Corruption
Reuters – Venezuela notifies UN of withdrawal from ICC, alleging ‘bias’
Delcy Rodriguez has clearly been captured by the United States, aiding Trump in his bid to destroy what’s left of international law. Read the article HERE.
Month: July 2026
National Politics
Deepak Tripathi – Fragmented Britain: Seventh Prime Minister in a Decade
British politics has never been the same since Brexit. Deepak Tripathi, PhD, is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He blogs […]
Globalisation
Robin McAlpine: China is so much better than us at manufacturing – and it’s not because of low wages
It might be comforting for us in the global north to tell ourselves that China is dominating high-tech manufacturing because it’s workers are paid a lot less than here, but it’s not true and that […]
Uncategorized
Al Mayadeen – 3 Saudi vessels struck, 16 turned back as Yemen blockade holds: Source
The Yemeni Armed Forces have struck three Saudi oil tankers in 48 hours as the Red Sea blockade holds, with 16 vessels denied passage since Monday. Read Article HERE Photo: Screen Grab
Energy
Larry C. Johnson: Did Trump TACO Again on Iran? Why?
I fully expected that Trump would deliver on his vow to open the Gates of Hell on Iran. All the warning indicators were flashing red: i.e., Europeans were closing their embassies in Tehran and evacuating […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – Sketching the new dysto-utopian world with massive presence of artificial intelligence
AI would produce socially extremely unequal and politically much more unstable societies than the current proponents of abundance created by the artificial intelligence want us to believe. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development […]
Economics
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson: The K-Shaped Collapse of the US Economy
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai examine the gap between Trump’s promised economic boom and the reality of an economy sustained by asset bubbles rather than production. They show that the stock market’s rise reflects cheap […]
Geopolitics
Economics
The Kyiv Indpendent: Russia’s escalating port attacks choke Ukraine’s grain exports as industry nears crisis
Ukrainian farmers are bearing the brunt of Russia’s intensified bombing campaign targeting seaports, terminals, and cargo ships as agricultural exports decline, freight costs rise, and vessels avoid docking at Ukrainian ports. Continue Reading HERE
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Inside the struggle to ‘stop the game’ between Ireland and Israel
Ireland’s football matches against Israel are due to take place later this year but activists are campaigning to stop them Read Article HERE Republic of Ireland fans display a banner saying ‘Show Israel the red […]