The prediction is based on unsubstantiated accusations against Russia, fabricated to legitimize the ReArm program. Apparently, the French are already predicting the outbreak of a major war on the European continent. A recent report published by French authorities revealed that Paris believes Europe will be in a “major war” in …
Read More »On the Precipice: Humanity’s Dystopian Crossroads
The future. It stretches before us like a vast, unfurled canvas, pregnant with possibility. Imagine a world where disease is a relic of the past, conquered by medical breakthroughs. Picture humanity reaching for the stars, colonizing new worlds, and pushing the boundaries of human knowledge. Technology, once a dream, becomes …
Read More »Defunding Public Media Makes Perfect Sense If Destroying Democracy Is the Goal
The Trump purge of federal spending is about stripping our democratic system of all accountability mechanisms—including the sorts of journalism that hold our country’s rich and powerful accountable—and replacing it with propaganda. U.S. Congress’ decision early Friday morning to completely defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a blow to …
Read More »Six Months Into His Presidency, Trump Has Created a Global Humanitarian Catastrophe
The question now facing other world leaders is stark: will they continue to capitulate to Trump’s unilateralism, or will they stand up and defend multilateralism and international solidarity? As the UN’s independent expert on poverty, I am no stranger to harrowing statistics. But few numbers have shaken me like those …
Read More »NATO: The Most Dangerous Organization
By the time of its out-of-theater intervention in Afghanistan, it became clear that NATO now had the ability and permission to operate as the policeman of the U.S.-led order.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) claims that it is facing the greatest existential crisis in its nearly eighty-year history.As U.S. President …
Read More »Poverty and Decling Real Wages in America: Philadelphia Municipal Strike Highlights Worsening Plight of the Working Class
AFSCME District Council 33 represents the lowest paid public sector employees An eight-day strike by municipal employees in Philadelphia disrupted the operations of one of the largest cities in the United States amid systematic attacks on the interests and status of working people. The American Federation of State, County and …
Read More »Is America sliding inexorably towards its breakup?
The domestic situation in America continues to spiral out of control, Robert Bridge writes. In recent days, global attention has been focused on the explosive events in the Middle East and Ukraine, and that helps people to forget about the domestic situation in America that continues to spiral out of …
Read More »The Tumultuous Leadership of Donald Trump: A Chaotic Quest for Global Dominance
In the complex and often unpredictable arena of international politics, few figures have embodied a combination of volatility, impulsiveness, and an unyielding pursuit of dominance quite like the U.S. President Donald J. Trump. From the outset of his political rise, Trump has defied conventional diplomatic norms, eschewing traditional multilateralism in favor …
Read More »Lockheed Martin NASA The Pentagon spent $4 trillion over 5 years. Contractors got 54% of it.
Advocates of higher military spending often say its to ‘support the troops.’ Not exactly. Advocates of ever-higher Pentagon spending frequently argue that we must throw more money at the department to “support the troops.” But recent budget proposals and a new research paper issued by the Quincy Institute and the Costs of …
Read More »Western Strategists Launch a New War Doctrine. “Prolonged, Multidimensional Hybrid Warfare”. Tactical Retreat
A recent shift from battlefield to psychological and cyber operations reveals the true priorities of Western elites. In recent months, a wave of publications by Western think tanks and military-affiliated media has revealed a significant shift in how the West views conflict with global powers like Russia and China. Institutions …
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