Iran and Russia Vow to Block U.S. Caucasus Ambitions
How the much-bruited Trump Caucasus deal, meant to cause trouble for Iran and Russia, is only a napkin doodle and may never be more than that
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Putin-Trump Summit: Press and Collective West Political Hysteria Escalates as Russia Makes Large, Significant Advance Near Pokrovsk
Trump beats a big retreat in what he expects from the Putin summit even as Russia scores a major battlefield breakthrough.
Read more...“Could 2008 Happen Again?”
Private debt levels, particularly for real estate, look evocative of the 2008 crisis. But how is a rerun likely to differ?
Read more...‘Israel Has Succeeded in Killing Me’: Journalist Anas Jamal Al-Sharif’s Last Words
An Israeli air strike killed Palestinian journalist Anas Jamal Al-Sharif and four Al Jazeera colleagues.
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What Is Happening to the Dollar as a Safe Haven?
Why the speed of the dollar’s demise seems to be a tad over-anticipated.
Read more...NYC Mayor Eric Adams in Cahoots With ICE? Sudden Surge in Courthouse Arrests With Failure to Act on Illegal Detentions
Hyper agressive ICE shifts tactics in New York City by arresting targets at court appearances. A sop to Mayor Adams? To NYC oligarchs?
Read more...Plunge in Conscientiousness Among Young, a Critical Quality for Personal and Societal Success
Technology is precipitating shifts in character, particularly a drop in conscientiousness, to our individual and collective disadvantage.
Read more...Beyond Carbon: The Overlooked Health Benefits of Fuel Taxation
Eco-taxes to reduce fuel emissions not only lower CO2 levels, but also reduce pollution, helping poor neighborhoods the most.
Read more...Links 8/9/2025
Michael Hudson: Europe’s Surrender
Michael Hudson returns to current events in an interview with Nima, focusing on what the Trump tariffs deals mean for Europe, the US and BRICS
Read more...Alfred McCoy: Controlling the ‘World Island’
More on Alfred McCoy re how how H.J. Mckinder’s “world island” has shaped Western strategic thinking, here with respect to the Pacific
Read more...As the Colorado River Slowly Dries Up, States Angle for Influence Over Future Water Rights
The wrangling over who gets what out of the Colorado Rivers is one of many escalating fights over ever more scarce water.
Read more...‘Disaster in the Making’: Trump to Open 401(k)s to Crypto, Private Equity Vultures
“Stuffing private equity, crypto…. into 401(k)s is about propping up scams and bailing out an industry that’s run out of buyers”
Read more...The China Shock Hits Germany
How China was hollowing out Germany’s manufacturers before the loss of cheap Russian energy made matters worse.
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