Economics
Year: 2026
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 […]
Uncategorized
Karl W. Miller: Global Diesel Breakdown
There have been many warnings. Here another one: Physical supply has caught up with the market. Our call: over the next 30 days, diesel scarcity will transmit directly into freight costs, food prices, agricultural production, […]
Economics
Michael Pettis: Europe’s wage paradox
European leaders should find inspiration in Keynes’ insight – that the world becomes richer when economies raise productivity and allow wages to keep pace. Read Article Here
Economics
Ann Pettifor: Trump is Threatening to Take Us All Down
Having catastrophically lost the war on Iran, he now declares economic war on the world. Read Article HERE Photo licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license Gage Skidmore
Economics
Alastair Crooke – Trump mulls raising the stakes to force Iranian capitulation
How feasible is Trump’s strategy? Is Iran in as desperate straits as Treasury Secretary Bessent suggests? Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Stategic […]