Economics
Robin McAlpine – Hold on, wait for it…
Our third economic crisis in rapid succession and an unhinged USA mean the time is ripe for major change. But if it is going to be positive change, the left have some important lessons to […]
Month: April 2026
National Politics
Rolf Petri – ‘He could not trust this people.’: Germany in the Mirror of Erich Kuby (Interview with Susanna Böhme-Kuby)
“Under Nazi rule, the Germans were finally able to live out their arrogance towards others and their great-power fantasies, which had dominated them since the 19th century.” Rolf Petri is Full Professor of Contemporary History […]
Geopolitics
EU politics
AA – Council of Europe urges Germany to uphold freedom of expression amid Gaza protests
Council raises alarm over broader restrictions on freedom of expression in universities, schools, and cultural spaces Read Article HERE Photo: Screen Grab
National Politics
Jeffrey D. Sachs, et al – Urgent Warning to Congressional Leaders: Trump is Psychologically Unstable and Dangerous
President Trump exhibits what forensic mental health experts have identified as the “Dark Triad” of personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. What this represents is a constitutional emergency. The following letter was sent to the […]
Economics
Larry C. Johnson – Donald Trump and Scott Bessent Destroy Any Chance to Negotiate an End to the War with Iran
The path to peace in the Middle East will be long and treacherous Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and former planner and advisor at the US State Department’s Office […]
Geopolitics
Marco Carnelos – War on Iran: How the West is shaping a dystopian era
Marco Rubio speaks openly of revitalising colonialism, as allied states acknowledge the demise of the rules-based world order Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia and the United […]
National Politics
Aurelien – Iceberg? What Iceberg?…Who could have predicted it?
The path of the individual to non-entity Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Photo: By W. Bulach – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116407722 The first time I crossed a land border […]
EU politics
msn: Germany approved €6.6m Israel arms exports during Iran war
Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth €6.6 million ($7.8 million) in the first weeks of the Iran war, government data showed, though the volume remained relatively low. Read Article HERE
Economics
Eurostat – EU Recession: Industrial Production down by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU compared with February 2025
In the euro area in February 2026, compared with February 2025, industrial production decreased for intermediate goods by 1.5%, increased for energy by 2.0%, increased for capital goods by 2.5%, decreased for durable consumer goods […]