Commentary

American Democracy: A Dead Man Walking

May 3, 2017 0

BY DR. PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Trump’s “sell-out,” as it is called, coming on top of Obama’s eight-year “sell-out,” is instructive. We have now had a Democratic president who sold out the people who elected him […]

World Affairs

Why is North Korea Being So Unreasonable?

May 2, 2017 0

On April 28, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the U.N. that North Korea “must dismantle its nuclear missile programs” before the US “can even consider talks.”* Sounds reasonable. Why hasn’t the Kim Jong-Un regime […]

Health

The National Blues

May 2, 2017 0

While the news waves groan with stories about “America’s Opioid Epidemic” you may discern that there is little effort to actually understand what’s behind it, namely, the fact that life in the United States has […]

Commentary

The Sound of One Wing Flapping

May 2, 2017 0

And suddenly the storms of early Trumptopia subside, or seem to. The surface of things turns eerily placid as the sweets of May sweep away the toils of an elongated mud season. Somebody stuffed Kim […]

Government

Why Did Trump Bomb Cheyrat?

May 2, 2017 0

Contrary to appearences, the US administration, far from behaving erratically, is attempting to define the framework for its foreign policy. President Donald Trump is negotiating with a spokesperson for the deep State which has been […]

Military

The Relentless Push Towards War

May 1, 2017 0

This time with North Korea. Why? by Chris Martenson The only real constant to be found in both European and US politics is war.  A steady feature of both regions for the past 20+ years […]

Wealth Abuse

Are American Debt Slaves Getting in Trouble Again?

May 1, 2017 0

by Wolf Richter The economy depends on them, but they’re cracking. American consumers are holding $1 trillion in revolving credit, mostly in credit card debt. So how well is this segment of consumer debt holding […]

Commentary

Douce France

May 1, 2017 0

by Jimmie Moglia “Douce France, cher pays de mon enfance” – so goes the song [Sweet France, dear country of my infancy]. I did not grow up in France, but at times I feel as […]

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