Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Germany: Speechlessness is not politics – reflections at the turn of the year
A good review of the current situation in Germany. Short and to the point. Read HERE
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Economics
Bill Mitchell: So-called ‘Team Transitory’ declared victors
We had one central bank – the Bank of Japan – defying the consensus of central banks, the IMF, and taking on the financial markets and holding interest rates unchanged for the duration of this […]
Geopolitics
Eldar Mamedov: US push to expand anti-Houthi coalition miffs allies
The Pentagon said Spain is member of Operation Prosperity Guardian. It is not. U.S. efforts to cobble together an international coalition to protect the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea against attacks by the […]
Geopolitics
BBC: Ukraine war: MPs reject bid to crack down on draft dodgers
Ukraine’s parliament has refused to consider a conscription bill that proposes a crackdown on draft dodgers. Read HERE ZWANGSREKRUTIERUNG in der Ukraine: UKRA-LAND IST (fast schon) ABGEBRANNT…. doch OPA muss trotz seines fortgeschrittenen Alters noch […]
Geopolitics
Noah Lanard – How Joe Biden Became America’s Top Israel Hawk
The president once said “Israel could get into a fistfight with this country and we’d still defend” it. That is now clearer than ever. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Ben Burgis: Israelism Is a Powerful Indictment of Pro-Apartheid Indoctrination
A new documentary called Israelism tells the story of young American Jews coming to question the narrative they were taught about “the only democracy in the Middle East.” Read HERE
Geopolitics
Huda Ammori – Why I risked prison to shut Elbit down
‘The co-founder of Palestine Action writes about her and fellow activists’ acquittal by a UK court for attempting to close down the Israeli arms firm’s operations in Britain.’ In Declassified UK. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Ann Pettifor – What’s Art got to do with it?
The value of art, like other assets, is falling as inflation and interest rates rise. China in particular is in a debt-deflationary trap. In Ann Pettifor’s substack. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Tarik Cyril Amar – A Slaughter of Superlatives
Why Israel’s and the West’s Gaza Genocide is “Unique” Read HERE
Geopolitics
New York Times: Exhausted, on the Defensive and at ‘Hell’s Gate’ in Ukraine
The country’s forces along a broad stretch of the front say that, with Russia pushing forward, the war has never been so dangerous. Read HERE