Geopolitics
Month: August 2026
Geopolitics
Ian Williams: The U.N. System is Worth a Roll in the Mud
MANY GOVERNMENTS’ pro-Israeli votes in international forums like the U.N. starkly disregard the expressed views of their people, and they get away with it with help from media inattention and misdirection. From Albania to Morocco vociferous […]
Economics
Middle East Eye: China warns US of retaliation over expansion of Iran sanctions
Beijing says it will defend Chinese companies against secondary sanctions Read Article HERE Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Economics
Jeffrey Sachs, Judge Napolitano : Should Trump Be President?
25 August 2026
Economics
EU politics
euronews: Iceland’s moment of reckoning: What the referendum means for the EU
Iceland votes Saturday on resuming EU membership talks. A “Yes” would restart negotiations with Brussels, with fisheries likely to emerge as the key sticking point. A “No” could provide a setback for the EU’s enlargement […]
EU politics
Branko Milanović – On European hypocrisy and warmongering
The Nordic-Baltic warmongering under the current conditions is therefore (i) irresponsible, (ii) hypocritical, (iii) immoral, and (iv) flirts with a disaster of immense proportions. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: US designates Palestine Action activist group ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’
The US has imposed sanctions on Palestine Action, designating it as a terrorist group. The US Department of the Treasury said it had “taken action” against the UK-based group, which it accused of supporting “numerous […]
Fake News
Robin Andersen, Chris Hedges – Documenting the U.S. Media’s Complicity in the Genocide of Gaza
In Robin Andersen’s new book, she chronicles how the U.S. media utilized their massive reach to help shield Israel from scrutiny as it perpetrated a genocide in Gaza. Chris Hedges: Robin Anderson, the author of […]
Economics
Richard Wolff, Michael Hudson, Nima Alkhorshid – Trump Fuming Over Iran’s Defiance as US Plans ‘Massive Move’
Bankrupting the Wrong Economy Nima Alkhorshid: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, August 13, 2026, and our dear friends, Richard Wolf and Michael Hudson, are here with us. Welcome back. Let me start with just briefing […]