing Bears

By / August 6, 2022

Recent revelations that MI5 outlet Bellingcat was involved in a Keystone Cops plot to hijack Russian planes should give their primary targets pause for thought regarding MI5’s Ukrainian machinations. Recent revelations that MI5 outlet Bellingcat was involved in a Keystone Cops plot to hijack Russian planes should give their primary targets pause for thought regarding […]

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So NATO Wants to Defeat Russia But Doesn’t Want a Full-Scale War

By / August 5, 2022

Elite Western rulers and their flunkies are fueling a war against Russia that is endangering the entire planet. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg this week revealed the cynical criminality of the U.S.-led military axis. Sounding virtuous, the NATO bloc inadvertently admitted it is deliberately endangering world peace. Speaking in his native Norway, the NATO secretary-general said […]

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Can We “Export Inflation?” Yes We Can, Yes We Are

By / August 4, 2022

A strong currency exports inflation to those nations which do not issue the currency. Though it’s difficult to be confident of anything in the current flux, I am pretty confident of three things: 1) price is set on the margins 2) currencies are the foundation of every economy 3) the financial forecasts issued to calm […]

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China at the Crossroads

By / August 3, 2022

Watch where capital is flowing. That’s pretty much all you need to know to predict the future. The word “China” evokes strong emotions, so let’s set it aside in favor of a simple syllogism: 1. Certain things matter in all economies. 2. China is an economy. 3. Therefore these certain things matter in China. Four […]

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Russia and China Haven’t Even Started to Ratchet Up the Pain Dial

By / August 2, 2022

The Suicide Spectacular Summer Show, currently on screen across Europe, proceeds in full regalia. The Suicide Spectacular Summer Show, currently on screen across Europe, proceeds in full regalia, much to the astonishment of virtually the whole Global South: a trashy, woke Gotterdammerung remake, with Wagnerian grandeur replaced by twerking. Decadent Roman Emperors at least exhibited […]

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Three Illuminating Quotes About the War in Ukraine

By / August 1, 2022

Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. Here they are: “I’ve spent my career working in the mainstream, and I’ve covered probably seven, eight, nine […]

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Jeffrey Sachs and Philip Giraldi: The Ukraine War Is Yet Another Neocon War

By / July 31, 2022

By Kevin MACDONALD The war in Ukraine is the culmination of a 30-year project of the American neoconservative movement. The Biden Administration is packed with the same neocons who championed the US wars of choice in Serbia (1999), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003), Syria (2011), Libya (2011), and who did so much to provoke Russia’s invasion […]

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How Much of “Inflation” Is the Price Being Jacked Up Under the Excuse of “Inflation”?

By / July 30, 2022

The problem for global corporations feasting on “Inflation” profiteering is that the vast majority of consumers can’t afford another lavish vacation, overpriced vehicle or specious subscription. A funny thing seems to be happening within “Inflation”: companies are using “inflation” as cover for outrageous price increases that have little to do with actual inflation. Consider a […]

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