Category: Economy

Germany To Expel 30 Russian Diplomats As Spying Fears Ratchet Germany To Expel 30 Russian Diplomats As Spying Fears Ratchet Russia’s diplomatic links to Europe continue to collapse at a moment nuclear rhetoric is increasing and growing more dangerous. Simple communication among governments also continues to grow worse, making conflict de-escalation among major powers all …

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Johnstone: US Officials Really, Really Want You To Know The US Is The World's "Leader" Johnstone: US Officials Really, Really Want You To Know The US Is The World’s “Leader” Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Medium.com, In response to questions he received during a press conference on Monday about Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cementing a “new era” in …

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Homeland Security Reorganizes, Appearing To Scrap Last Remnants Of Ill-Fated "Disinformation Governance Board" Homeland Security Reorganizes, Appearing To Scrap Last Remnants Of Ill-Fated “Disinformation Governance Board” Authored by Matt Taibbi and Susan Schmidt via Racket News, The Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to present a less Orwellian exterior to the public took a big step …

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Do Norwegian Muslims 'Suffer' The Most During Ramadan? Do Norwegian Muslims ‘Suffer’ The Most During Ramadan? Ramadan started yesterday, Thursday, March 23. The date was determined as the first moon of a new lunar cycle was unable to be seen in Mecca Tuesday, determining Thursday as the start of the Muslim fasting month. While the length of …

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Circus Politics Are Intended To Distract Us. Don't Be Distracted Circus Politics Are Intended To Distract Us. Don’t Be Distracted Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.” – Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor It is easy to …

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NATO Shouldn't Trust Hungary And Turkey, Claims German Newspaper Die Welt NATO Shouldn’t Trust Hungary And Turkey, Claims German Newspaper Die Welt Authored by Denes Albert and John Cody via Remix News, Hungary is “authoritarian” and NATO should consider withholding sensitive information from Turkey and Hungary, Die Welt foreign policy commentator Clemens Wergin writes German …

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The Lords Of Chaos: Iraq Invasion 20 Years Later The Lords Of Chaos: Iraq Invasion 20 Years Later Authored by Chris Hedges via Consortium News/ScheerPost.com, Two decades ago, I sabotaged my career at The New York Times. It was a conscious choice. I had spent seven years in the Middle East, four of them as the …

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What Follows US Hegemony What Follows US Hegemony Authored by Vijay Prashad via thetricontiental.org, On 24 February 2023, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a twelve-point plan entitled ‘China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis’. This ‘peace plan’, as it has been called, is anchored in the concept of sovereignty, building upon the well-established principles …

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Watchdog Group Launches Investigation Into Biden’s 'Woke Army' Watchdog Group Launches Investigation Into Biden’s ‘Woke Army’ Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) is launching an investigation into a recent executive order the group called an “unprecedented scheme” they believe violates the democratic process. US …

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Iran-Saudi Rapprochement Will Deal A Deathblow To The Dollar Iran-Saudi Rapprochement Will Deal A Deathblow To The Dollar Authored by Andrew Korybko via The Automatic Earth blog, Eurasia’s geo-economic integration took a great leap forward as a result of the Iranian–Saudi rapprochement, which unlocks the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) trade potential with Russia and China. Its wealthy …

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