John Brennan’s Police State USA
by Mike Whitney, via Information Clearing House Did the United States warn Russia to stay out of Syria? Yes, they did. Did they tell the Russians that if they...
VIDEO: Echoes of WWI: China, the US, and the Next "Great" War
In the early 20th century, the world’s dominant superpower looked warily on the rise of a competitor to its supremacy. The machinations of the British to contain the rise...
Venezuela Regional Elections: chavismo in triumph, opposition in disarray and media in denial
As the President of the Venezuelan Electoral Commission (CNE) read the results from the regional elections that took place on Sunday, October 15, one could feel the agony in...
MH17 Inquiry – Series 2, Episode 1. “What if it was a BUK?”
This is the first part in the second season of videos and articles covering the downing of MH17, produced by the MH17 Inquiry. The first season is available here:...
It trolls for thee: a review of Milo Yiannopoulos’ Dangerous
by A.L. Shaw Milo Yiannopoulos is a creature of the internet: the erstwhile Twitter critter, former professional agitator for clickbait sweatshop Breitbart, and self-proclaimed “virtuous troll” heralds an online...
Russian TV Says U.S. Breaks Peace Treaty
Eric Zuesse Headlining “‘More US troops at our borders’ – Russian Defense Ministry”, Russian Television (whose U.S. broadcasts the U.S. Government is considering to ban) reported, on Friday, October...
A Provocation to Investigate the Las Vegas Massacre
he main stream media’s (MSM) ongoing narrative of the massacre in Las Vegas is clearly deceptive. This is nothing new. That is their modus operandi. Overwhelm...
Antifa in Theory and Practice: Storm Troopers of the Neoliberal War Party
Diana Johnstone >Fascists are divided into two categories: the fascists and the anti-fascists.” Ennio Flaiano, Italian writer and co-author of Federico Fellini’s greatest film scripts. In recent weeks, a...
Three candidates for Sicily: A signal for Italy
by Giulietto Chiesa, October 9, 2017, via DefendDemocracyPress In Europe someone is trying to cheat voters by shrugging off Brexit and promoting a “new pact for Europe” which will...
Pepe Escobar: The House of Saud bows to the House of Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 5, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin...
The “Non-Citizens” of the Baltic States: Α European Scandal nobody speaks about!
by Tatjana Zdanoka, 4 October 2017, via DefendDemocracyPress The negotiations on Brexit are attracting a lot of attention. In particular, the possible erosion of the rights of around three...
"Russia Interfered!" – By Purchasing Anti-Trump Ads?
from Moon of Alabama After the ludicrous “Russian hacking” claims have died down for lack of evidence, the attention was moved to even more ludicrous claims of “Russian ads...
52 years after fascist genocide, Indonesians scared of “communist ghosts”
From Jakarta and Yogyakarta: Andre Vltchek It was once again a hot, muggy day in Jakarta. The air was full of pollutants, epic traffic jams blocking entire center of...
Baltic States Sacrifice Economy on Altar of Politics
by Adomas Abromaitis Making negative statements concerning Russia, the Baltic States set Moscow against themselves and force it to respond. Especially they irritate it making unproven warlike statements for...
A Balanced View of the Economics of Independence in Catalonia
by Angel Ubide, PIIE, September 15, 2015 Editor’s Note: In the light of the recent independence referendum in Catalonia, in which some 43% of the population took part despite...
The End of the Cold War and Shakespeare’s Macbeth
by Vladimir Golstein It is naïve to think that Macbeth is only about some “vaulting” and murderous ambition. Macbeth does not acquire the throne with the intention of controlling...
Chris Hedges: The End of Empire
Chris Hedges in TruthDig: The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is being drained by wars in the Middle East and vast military expansion around...
It Hurts When Empires Fall
This article by Pål Steigan was originally published here. Translated by Graham Healey. There is a genre of landscape painting from the 17th and 18th centuries that ought to...
Vladimir Putin’s 17 years in power: The scorecard
Alex Krainer The Naked Hedgie Today, October 7, 2017, Russia celebrates the 65th birthday of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. To mark the occasion, we are posting Alex Krainer’s review of...
The Rising of Britain’s ‘New Politics’
Delegates to the recent Labour Party conference in the English seaside town of Brighton seemed not to notice a video playing in the main entrance. The world’s third biggest...
