By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley The shit is getting real again in Ukraine and every neoliberal and his lobbyist seems super stoked about the carnage. After months of pulverizing battlefield gridlock and mounting global war fatigue, the Western warmongers finally have a tangible […]
Humanity needs to unite against the ruling class regardless of political affiliation.
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right As of this writing (September 12), Ukraine’s counter offensives appear to be succeeding. The widely telegraphed offensive in the south is making some progress. But it looks as if its primary role was deception, where it has already succeeded because Russia responded […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of “Future Generations (If There Are Future Generations)”: Future generations, if there are future generations, will scarce believe that our species once stockpiled armageddon weapons on purpose, once built our entire civilization around economic models that could only result in the […]
Written By Reuters A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic’s “morality police”, in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) -State-organised demonstrations to counter […]
Here are my most recent articles for you President of Serbia Believes a “Great World Conflict” Will Take Place Within Two Months Aleksandar Vucic, the President of Serbia, issued a dire warning for the entire world. He believes that in the next two months the world could be […]
Keith Preston of Attack the System Explains How Neocons became a dominant force in American politics. Listen now Jose Alberto Nino How did the neocons come to prominence? Keith Preston, of Attack the System, reveals how the neoconservatives took over key foreign policy positions in the United States […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: As the US empire continues to escalate aggressions against both Russia and China, as Moscow warns that “strategic nuclear weapons” may be used to protect the territories it plans on annexing from eastern Ukraine even as Washington prepares to […]
By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News Iranian regime cuts access to social media in a dozen cities, possibly signaling violent crackdown At least nine people have been killed as protests against the Islamist regime in Iran escalated Thursday, with protesters setting fire to police buildings and stabbing a […]
Whoever gives the order to launch the next nuclear strike will not be remembered by history as a tough guy. They won’t even be remembered as a monster, though they most certainly will be that. No, above all, whoever uses the first nuke will be remembered as one […]
Why are global elites demanding poor nations make energy expensive? Michael Shellenberger Demonstrators block roads and set fires during nationwide protests against the Haitian government’s decision, made under the advice of the United Nation’s International Monetary Fund, to cut fossil fuel subsidies (Photo by Georges Harry Rouzier/Anadolu Agency […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Vladimir Putin has announced that referenda will be held in four regions of the eastern part of Ukraine whose populations will now vote on whether to join the Russian Federation, much like the Crimea referendum of 2014 which […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 22, 2022 A decade ago, Alberta’s oil sands were the home of the most expensive to produce crude oil on the planet. Not only that, but Canada’s mix of intra-provincial competition and weak federal control left the landlocked province with few options to […]
Probably waisting my breath here but this was predicted in 1999 at the Council of Europe including the little debacle in Azerbaijan.
Biden has been consistent on this issue. He says he’ll support Taiwan while WH maintains the position that the US isn’t obligated to protect Taiwan. Every time this issue is raised Biden will say the US will join Taiwan as an ally while the WH will maintain ambiguity.
You said you were gonna lower the original audio before reading, Kyle. This was unlistenable. And unwatchable because your video covered the subtitles.
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Everyone who acts like it’s a new and unprecedented horror whenever Putin reminds the west that Mutually Assured Destruction still stands is just admitting that they never understood what’s at stake in this proxy war and always thought […]
Geopolitics and Empire Martin Armstrong: The Plot to Seize Russia & Make It a NATO Vassal Martin Armstrong discusses his new book based on declassified documents where in the 1990s the West, NATO, and Russian oligarchy plotted to seize Moscow, loot Russia, and takeover its natural resources. […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 21, 2022 Russian president Vladimir Putin has called up some 300,000 Russian troops in a “partial mobilization” to assist Russian forces in Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have had some recent successes on the battlefield against Russian troops in the roughly […]
Rania Khalek joins The Katie Halper Show to talk about the UN General Assembly, which she’s covering in NYC, life in Beirut, The War in Ukraine and more. 00:00 Intro 03:00 What has been happening at the UN General Assembly 06:40 Is the left divided? 07:05 How is […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 20, 2022 European nations are debating a potential Russian tourist ban, with the general theme being “you shouldn’t be able to visit our beaches and luxury shops while simultaneously supporting a regime declaring war against Ukraine (and potentially the West).” Europe being Europe, […]
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The Rania Khalek Show Monarchies are stupid and the British empire was in fact genocidal. Yet it appears huge portions of the mainstream are in denial. Let’s discuss! LISTEN HERE
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Nineteen members of the US House of Representatives have written a letter [PDF] to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin cautioning that the partial cancellation of student debts can have the unintended consequence of reducing […]
The developed world is making a fatal mistake in building flawed social and economic systems which require an ever-expanding population to function. By John Conlin September 17, 2022 In nature, systems operate in dynamic equilibrium. There is a flow and balance, a yin and yang to all parts. […]
As we talk about the GOP’s fascist behavior, you might be thinking, “I’ll just move to Europe!” Not so fast, Mehdi says. Italy is bracing for its first far-right leader since Mussolini — and that’s just the beginning of what’s now a global problem. Author and professor Jason […]
By David Pan, Telos In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, David Pan talks with Sijia Yao about her article “Third Term Comparison,” from Telos 199 (Summer 2022). An excerpt of the article appears here. In their conversation they discuss the difference between world literature and comparative literature, […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 18, 2022 “What about Russian nukes?” It’s a question I hear in some form or another almost daily while I’m travelling to speak and meet with clients, or in response to my newsletters. My attitude most days is “well, what about them?” Let’s […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: The president of the United States has once again committed the US military to direct hot war with China in the event of an attack on Taiwan, a commitment that was once again walked back by his […]
Geopolitics and Empire Marc Morano: Permanent Lockdown & Chinafication of the West Marc Morano discusses his new must-read book “The Great Reset: Global Elites and the Permanent Lockdown”. Since Woodrow Wilson, there has been an ideological movement (e.g. expertocracy) pushing for total control of food, energy, etc. The […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I’ll tell you a secret, dearest motherfuckers, if you promise to tell everyone else. The two-party system is nothing but a great big fucking distraction. When it comes down to the big money issues like war and peace, […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 17, 2022 Things aren’t looking great for Beijing. Weeks of military posturing and a range of indirect-to-direct military threats against Taiwan following United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei were meant to remind the world who’s boss. It would seem…not […]
By Peter Zeihan on September 16, 2022 Americans woke up to news today that Germany has nationalized assets–primarily refineries–owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft. Assets worth billions of dollars. Though this is not surprising or unexpected, it’s something we should take seriously. Germany and Russia have a famously […]
And a confession that I’ve been too gloomy about the war in Ukraine Andrew Sullivan The renovation of high voltage lines around Areches-Beaufort, France on September 6, 2022. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty) As we were going to press last week — I still don’t know a better web-era […]
A living document Two weeks ago (Aug. 26, 2022) media outlets throughout the West released breaking news directly from the Pentagon; At least two American ‘volunteers’ had been killed during a firefight in Ukraine. This report came on the heels of another just weeks earlier by Russian intelligence […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: The US military has seven branches of service: Army Navy Air Force Marines Coast Guard Space Force Mainstream Media ❖ It’s hard to grasp just how badly humanity is handicapping itself by excluding all solutions that can’t generate […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 15, 2022 The success of Ukrainian forces against Russian troops over the last week is forcing a series of reevaluations of Russian capabilities–especially in the places most of us might not yet be thinking about. There’s been a lot of focus on whether […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Have you ever noticed how those who shriek the loudest about tyranny in foreign countries are always the same people calling for the censorship and deplatforming of anyone who criticizes the western empire? It’s a ubiquitous mind virus […]
by Don Fitz Recent data shows that between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy (LE) in the US plunged almost three years while for Cuba it edged up 0.2 years. Yet, in 1960, the year after its revolution, Cuba had a LE of 64.2 years, lower by 5.6 years […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 14, 2022 Bernie Sanders has long been my least favorite personality in the American political world. Not because he’s an idiot (although he is) or because his ideology is historically, morally and economically blind (although it is all those things), but because he […]
By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One, Global Business Editor Trade groups representing defense companies large and small are pushing lawmakers to add tens of billions of dollars to the Pentagon’s budget to make up for months of high inflation that is only now starting to level off. One group, […]
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Caitlin Johnstone 5 hr ago Listen to a reading of “Lizzy’s Face”: Lizzy’s face on the papers blowing in the wind Lizzy’s face on the screens Lizzy’s face on the street billboard with a homeless man leaning against it. Lizzy’s face on the Jumbotron Lizzy’s face on […]
“Weakening Germany, strengthening the U.S.” Zak Paine The RAND Corporation was born from the aftermath of World War 2 as a sort of research and development think tank that would bring together the best and brightest minds of America, to hypothesize on and solve issues before they arose. […]
Gilbert Doctorow In my last essay, I devoted considerable attention to commentary by the host of the leading political talk show on Russia’s state television Friday night with respect to the country’s obvious military setback in the Kharkov front, which still had not yet reached its culmination in […]
By David Pan, Telos Since today’s world conflicts often derive from competing notions of universal values, with, for instance, Islam, Russian Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, the human rights project, and liberal democracy all offering separate foundations for a universal culture, it is tempting to look for a way […]
by Peter Zeihan on September 12, 2022 The Russia military position in Ukraine is collapsing so quickly that…words are inadequate.
How does this end? Edward Slavsquat 18 hr ago Internet war punditry: rapidly advancing towards total irrelevancy. The Ukrainian military has launched a counter-offensive in the Kharkov region. There are many hot takes about this. We are not going to provide you with a Military Analysis. Instead, we […]
The Signal Multinational corporations are giving up billions of dollars in Russia, as they cut back operations there in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Of almost 1,100 firms tracked by Yale University, more than 750 have voluntarily scaled back business beyond the requirements of international sanctions—and the choice, […]
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