Commentary
A Life Wasted
by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Brassaï Cat 1945 What’s happening to John McCain is tragic. It’s not something one should ever wish upon another human being. Nor is it decent, let alone useful, to wish that he would die. […]
Articles by TFD
Environment
Time To Choose
Will you be an agent of depletion or regeneration? by Chris Martenson Friday, May 11, 2018, 10:13 PM There’s a vast revolution underway. And it’s time to pick sides. Your choice couldn’t be more critically […]
Military
Have Iran and Israel Declared a New War?
In response to the United States backing out of the nuclear agreement, the Revolutionary Guard have attacked Israël from their Syrian bases. Are we headed towards a new regional war, or is this an operation […]
Government
WSJ: The FBI Hid A Mole In The Trump Campaign
by Tyler Durden On Wednesday we reported on an intense battle playing out between House Intel Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (D-CA), the Department of Justice, and the Mueller investigation concerning a cache of intelligence that Deputy Attorney General […]
Military
Iran – Trump’s Broken Deal – Maneuver to War?
by Peter Koenig for The Saker Blog Trump’s “Broken Deal”, his irrational decision to withdraw from the JCPOA, or simply called Iran’s Nuclear Deal, has hardly any other motives than again launching a provocation for war. […]
Wealth Abuse
Which side lies about Israel’s May 9th missiles-invasion of Syria?
Eric Zuesse On the night of May 9th, Ynetnews, which is the online English-language website of Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel’s most-widely read newspaper, headlined an “Analysis” article, “A Preemptive Strike in Syria” and opened: Even if Iran had no […]
Commentary
The 1970s All Over Again? Part 1: The Middle East Explodes
For most Americans the geopolitical/financial crises of the 1970s happened so long ago that they’re about as relevant as the Revolutionary War or the Reformation. But for seasoned citizens who were around back then and […]
World Affairs
The Art Of Breaking A Deal
by Pepe Escobar (cross-posted with the Asia Times by special agreement with the author) Donald Trump’s decision to leave the JCPOA will not open the path to an Iranian nuclear weapon Breaking the unwritten rules of global diplomacy, […]
World Affairs
Where Syria’s Government Sends Conquered Terrorists
Eric Zuesse On May 8th, Syria’s Government bannered, “6th batch of terrorists leave southern Damascus for northern Syria” and reported that “During the past five days, 218 buses carrying … terrorists with their families exited from the […]
Wealth Abuse
The Donald’s Fabulous Fiscal Folly And Wall Street’s Wile E. Coyote Moment
By David Stockman. Posted On Monday, May 7th, 2018 There has never been a more fiscally clueless team at the top than the Donald and his dimwitted Treasury secretary, Simple Steve Mnuchin. After reading the latter’s recent […]