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Keith Preston

Behold The World Gently

Caitlin Johnstone Jun 14, 2024 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): The dead children don’t affect me like they used to. The images. The videos. They still disturb and horrify, but not like they did in the beginning. Not anywhere close. And, honestly, […]

Trump’s Tax Plans: Good, Bad, Ugly?

Trump’s Tax Plans: Good, Bad, Ugly? Plus: Trump endorses Larry Hogan, violent crime decreases, and more… ROBBY SOAVE Donald Trump wants to cut taxes if he gets a second term. On Thursday, the former president told a group of influential business leaders—Apple’s Tim Cook and JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon […]

Update on the Gershkovich Case

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 The fundamental article of my political creed is that despotism, or unlimited sovereignty, or absolute power, is the same in a majority of a popular assembly, an aristocratic council, an oligarchical junto, and a single emperor. – John Adams, Letter to Thomas Jefferson [November […]

The Calculation Of J.D. Vance

The Senator tries — and fails — to defend Trump alongside Trumpism. Andrew Sullivan Jun 14, 2024 Trump listens as Senate candidate Vance speaks at a rally in Ohio in April 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) In Ross Douthat’s engrossing sit-down with his old friend and now Senator J.D. […]

Saudi Arabia wants China

June 14, 2024 • 4 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Happy Friday and a happy start to the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament! It’s best to wrap up any work you have with European colleagues before they disappear to the pub for the next few weeks.   In today’s […]

Upcoming Anarchist Events

Limousin Anarchist Bookfair (France) Sat Jun 15 to Sun Jun 16 Madrid Anarchist Biennial (Spain) Fri Jun 21 to Sun Jun 23 Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair! Sat Jun 29 to Sun Jun 30 Ecotopia Biketour (Finland, Baltic states, Poland) Mon Jul 1 to Tue Oct 1 Earth First! […]

Jill Stein: Challenging Empire

“Jill Stein: Challenging Empire” Green Party Webinar 6:30 PT/ 6:30 MT/ 7:30 pm CT/ 8:30 ET, Wed, July 3, 2024 Mark your Calendar! Election concerns include abortion rights, increased use of fossil fuels, vicious attacks on immigrants, and the bipartisan dumping of Medicare-for-All.  But what takes center stage […]

The Contemptuous Merrick Garland

Plus: The Federal Reserve considers an interest rate cut, its chairman considers persistently high inflation, housing pops up on the National Mall, and more… CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI Republicans hold Merrick Garland in contempt. This has long been true, but on Wednesday the GOP-controlled House of Representatives made it official. In […]

Stolen Lands

Sponsored by St. Martin’s Press Francisco Cantú A Legacy of Plunder In its reexamination of entrenched narratives about the expropriation of Native land, Michael Witgen’s work is changing how Native people are situated in the arc of North American history. David Toop All That Floats and Drifts André […]

Migration and Imperial Guilt

by Brecht Jonkers Brecht Jonkers Jun 11, 2024 Brecht Jonkers highlights how historical imperialism and modern globalist agendas contribute to the ongoing challenges and contradictions faced by both migrants and host countries. The political developments across Europe nowadays, and in particular the rise of the “populist right-wing” across […]

Give New York To The Mormons

Caitlin Johnstone Jun 12, 2024 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): The state of New York should be given to the Mormons, since that’s where Joseph Smith founded Mormonism. All other faiths in the new nation which shall be known as Mormonland must […]

Standoff on the Eastern Front

Subscribe to The Signal? Share with a friend. … Sent to you? Sign up here. Recently from The Signal: Mujtaba Rahman on why Europe’s leaders can’t agree about Europe . … Today: What do Russia’s recent wins on the battlefield mean for the conflict in Ukraine? Robert Hamilton […]

Eurosiberia Podcast #23: David Herod

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Watch now Eurosiberia Podcast #23: David Herod Constantin von Hoffmeister, Tooky’s Mag, and Arktos Journal Jun 12 READ IN APP David Herod from Tooky’s Mag and Constantin von Hoffmeister talk about Herod’s substack, peak oil and the petroleum culture, the energy […]

Going Down?

Going Down? Plus: Hunter Biden is guilty of crimes that shouldn’t be crimes, North Dakota’s voters take on gerontocracy, and more… ERIC BOEHM Inflation cooled slightly to 3.3 percent in May, the Department of Labor reported on Wednesday morning. That’s a welcome sign that tees up the possibility the […]

The Impending Collapse of Venezuela

by Peter Zeihan on June 12, 2024 After years of mismanagement and corruption, Venezuela may have finally reached its tipping point. A country that once boasted high education levels, cultural achievements and a thriving oil industry, has managed to turn a winning hand into a losing one. Leaders […]

Struggle for Palestine: Israel Faces Isolation

by Alexander Markovics Arktos Journal Jun 12, 2024 Alexander Markovics reports on Israel’s prolonged conflict in Gaza, highlighting increasing international isolation, escalating military operations, and growing global recognition of Palestine. The Israeli war in the Gaza Strip has now lasted for more than eight months with no end […]