MMT and US History: Redefining Chartalism
Originally posted by Joshua Mawhorter: The United States is MMT’s monetary sovereign par excellence. Because the US is arguably the place in which MMT might be said to have the…
Doug Casey on the Neocons and Their Push for the Next Big War
Originally posted by Doug Casey at International Man: International Man: Who exactly are the neoconservatives—where did this movement originate, what do they fundamentally believe, and why does their ideology seem…
MN Gordon: Warming Up the Printing Presses
Originally posted by MN Gortdon at Economic Prism: The Federal Reserve is up to its old money printing games once again… Earlier this month it quietly purchased a cool $43.6…
How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
Summary Scott Horton emphasizes the importance of anti-imperialism and non-interventionism in U.S. foreign policy, particularly in light of the failures and consequences of NATO expansion and military interventions in Ukraine.…
Trump ‘gutting the Deep State’ inside National Security Council – media
More than 100 staffers have been abruptly fired, sources involved in the reorganization said on Friday The Trump administration has moved to drastically overhaul the National Security Council (NSC), reportedly…
US moves to implement Trump’s ‘vision’ for Syria
Washington has eased sanctions and appointed a special envoy to Damascus to oversee its path to “greatness” promised by the US president The Trump administration has initiated a significant shift…
Ex-Ukrainian presidential adviser visited Kiev days before assassination – media
Andrey Portnov was meeting with “top Ukrainian officials” last weekend, according to Ukrainskaya Pravda sources Former Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential adviser Andrey Portnov, who was fatally shot in Madrid on…
‘Era of uncontested US dominance over’ – Vance
The US vice president has said rivals like China and Russia now challenge American power across key domains The era of Washington’s uncontested global dominance has come to an end,…
Multiple injured in stabbing attack in Germany
A 39-year-old woman suspected in the attack has been taken into custody, according to the Hamburg police Several people were injured in a knife attack at Hamburg’s central train station…
Decision Day in Rome
On the eve of Iran’s meeting in Rome on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, summarized the situation quite succinctly… accept Iran’s offer to not build nuclear weapons or…