Michael Hudson is one of the few truly competent, objective, and honest economists in the U.S. today. He has refused to drink both the Kool-Aid of Western geopolitical propaganda and the toxic cocktail of neoliberal dogma, thus offers jaw-dropping, thought-provoking, and truly invaluable insights into our current situation, available from…
May 10, 2022 With the conflict in Ukraine entering its third month, the likelihood of a successfully negotiated peace — an immediate necessity — is becoming ever more remote. This proxy war by the United States is designed to use the Ukrainian people to mortally disable Russia. Those who profit…
Why has the United States already become so heavily invested in the Russia-Ukraine war? And why has it so regularly gotten involved, in some fashion, in so many other wars on this planet since it invaded Afghanistan in 2001? Those with long memories might echo the conclusion reached more than a…
In his 1998 classic, ‘The Greatest Generation’, famed NBC journalist Tom Brokow examined the lives and experiences of some of the millions of American men and women who fought in the Second World War. “At a time in their lives when their days and nights should have been filled with…
We are now in the realm of World War Three. The abysmal situation is such that the war is in danger of going nuclear in which case the future of the planet is at stake. Incredibly, to warn of this danger leaves a person open to the accusation that they…
Here is a speech Vladimir Putin could have made but DID NOT make — at least in this specific language — to the Russian people just before initiating the special military operations in Ukraine: “It is my responsibility as the president to warn our citizens of secret, swift, and extraordinary…
[ After reading this excellent analysis, you may want to look at our recent video interview of Dan Kovalik. It’s short but extremely insightful and thought provoking . . . Dan Kovalik Interview October 27, 2022 ] Dan Kovalik teaches Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law,…
Amazon Review: Even more relevant today in 2022 than it was when it was published in 2016! “This is a fast, gripping, and eye-opening read. I finished it in one sitting. The whole time I was reading, I had to keep reminding myself that this book was published six years ago,…
Here’s the premise. If anyone can find a flaw in this logic, please let me know . . . • The majority of US citizens want an end to war and reduced military spending. • The defense budget can and must come way down. • The DOD is not going to defund itself. • Congress…
It’s challenging trying to figure out what’s going on with the MSM these days. What makes the front page often makes me think I’ve inadvertently flipped to the comic section. There’s one headline which has been conspicuously absent. While we understandably lament the breakup of Kim and Kanye and his subsequently being suspended…