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Jul 14 2023 Was the NATO summit a diplomatic collapse?
Elena Panina from Russtrat.ru commenting on a Washington Post article: Was the NATO summit a diplomatic collapse?
“No one expected that Ukraine would be granted full membership while its war with Russia is still ongoing. But some clear signal was expected. This did not happen,” writes the mouthpiece of the American Deep State.
▪️ We will add… Continue reading
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Jul 13 2023 Thinking the Thinkable: Headlines from the Future
With thanks to Batiushka, our writer
In the last few years, we have seen one unthinkable headline after another. Did anyone expect the nuclear-armed USA to be presided over by an old man with ever more serious dementia? And that the only alternative to him is another old man, admittedly without dementia, but with a reputation… Continue reading
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Jul 13 2023 Brian Berletic + on NATO summit: “You have to look cool and so on!”
The details of the NATO summit and analysis and comparisons of the new weapons packages. The substance is shockingly poor. Enjoy, this is truly comical in areas.
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Jul 13 2023 Press release on the results of the NATO summit in Vilnius, July 11-12, 2023
However far the geopolitical aspirations of Washington and Brussels may go, the world will not be turned into a “NATO globe.” – However far the geopolitical aspirations of Washington and Brussels may go, the world will not be turned into a “NATO globe.”
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1896645/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
On July 11-12, Vilnius hosted a… Continue reading
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Jul 13 2023 Daily Chronicles
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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… Continue reading
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Jul 12 2023 Michael Hudson, Radhika Desai, Ann Pettifor: The Geopolitical Economy Report
Colonialism or sovereignty? How the global financial system traps countries in debt
Transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hi, everyone, and welcome to this 13th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show on the political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai.MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson.
RADHIKA DESAI: And today, as last time, we are joined by Anne Pettifor… Continue reading
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Jul 12 2023 Sergey Lavrov’s written interview with Indonesian newspaper Kompas
❓ Question: If the war in Ukraine continues, what will happen next? What will Russia do?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: I think it would be correct to start answering your question by explaining the root causes of the events in Ukraine. We often hear that the conflict supposedly started in February 2022 with Russia’s “unprovoked aggression.” This… Continue reading -
Jul 11 2023 Doubling Down from NATO
In blackjack, “doubling down” is a move that promises a big reward, but only when the player takes a big risk. If you feel confident enough in your chances of winning after being dealt two cards, you can double your bet, but you’re only allowed to take one additional card. So when “doubling down” is… Continue reading
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Jul 11 2023 We have to talk about the media and what they are doing in India
We have to talk about not only Western media, but the media landscape as a whole. The examples that I will use here are examples, and they are not finger-pointing. But this may help everyone to be able to sift, sort and decide what is real, and what is not. That is one benefit here,… Continue reading
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Jul 10 2023 Michael Hudson: Why the U.S. Economy cannot Re-Industrialize
This is a podcast of Michael Hudson with Macro N Cheese and the podcast links are in the text of the transcript.
Transcript Ep 232 Macro N Cheese – Hudson
https://realprogressives.org/podcast_episode/episode-232-is-the-us-a-failed-state-with-michael-hudson/
Michael Hudson [Intro/Music]: America cannot re-industrialize without reversing this whole philosophy of post-industrial society as a class war against labor. You can’t have both. You can’t have… Continue reading
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Jul 10 2023 Why are there no slums in China?
Our China piece this week is from Dongsheng News:
With over 20 million inhabitants each, Shanghai and Beijing are among the “hypercities” of the Global South, including Delhi, São Paulo, Dhaka, Cairo, and Mexico City, far surpassing the “megacities” of the Global North like London, Paris, or New York1. Walking the streets in China’s cities, you… Continue reading
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Jul 10 2023 Douglas Macgregor Russia HAS WIPED THEM OUT, THIS IS IT
Good for Americans to hear.
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Jul 10 2023 A “Stinking landfill of information garbage”
AKA: The Empire Flings Poo
Note: I’ve noted on various occasions that none of the US information can be trusted on the face of it. What we can do, is to take notice of it, and see what the trend is. This article details and outlines the clear trend of the attempts to militarize Russian youth.… Continue reading