COMMENTARY

The Poisoned Chalice: From Eurozone to Dead Zone

10/06/2016 0

MICHAEL HUDSON James Galbraith’s articles and interviews collected in his book Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice trace his growing exasperation at the “troika” – the European Central Bank (ECB), IMF and EU bureaucracy – which […]

FINANCIAL

The Grim Realities of Globalization in the New Millennium

10/01/2016 0

Graham Vanbergen In 2001, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that “Globalization offered extensive opportunities for truly worldwide development” and concluded its report with “As globalization has progressed, living conditions (particularly when measured by broader […]

COMMENTARY

Deep State America

09/26/2016 0

One explanation why U.S. policies serve no national interests PHILIP GIRALDI On September 9th the Washington Post featured a front page article describing how the Defense Department had used warplanes to attack targets and kill […]

GOVERNMENT

Beyond the Elections in Berlin. Times Are Changing

09/25/2016 0

DMITRIY SEDOV What happened in Berlin was as expected: in the wake of the regional elections, the ruling CDU/CSU–SPD coalition has collapsed. The ruling parties suffered a serious defeat. The SPD won just 21.6 percent […]

COMMENTARY

Les Deplorables

09/24/2016 0

PEPE ESCOBAR Perplexed global public opinion holds its breath at the (circus) best American “democracy” is able to conjure. The first cage match this coming Monday between a Queen of War profiting from a mighty […]

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