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Michael Hudson, Alexander Mercouris, Glenn Diesen – US Economic Decline and Rise of Greater Eurasia
30 March 2024 A look at geopolitical economics
Month: April 2024
Economics
Ann Pettifor: The Sucker-Covered Tentacles of Private Equity … and Labour’s embrace of NHS privatisation
On Monday morning I woke to a furore caused by Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary’s suggestion that a Labour government would use “spare capacity in the private sector to cut the waiting lists.” And that he, […]
Geopolitics
James Carden – US Should Adopt the Mearsheimer Plan
Starting to search for avenues for peace in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict James W. Carden is a columnist and former adviser to the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission at the U.S. Department of State Cross-posted from AntiWar.com […]
Geopolitics
Norman Solomon: Interview with Phyllis Bennis, Jackson Lears, Jeffrey Sachs – Current U.S. Foreign Policy: Militarism Unhinged
Three insightful analysts of present-day U.S. foreign policy share their thoughts in a roundtable discussion Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies and serves on the national board of Jewish Voice […]
Economics
Richard D. Wolff – A Class Analysis of the Trump-Biden Rerun
A good analysis of the current situation in American politics Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs […]
Climate Crisis
ARC – Goodbye Green and Fair, Hello Fortress Europe – Eco Ambitions dropped from EU leaders’ draft 5-year plan
It’s back to the future as the EU’s green ambitions face the chopping block, with priorities shifting to security and competition. That’s according to the European Council’s vision for the next 5 years, as revealed […]
Media
Sky News – US ‘considering’ dropping Julian Assange prosecution, Joe Biden says
Potentially a major development in the Assange saga. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts – China’s unfair ‘overcapacity’
China is building lots of electric vehicles and solar panels and wants to sell them at a low cost during a climate emergency – and we are supposed to believe this is a bad thing? […]
EU politics
Nancy Fraser: Germany Cancelled Me for Supporting Palestine
‘Cologne University has cancelled philosopher Nancy Fraser’s planned visiting professorship after learning she signed a pro-Palestine letter. In her first interview after the cancellation, Fraser says she won’t let Germany stop her from standing up […]
Geopolitics
Katherine Hearst – Naomi Klein enters the mirror world of conspiracy, colonialism and fascism
Klein’s latest book might appear trivial at first glance, but a deeper look reveals it tackles key themes which surround the current Gaza genocide. Katherine Hearst is a writer, film maker and organiser. After graduating […]