America has conducted nearly 400 interventions since its founding, with more than a quarter in the last 30 years.
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U.S. Army guarding Rumaylah Oil Fields, Southern Iraq, 2003. Photo credit: U.S. Navy via WikiMedia Commons
Climate Crisis
Euractiv: Investors worth €50 trillion call on EU to exclude gas from green finance taxonomy
Yes, but German corporations have heavily invested in gas and will continue to invest heavily. The German government will protect these interests. And Germany is the EU hegemon. Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: More evidence that the current inflation is ephemeral
The pressure to raise interest rates seems to run parallel to the pressure to re-introduce austerity. Is there any reason for either? Read here
Climate Crisis
The New Green Deal Group: How to Pay for the Green New Deal: A Briefing
Debate in the 2019 election campaign in the UK has focussed on whether spending plans proposed by political parties are affordable. This, the Group argues, is to fundamentally misunderstand the way that government investment works. […]
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