Geopolitics
Politico – Denmark PM bristles at Trump’s ‘need’ for Greenland after US strikes on Venezuela
Europeans look at Trump’s gangsterism and think ‘it will never happen here’, but it can. Read the full article HERE.
United States
Geopolitics
Adriana Marin – How US intervention in Venezuela mirrors its actions in Panama in 1989
US actions in Venezuela have been framed as a break with the so-called rules based international order, but similar actions in Panama just as the Cold War was ending shows that there is significant continuity […]
Geopolitics
Nima Alkhorshid, Michael Hudson, Richard Wolff – How US Security became a Global Risk
An exploration of what the new US National Security Strategy will mean for the world. NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, December 11th, 2025, and our dear friends, Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson, are here with […]
Geopolitics
Eric Ross – The Venezuela Escalation Ignores a Long History of U.S. Hypocrisy on Drugs
The US has never cared about narco-networks if they align with American geopolitical interests. Eric Ross is an organiser, educator, researcher, and PhD Candidate in the History Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Trump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war imminent?
Trump will do everything he can to overthrow the Venezuelan government, except putting boots on the ground. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico – Sculpting Europe in MAGA’s image
The media are waking up to the reality of the US’s new National Security Strategy for Europe. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Leading U.S. and EU into Industrial Decline: Interview w/ Hans-Josef Fell
The West is falling behind in renewables, and the high cost of fossil fuels is putting producers out of business. Interview by David Goeßmann, a journalist based in Berlin/Germany. He has worked for several media […]
Geopolitics
Vijay Prashad – Why Did Trump Send His Warships to Venezuela?
Overthrowing the Venezuelan government is part of the US’ big plan, outlined in its new National Security Strategy, to ensure complete domination of every quarter of the Western hemisphere. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with […]
Media
Hamid Dabashi – The New York Times discovers its conscience when the murdered journalist isn’t Palestinian
There are so many liberal journalists who haven’t realised yet that they have lost all moral authority by supporting or ignoring the Gaza genocide. Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative […]
Geopolitics
Patrick E. Shea – Donald Trump’s peace agreements are also business deals
Trump gutted America’s institutional mechanisms for ensuring trade works in the US’s favour and now relies on bilateral wheeling and dealing, which makes a splash but also comes with longer-term weaknesses. Patrick E. Shea is […]