NATO Plans ‘FULL-SCALE’ Military Presence At Ukraine Border, BEEFS UP Weapons Shipments
Kim Iversen and Robby Soave discuss the latest NATO arms export to Ukraine.
Is America’s Nuclear MADMAN Strategy A Thing Of The Past?
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave answer Rising viewers’ questions.
MSNBC Host’s Psychotic Warmongering – Called Out!
MSNBC host Ali Velshi claims to be a peacenik, but you wouldn’t know it from recent statements he’s made on the air and on Twitter. Velshi even got into something of a tiff with The Greyzone’s Aaron Maté on Twitter after demanding that he United States send armed […]
Zelenksy Says Ukraine The NEW ISRAEL, Plans MILITARY STATE Post-War
Katie Halper reacts to President Zelensky’s comments that he envisions post-war Ukraine that looks more like Israel than Switzerland.
United States Admits To Spreading Lies About Ukraine War
US Government officials have revealed that, in an effort to counter Russian propaganda, the United States has been issuing propaganda of its own about Russia, Vladimir Putin and events in Ukraine. It’s a stunning admission from an administration that has consistently pushed the line that Russia is the […]
Tucker Audience REJECTS His Russia Analysis
Krystal and Saagar look at the statistics on how much influence Tucker Carlson has over his audience when it comes to their views on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Together We Are Tito!: A Call for a New Non-Aligned Movement
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley There are few places on this wretched ball of shit we call earth that could benefit more from the concept of neutrality than the territory currently classified as Ukraine. For centuries these fields and forests have been the […]
The Coming Resource Wars
Another great piece from Mike Lind. “Cold War Two” amounts to West vs. East in the geopolitical realm, Wokeism vs. Traditionalism in the cultural realm, and digital capitalism vs industrial capitalism in the economic realm. Domestic political conflict amounts to the same thing: Urban cosmopolitan centers vs Main […]
Praise of Folly Podcast Interview #23: Breadtube Serves Imperialism Revisited
Todd Lewis will be joined by Caleb Maupin for a revisiting of his predictions made about breadtube and imperialism especially in light of the current war with Russia and the Ukraine. I had Caleb as a quest 8 months ago to discuss his book Breadtube Serves Imperialism. Recent […]
Atlanticism vs. Eurasianism and Its Implications for Anarcho-Pluralists and Pan-Secessionists
By Keith Preston The Russian war in Ukraine has accelerated the rising trend toward multipolarity (or even a multi-order order) within international relations. The Western retaliatory sanctions against Russia have pushed the BRICS nations and their economic allies closer together. The conventional wisdom is that the 21st century […]
Lyceum Round-Table #55: Federal Europe?
Keith, Swithun, Terminal Philosophy, and Todd Lewis will discuss the possible European future of a Federal Europe; especially in light of Germany’s new 100 billion Euro defense budget and renewed interest in an EU army.
Far-right Le Pen cloaks nationalist policies with social veneer
By Layli Faroudi, Reuters PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) – Opinion polls point to the far-right’s Marine Le Pen as the main challenger to President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election, in a repeat of the 2017 match. Le Pen has shifted her campaign focus to purchasing power, the number one priority […]
The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era
The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left. The epochal shift toward neoliberalism-a web of related policies that, broadly speaking, reduced the […]
Ukraine’s ‘iron general’ is a hero, but he’s no star
By David M. Herszenhorn and Paul McLeary Politico Meet Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, the commander in chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who’s quietly leading the fight against Russia’s invaders. Washington, Moscow and most of the world expected Russia to demolish Ukraine’s military within days. But not Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, the […]
The Fantasy of the Free World: Are Democracies Really United Against Russia?
By Shivshankar Menon Foreign Affairs Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked outrage and unleashed a barrage of economic sanctions from many Western governments. Some, such as Germany, have boosted their military spending after years of riding on American coattails. In these actions, certain analysts have found a silver […]
Vladimir Putin: Monster, Madman, Or Mastermind?
By Andrew Korybko, One World Global Think Tank Everyone is trying to figure out who exactly President Putin is and what he’s trying to achieve. Many of his opponents and even quite a lot of his foreign supporters alike have regularly misportrayed him as a strongman who’s obsessed […]
Matt Taibbi: Regime Change Doesn’t Work, YOU MORONS
Krystal and Saagar are joined once again by veteran journalist Matt Taibbi who lays out the reasons why regime change has failed before and will fail again if America tries to topple Putin
US Admits To Using PROPAGANDA To PSYCH Putin Out
Kim Iversen discusses the role of U.S. intelligence in manufacturing consent for intervention in the war in Ukraine.
Videos Suggest Ukrainian, Russian WAR CRIMES
Krystal and Saagar review the verified footage showing war crimes being committed by Ukrainian and Russian forces on the ground as the war in Ukraine rages on
Biden SANCTIONS Putin’s Daughters, Sends ANOTHER $100M In Weapons To Ukraine
Independent journalist Manny Marotta breaks down the conditions on the ground in Ukraine and reacts to the Biden administration’s latest round of sanctions against Russia.
Noam Chomsky’s DIRE WARNING On Ukraine War
Krystal and Saagar highlight comments made by longtime public intellectual Noam Chomsky on the war in Ukraine and the possible consequences of escalation with Russia.
Dems Who Campaigned On LOYALTY To Biden Now Undermining His Major Foreign Policy Fight
Ryan Grim breaks down a group of pro-Israel Democrats’ efforts to sabotage the Biden administration’s efforts to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran.
Koch-Funded Org SMEARED By Progressive Journalist For OPPOSING Russia Sanctions
Robby Soave criticizes journalist Judd Legum’s reporting on a leaked internal email from the Koch family’s Stand Together foundation.
Noam Chomsky’s DIRE WARNING On Russia & Ukraine
I bet a part of him feels lucky to be near the end of his life naturally rather than having to live decades longer into this bleak future like many of us. Like the lady says at the end of the recent Extinction Rebellion video 2 weeks ago, […]
Media SERIOUSLY Presses Psaki For WW3
Krystal and Saagar react to the media’s pressure on White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the recent press briefing to escalate with Russia and start WW3
Is Europe Sleepwalking Into Another World War?
LA Progressive More than 100 years after World War I, Europe’s leaders are sleepwalking toward a new all-out war. In 1914, the European governments believed that the war would last three weeks; it lasted four years and resulted in more than 20 million deaths. The same nonchalance is […]
Ukraine’s ‘stunning’ defeat of Russia in Kyiv and the north is a really big deal, military experts say
By Peter Weber, The Week The Pentagon said Wednesday that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from near Kyiv and Chernihiv in northern Ukraine and are refitting in Belarus and Russia for probable eventual deployment to eastern Ukraine. “The withdrawal of Russian troops from the north around Kyiv wasn’t […]
Russia Regrouping in Ukraine is Worse Than You Think
Are the Russian’s retreating from Kyiv or was this the plan all along?
63 Republicans vote against House resolution affirming support for NATO and its ‘democratic principles’
This is interesting. Taft Republicanism is definitely making a comeback, although some of these characters are more “neo-Know-Nothings” than Taftians. My take on NATO is that the European countries are collectively wealthier and more densely populated than the USA. It should be their responsibility to provide for their […]
The Real One-World Government Conspiracy Is US Unipolar Hegemony
By Caitlin Johnstone NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that he expects NATO will be deepening its relationship with its “partners” in the Asia-Pacific because China has not condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We see that China has been unwilling to condemn Russia’s aggression, and has joined […]
The Myth of Justified Russian Retaliation
by Peter Zeihan on April 7, 2022 There has been a persistent argument made by Russia apologists – unwitting or otherwise – that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is the fault of the West. Or NATO. Or some combination, but with the United States ultimately bearing the brunt of responsibility. […]
US Officials Admit They’re Literally Just Lying To The Public About Russia
By Caitlin Johnstone NBC News has a new report out citing multiple anonymous US officials, humorously titled “In a break with the past, U.S. is using intel to fight an info war with Russia, even when the intel isn’t rock solid“. The officials say the Biden administration has […]
US Interventionism Always Makes Things Worse
By Caitlin Johnstone Friendly reminder that it’s impossible to get a clear understanding of what’s going on in the world without accounting for the fact that very powerful people within your own society are actively working very hard to manipulate your understanding in their favor. Obviously believing unproven […]
70 percent of Americans view Russia as their enemy: survey
By Caroline Vakil The Hill A whopping 70 percent of Americans view Russia as an enemy of the United States, a jump of roughly 30 percentage points from January, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. A Pew Research Center survey found that 7 in 10 Americans […]
UN votes to shut down war crimes probe in Yemen, in stinging defeat for rights groups
From August, 2021. Interesting how the weenie class has little interest in this. “But muh Ukraine!” France 24 Bahrain, Russia and other members of the U.N. Human Rights Council pushed through a vote on Thursday to shut down the body’s war crimes investigations in Yemen, in a stinging […]
The Russia vs. Ukraine Heel vs. Heel Match
Russia vs. Ukraine is a heel vs. heel match of international relations. Ivan Koloff vs. Skandor Akbar. The intelligent response from other nations would be to simply contain them and keep the fighting from spreading to other countries.
WW3? Journalists Pushing for Direct Confrontation With Russia
So apparently no one at BSNBC noticed the hilarious irony of dressing their spokesmodel in an Elmer Fudd cosplay outfit. And who forgot to give him the bazooka?
US Coup FAILS Against Pakistan’s Imran Khan
Pakistan fits naturally into the alliance of Eurasia against Western imperialism.
Sean Penn INSANELY Suggests US Should Threaten NUCLEAR War Against Russia
Maybe he’s doing a reenactment of the crazed cadet that he played in “Taps.” The Sean Penn-Sean Hannity axis. How’s that for a “Red-Brown Alliance”? Ryan Grim and Robby Soave debate nuclear deterrence.
Psaki SMACKS DOWN Reporter’s Plea For War With Russia
War is a double win for them: it gets ratings and makes their advertisers very rich. I guess they hadn’t considered the dying part.
Kamala’s BABBLES For 2 Minutes Straight On Regime Change in Russia
Keep Joe on life support, folks! Krystal and Saagar bring Kyle Kulinski’s commentary on Kamala Harris’s long-winded, lack on an answer on a softball question about whether the US supports regime change in Russia to get rid of Putin
What Hungary can teach Democrats about democracy
By Damon Linker, The Week In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s surprise defeat of Hillary Clinton in 2016, many on the center-left insisted the problem was our institutions: the illegitimate Electoral College, the dangerously anti-democratic Senate, our fundamentally unfair district maps and voting procedures. Many of these objections are […]
Russia repeats history with its war crimes in Ukraine
By Jason Fields, The Week The scenes in the Kyiv suburbs are devastating: masses of bodies piled in shallow graves; people found tortured and killed — their “crime” unclear — and reports of widespread rape. Russian President Vladimir Putin “is brutal, and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone’s […]
EU proposes Russian coal ban, with possible oil sanctions to come
By Brigid Kennedy The Week The European Commission has proposed a ban on Russian coal in a new round of sanctions punishing Moscow for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, CNBC reported Tuesday. The proposal arrives after reports of mass killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha and war crimes […]
EVIDENCE Of War Crimes? Satellite Images Of Bucha Revealed
Satellite images add to evidence that Russians slaughtered Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, according to a new investigation by the New York Times. Robby Soave and Batya Ungar-Sargon discuss.
Alex Saab & The Emerging New Global Order – Lily Goldklang at CPI Austin Conference
From the Center for Political Innovation
Fox News CONFRONTS Zelensky On Ukraine Neo-Nazi Battalion
Krystal and Saagar offer their perspective on the comments made by Ukraine president Zelensky about the neo-nazi Azov battalion in the Ukrainian army after being pressed about it by Fox News
Commodity Markets and the Making of Our Chaotic World
For Day 23 of The Realignment’s Daily Ukraine coverage, Marshall spoke with Rupert Russell, author of Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World. They discussed how observing global conflicts and events through the lens of commodity markets, how Chinese coal markets may have empowered Putin […]
Irregular Warfare and the Future of Global Competition After Ukraine
For Day 22 of The Realignment’s Daily Ukraine coverage, Marshall spoke with Dr. Seth G. Jones, author of Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare and Senior VP and Director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. […]
No FLUB— Biden AGAIN Calls For Putin REGIME CHANGE, Provokes Another FOREVER WAR?
Kim Iversen makes the case for prioritizing peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
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