By Christopher Sandbatch, Sorry for the technical delay, folks. A lot has happened since we last tuned in…we think the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. People have also been talking about nationalism and imperialism as though these things are somehow opposed. Sometimes they are, but they […]
By Bo Winegard, Quillette The condition of human life is such that we must of necessity be restrained and compelled by circumstances in nearly every action of our lives. Why, then, is liberty, defined as Mr. Mill defines it, to be regarded as so precious? ~James Fitzjames Stephen […]
By Mitchell G. Klingenberg The Conversation It is doubtful the tragic devastation of the Russia-Ukraine War would surprise William Sherman were he alive today. The iconic U.S. Army soldier was a student of war at home and abroad. Sherman, who lived from 1820 to 1891, concluded that war – what the Prussian military […]
Free Thought Project In 1990, as the collapse of the Soviet Union unfolded, NATO along with the United States made agreements and promises to Russia, not to expand their territory. “We understand that not only for the Soviet Union but for other European countries as well it is […]
By William Falk, The Week It’s 1938 again, and the greatest risk the West faces is not a third world war but appeasement in the face of Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. No, it’s 1964 or 2003, and the U.S. must not again make the mistake of being […]
The Week Staff The U.S. and its allies are going after the assets of Russia’s billionaires. Will sanctioning them hurt Putin? Here’s everything you need to know: Who are the oligarchs? They’re the dozens of ultrawealthy Russians who schemed and swindled their way to control of Russia’s most […]
The Signal What is the extent of Russian war crimes in Ukraine? Chimène Keitner on the brutal logic of Moscow’s continuing violations of international law. Don Fontijn At least 1,189 civilians are dead and 1,900 injured since the outset of the invasion of Ukraine. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations […]
by Peter Zeihan on April 4, 2022 There has been much talk about how there are plenty of buyers for Russian oil – especially heavily discounted Russian oil – in absence of American and European buyers. The would-be buyers at the top of the list, India and China, certainly […]
An interview I did with Joseph Cotton in early February. WATCH HERE
Krystal and Saagar answer your questions about what’s on their laptops, inflation, groups within the ruling class, the wave of strikes and unionization, and avoiding the discussion of politics with others!
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right World War I ended with a global pandemic. Has the next world war begun with one? I pray not, but no historian can look upon the war in Ukraine and not see the ghost of 1914 rising wraithlike from it – a […]
Todd Lewis will be joined by Keith Preston and Terminal Philosophy to discuss the Geopolitics of China.
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Man looks in the abyss, there’s nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.” -Oliver Stone Neoliberalism has a brand-new rock star, and his […]
Robert M. Price joins us to discuss his recent cancellation.
In this episode, Drs. Price and Williams join History Valley Podcast alongside James Valliant to discuss the cancel culture surrounding Dr. Robert M. Price. Luther Williams was one of the original co-hosts of the MythVision podcast.
On today’s Bad Faith podcast, Briahna Joy Gray interviewed Rep Ro Khanna D-CA about a number of subjects including a recent dustup between Khanna and Gray Zone reporter Blumenthal over America’s Ukraine foreign policy. Tonight, Blumenthal responds.
If the United States Government actually cared about the Ukrainian people, they would be doing everything in their power to broker a peace. But they’re not doing that. Why not?
This is an excerpt of my conversation with Briahna Joy Gray. In this miniclip Briahna and I discuss how identity-politics crowds out the issues of poverty in class.
My guest today is Cathy Young. Cathy is one of my favorite journalists around today. She is a writer at The Bulwark and also a cultural studies fellow at the Cato Institute, a columnist for Newsday, and a contributing editor to Reason. Cathy, who was born in Moscow […]
By Alia Shoaib Insider Following its invasion of Ukraine several weeks ago, Russia’s once-feared military has faced fierce resistance. Some experts believe that Russia may have overreached, as it has struggled to make the quick progress it expected to and has reportedly lost a slew of high-profile military […]
By Malcolm Harris, The Nation The fall of bloated tech start-ups isn’t tragic, regardless of what the recent spate of TV series would have you believe. There are currently three television series about what we might call “tech founders”: Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos (The Dropout on Hulu), Travis […]
By Mohammed El-Kurd The Nation Today is Land Day, an annual commemoration of those killed protesting Israeli theft of Palestinian lands 46 years ago. But even now, there is a Nakba everywhere you look. Today is Land Day in Palestine—a day that commemorates the moment 46 years ago […]
This week, for Episode 67 of Krystal Kyle & Friends, we sit down with Paul’s Ego of Deep Fat Fried. Self-described as “an educational show made by and for the uneducated,” the beloved show offers everything from a review of President Biden’s first year in office to a […]
Krystal and Saagar talk about the Oscars, GOP agenda, labor organizing, Fox News’ coverage, Chris Hedges censorship, stock market rigging, Chris Wallace’s comments, global supply chains, and more!
The Week: Biden polls TANK, MSM enters the chat on HUNTER BIDEN, Big Tech controls UKRAINE NARRATIVE
Krystal and Saagar’s top stories of this week from Biden’s declaration of support for regime change in Russia to the corruption of Hunter Biden and the launch of CNN+, here is a roundup of the biggest Breaking Points coverage!
Katie Halper makes the case that deescalation is the best way to help Ukrainians, not military support.
Journalist Abby Martin criticizes Big Tech’s influence in shaping media coverage of U.S. foreign policy.
The Hill’s Hanna Trudo details her reporting on leftists ditching of the ‘progressive’ label.
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Alencia Johnson discuss whether young people have rejected the American dream, or just can’t afford it
Julia Manchester and Philip Wegmann discuss the Biden administration’s new tax strategy.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave debate the difference between free speech and free discussion.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to a Blackrock executive’s comments about the ‘entitlement’ of young people amidst record inflation.
Krystal and Saagar talk to Don’t Look Up writer and producer David Sirota about his experience at the Oscars and how the message of Don’t Look Up has remained relevant even as everyone focused on the Will Smith slap
Krystal and Saagar criticize Fox News’ coverage of the Biden administration’s proposed billionaires tax where they came to the defense of the richest, most powerful Americans
Krystal and Saagar defend longtime journalist Chris Hedges after his show was censored by big tech for being aired on RT and they cover his response to being wiped from the internet
Krystal and Saagar bring urgent breaking news about the election results in the Amazon Labor Union election taking place in the Staten Island facility that once fired Christian Smalls
Krystal and Saagar show how AOC reacted to Krystal’s recent monologue exposing how the progressive Congresswoman abandoned nearby Amazon workers in their successful unionization fight
By Adam Morgan McCarthy Insider The sanctions placed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine could erode the dominance of the US dollar and spur the adoption of digital currencies, according to a top IMF official. Stringent Western financial sanctions have frozen much of Russia’s foreign assets and […]
This piece I wrote a few years ago has been republished at Nowhere News. By Keith Preston About 20 years ago, I began to formulate ideas for the development of what I now call a “third wave” anarchist movement, with the “first wave” being the era of classical […]
The data doesn’t lie. It seems that populism is the in-thing right now. Not surprising given that anarchists and libertarians have done an absolutely horrible job at communicating their core ideas, and have largely become mere appendages to various culture war factions.
A reader writes: I think you make an absolute mistake of allowing your silly anarchistic tendencies to blind you into being anti-American just for the sake of it and this is a terrible way to start objective analysis. History has a track record of overturning the analysis of […]
“The German military will once again take the reigns of being the most formidable on the European continent” Hey, I’ve seen this one before!
Cenk should probably enlist in the military since he so strongly supports every war that we get into.
By Bill Baillie, European Outlook Blogging is a way of communicating ideas that was not available years ago. We had leaflets and newsletters of course but they were expensive to produce and hard to distribute. We had to trudge from door to door putting leaflets through letterboxes, or […]
By Bill Baillie, Nation Revisited When I first got interested in politics, sixty years ago, the main threat was Communism. The Soviet Union was backing guerilla armies in Asia and Africa and financing left wing movements throughout the world. Our fears were fed by American propaganda that warned […]
By Sara Flounders, Workers World “Food shortages — it’s going to be real,” President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. “The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It’s imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country […]
By Thomas Logan, City Journal The decriminalization of retail theft in cities across the country has taken place amid a long-term nationwide increase in shoplifting. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce now is calling for help from the federal government, but a more efficient way to protect businesses exists—if […]
A month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine started and the war has entered a stalemate or is it a chance for one side to make a checkmate move?
Krystal takes a deep dive into the surge in housing prices over the past year and how corporate landlords are making homeownership and the American dream impossible for millennials
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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