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Can Any Nation-State Survive the Era of Inequality and Scarcity? – Charles Hugh Smith
We have an extraordinary opportunity to transform our unsustainable "waste is growth" economy and toxic inequality to sustainable systems that optimize well-being rather than...
Economic Incentives Matter: Especially When It Comes to Defense – Doug Bandow
Japan has a new government that has decided to embark upon a major military buildup. The cabinet approved the nation’s highest defense budget ever,...
Biden Has Embraced Trump’s Protectionism – Joseph Solis-Mullen
The Biden administration’s decision this week to raise import duties on some Canadian lumber has US trade policy back in the headlines. Since taking office President...
John Dolan (The War Nerd) on the Tigray-Ethiopia War – Source – Scott Horton
Scott Horton is joined by John Dolan who used to write under the names Gary Brecher and The War Nerd. The two discuss a...
Why Biden’s threat to slap Russia with more sanctions is unlikely to deter Putin...
Why Biden’s threat to slap Russia with more sanctions is unlikely to deter Putin in Ukraine David Cortright, University of Notre Dame The Biden administration is...
Big Oil Profits Surge to $174 Billion in 2021 Amid Rising Gas Prices: Report...
While rising gasoline prices have adversely affected millions of working people in the U.S., the world's biggest fossil fuel corporations have benefited immensely, raking...
