Category: Economy

Russia's Proposal For Persian Gulf Peace Via The Strategic Culture Foundation, There is an eminently reasonable and feasible way to avoid conflict in the Persian Gulf, and to secure peace. The principles of multilateralism and international law must be adhered to. It seems almost astounding that one has to appeal for such obvious basic norms. …

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Norway Detects Radiation Near Russian Border Days After Nuclear-Powered Missile Explodes Days after the Kremlin’s nuclear-powered missile exploded, killing seven and leading to evacuations, Norway detected tiny amounts of radioactive iodine in the air near the northern part of the country bordering Russia.  According to Norway’s nuclear safety authority (DSA), the radioactive iodine was detected between …

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Historic Berlin Airport Could Get Drive-In Sex Booths It’s being proposed as prostitution with the safety and convenience of an Uber. A historic airport in Berlin is the proposed site of “Verichtungsboxen” — or publicly available prostitution booths where sex workers can meet clients at what’s considered a relatively safe and regulated venue.  The mayor of Berlin’s central …

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"We Are Struggling:" Air Cargo Performance Slumps Across Major European Air Ports  The German ZEW headline number on Tuesday crashed to -44.1 versus -28.5 expectations and -24.5 last. The indicator measures economic sentiment shows the Germany economy could be teetering on the edge of a manufacturing recession. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The most recent …

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Dear Democrats – This Is What Happens When You Nationalize Healthcare Day after day, hour after hour, Americans are spoon-fed some utopian vision of a future of Medicare-for-all (anyone really who can make it across the border) as the solution to all that ails the health system across all states. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> …

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Ukraine Triggered After Leather-Clad Putin Attends Biker Rally In Crimea People in Ukraine were massively offended after Vladimir Putin attended a biker rally in Crimea – with the Ukrainian foreign ministry saying Sunday’s visit was a “blatant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty.”  The 66-year-old Russian President rode in to the annual rally of the Night Wolves bikers, …

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The Tyranny Of The Socially Self-Righteous – A Coercive Green New Deal Authored by Richard Ebeling via The American Institute for Economic Research, Social and economic crises, real and imagined, often seem to bring out the most wrongheaded thinking in matters of government policy. Following the 2008 financial crisis and with the fear of “global …

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To Avoid A Collapse Means Restoring Glass-Steagall (Without The Green New Deal) Authored by Matthew Ehret via The Strategic Culture Foundation, With the recent discussion of the collapse of the western system of banking (and neo-liberal ‘post-truth’ values more generally) a serious overview of the post-WWII stripping down of nation states is in order. Over …

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"Accommodation Crisis" Hits Ireland Universities As Dorm Costs Spike An Irish Independent survey revealed student accommodation costs (dorm costs) had jumped as much as 11.55% YoY for all university-owned and on-campus accommodations in Ireland, which has led to financial stresses for parents and left millennials with student debt. The Independent is describing this as an …

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Ukraine's Zelensky Presses Putin For Peace Talks After Four Soldiers Killed Significant escalating clashes between pro-Kiev forces and Russian-backed separatists in the contested Donetsk region has resulted in the deaths of four Ukrainian soldiers, government officials said Wednesday.  Ukraine’s Defense Ministry issued a statement saying pro-Russia separatists opened fire at Ukrainian military positions on August 6, which killed the …

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