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May 31 2023 
Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world (and a joke or two) for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top.
(Featured Image: A moment of beauty: Flowers in a Vase c. 1669 Simon Verelst (Dutch, 1644–1721)… Continue reading
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May 30 2023 
South American Presidents: Summit in Brasilia
We picked this up under the previous CELAC summit. Though this is not a CELAC summit it would be the first time that most of these leaders are together again after the previous CELAC summit. Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira clarified that this summit is not a meeting of the Union of South American… Continue reading
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May 30 2023 
A few early Russian comments after the terrorist drone attack on the city of Moscow
Usually, we find in the various channels and communication streams, bloggers and commentators quite some anger and emotional reactions after something like this. When the drone attack on the Kremlin happened, people were very emotional. This time, very little emotional reaction so far, but a deepening resolve. What I see up to now, is the… Continue reading
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May 30 2023 
BRICS in South Africa
I’ve written about South Arica sitting on two chairs, and this being a real threat to BRICS, specifically for the upcoming BRICS meetings and summits. “People need to be hopeful. Discouraged communities, polarized communities, and weak governance will not get you there but will get your country into failed state position. It is better if… Continue reading
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May 29 2023 
China builds global alternative as US-led financial order decays
To analyze how China is building a global alternative as the US-led neoliberal financial order decays, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by economic geographer Mick Dunford.
Transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to the 10th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show in which we discuss the political and geopolitical economy of our times.… Continue reading -
May 29 2023 
Brian Berletic: Incoming Thai Government Vows Obedience to US Foreign Policy: Myanmar to be First Victim
(File under: Empire strikes back)
Summary
– The incoming government in Thailand following general elections, funded and backed by the US for years, vows to adopt US foreign policy across the region, and specifically in regards to neighboring Myanmar;
– This includes Thailand adopting US Congress’ “Burma Act” which funds “non-lethal aid” for anti-government militants in Myanmar;… Continue reading
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May 28 2023 
Timeline of crimes committed by the United States and Great Britain
From the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Recently we posted the Chinese white paper on America’s Coercive Diplomacy and Its Harm
My comment is that we can expect another Nuremberg type trials.
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August 20, 1619. The Dutch deliver the first group of slaves to North America. During almost 200 years of slave trade, over 10 million slaves… Continue reading
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May 28 2023 
Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top. The rough theme: Birds of no feather
(featured image: genetically modified featherless chicken)
May 30
Serbia-Kosovo: Even the Chinese are saying that NATO… Continue reading
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May 27 2023 
Calling the economists: Small businesses to go public in Russia
The Russian Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina believes that small and medium-sized businesses have great potential to go public.
“It’s clear that it can be difficult for small and medium-sized businesses to enter the capital market because there are requirements for both corporate governance standards and disclosure of information. Though measures to support access to the… Continue reading
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May 27 2023 
Danny Haiphong: The trend toward a multipolar world is defined by class struggle
These edited remarks were given by Friends of Socialist China co-editor Danny Haiphong at a recent webinar, The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism’s Global War on Multipolarity. The full event can be viewed on YouTube.
Ed Note: My comments follow Danny’s Essay
In the post-Soviet era, it has become fashionable to strip all geopolitical developments of their class… Continue reading
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May 26 2023 
Michael Hudson & Ben Norton: Origins of debt: Michael Hudson reveals how financial oligarchies in Greece & Rome shaped our world (Updated with transcript)
Economist Michael Hudson discusses his book “The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization’s Oligarchic Turning Point”, and how this history from 2000 years ago is still so relevant to understand our debt-based societies today.
You can find links to all of Michael’s books at his website https://Michael-Hudson.com
Transcript
(The following is a lightly edited transcript.)BEN NORTON:… Continue reading
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May 25 2023 
Operation Z: The Last Chance Against Nazism
With thanks to Batiushka, the writer
Introduction: Two Civilisations
The tragic Washington-Moscow war which is starting to come to an end after nine long years on the battlefields of the Ukraine, where very many Ukrainian men are dying in futility, may well be entering its last year. The Western arming of the Kiev regime which began the… Continue reading
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May 25 2023 
Eurasian Economic Forum Plenary Session
The Big News: The Eurasian Economic Union, and specifically Belt and Road, is integrating with BRICS.
Karl Sanches grabbed all of the speeches and discussions on his website: https://vk.com/@580896205-eurasian-economic-forum-plenary-session
(Thank you Karl! That was a marathon of work!) Please read it on Karl’s site.
We then ask the question: Why the extensive and detailed transcripts with readouts? It… Continue reading
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May 25 2023 
Marine drone (USV / UUV) Sitrep
With thanks to Nat South
Why do I post the drone information so excellently presented by Nat South? There is a reason. We see the uptick of terrorist action from Ukraine. It is a very hard objective to protect and defend against this type of attack, and even more so now that we have drones of… Continue reading
