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A beginners guide to bank failures
According to a February 2023 Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC) audit, 563 U.S. banks have failed and/or come under regulatory authority since 2021.
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U.S. officials really, REALLY want you to know the U.S. is the world’s “leader”
In response to questions he received during a press conference on Monday about Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cementing a “new era” in strategic partnership between China and Russia, the White House National Security Council’s John Kirby made no fewer than seven assertions that the U.S. is the “leader” of the world.
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David Vine- “United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State”
With World War III looming on the horizon as a very real possibility, now is a more critical time than ever to understand the history and motives of the United States, the world’s greatest hegemon.
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Child’s play?: Berlin Bulletin 209, March 26 2023
I recall a circle game from my childhood; after each round another chair was removed, leaving one more child out. We called it “Going to Jerusalem.” Last week Israeli boss Netanyahu arrived FROM Jerusalem. After two days he was out of the Berlin circle—one day too early.
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Getting ready for the global financial crisis 2.0
We see again that banks have access to the protection of an unlimited nanny state, while others are left to fend for themselves.
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Monopolywood: Why the Paramount accords should not be repealed
Repealing the Paramount accords could set independent cinema back in favour of corporate giants, writes Vaughn Joy.
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STRATCOM says China has more ICBM launchers than the United States – we have questions
In early-February 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) had informed Congress that China now has more launchers for Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) than the United States.
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The U.S. establishment’s fever to smash Iraq must not be forgotten
Twenty years ago the entire U.S. establishment lined up behind our war on Iraq. It was one of the greatest disasters in history, and there’s been no accountability.
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The British empire: culture war and actual war
The flurry of criticism and counter-outrage over the classical colonial era is no mere academic matter, warns ANDREW MURRAY: what is being debated is whether fresh imperial slaughter can be sold to the public.
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20 years later, the stain of Corporate Media’s role in promoting Iraq War remains
“It should not be forgotten that this debacle of death and destruction was not only a profound error of policymaking; it was the result of a carefully executed crusade of disinformation and lies,” said one prominent critic.
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Forever Wars vs. Armageddon
The call for the U.S. to end military involvements is often made in order to advocate for new wars against more powerful countries. It appears that the only choices are forever wars or the end of the world.
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NATO’s 1999 aggression against Yugoslavia: Global turning point
This March 24th, the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals, Generals and Admirals Association of Serbia, Veterans Association SUBNOR of Serbia and some other independent associations and think tanks, will mark the 24th anniversary of NATO’s aggression against Serbia and Montenegro (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), honoring heroes fallen in the defense of the country as well as all the victims of this illegal and criminal act.
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John Bolton’s prominence in the media proves our entire society is diseased
In order to narrative-manage the public conversation about the Iraq War on the 20th anniversary of the invasion, those who helped unleash that horror upon our world have briefly paused their relentless torrent of “Ukraine proves the hawks were always right” takes to churn out a deluge of “Actually the Iraq War wasn’t based on lies and turned out pretty great after all” takes.
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Multiculturalism is over in Canada – it’s back to Sinophobia
How a rogue spy and two reporters are breaking the fragile system for integrating immigrants.
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U.S. government bailout of Silicon Valley and banks is $300B gift to rich oligarchs
The U.S. Federal Reserve printed $300 billion in a week to save collapsing banks and bail out Silicon Valley oligarchs. 93% of Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits were uninsured, over the FDIC limit of $250,000, but the government still paid them. 56% of SVB’s loans went to venture capitalist and private equity firms.
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Bolivia: Electric powerhouse of Latin America
For the first time in Bolivia’s history, the country is now an exporter of electricity.
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War buildup: Biden’s $1 trillion military budget
The White House released its budget request for 2024. For the Pentagon, there is $824 billion. Adding armaments for military operations in Ukraine takes that figure to more than $950 billion.
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Biden approves huge oil extraction project in Alaska
In an action that is a flat reversal of his election campaign pledge of “no more drilling on federal lands,” President Joe Biden decided Monday to approve an $8 billion oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, to be operated by ConocoPhillips.
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It’s a new day in the United Auto Workers
The machine will churn no more. Nearly 80 years of top-down one-party rule in the United Auto Workers are coming to an end. Reformer Shawn Fain is set to be the winner in the runoff for the UAW presidency.
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I am a trans Texan
A state resident ties the current gender panic to fascist politics through the lens of their own experience.