Not to put too fine a point on it, America coughed up Hillary Clinton like a hairball last week — the catch being it then had to swallow the Cheeto-colored bolus called Donald Trump. It was worth it to see…
What Now?
So this is how the US ‘revolution’ will unfold
Submitted by: ButtCracker – In late 2012, Peter Turchin, a professor at the University of Connecticut made a startling claim, based on an analysis of revolutionary upheavals across history. He found there are three social conditions in place shortly before…
The Fight Isn’t Against ISIS, It’s Against Assad
A collection of thoughts about American foreign policy Louis XVI needed a revolution, Napoleon needed two historic military defeats, the Spanish Empire in the New World needed multiple revolutions, the Russian Czar needed a communist revolution, the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman…
Wolf Richter: Come on Moody’s, Spare Us These Falsehoods: That $1.3 Trillion “Overseas Cash” Is Already in the US
Yves here. Wolf addresses a pet peeve, and even better, in long form. By Wolf Richter, a San Francisco based executive, entrepreneur, start up specialist, and author, with extensive international work experience. Originally published at Wolf Street Some falsehoods simply…
Election 2016: The World Was Watching – With Disgust
As election day arrived in the U.S. yesterday, European newspapers signaled their grave concerns over a presidential election that has left them stunned and anxious. The French newspaper, Aujourd’hui En France, used its front page to question whether the American…
Facebook is harming our democracy, and Mark Zuckerberg needs to do something about it
Submitted by: ButtCracker —- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might be the most powerful person in the news business — A generation ago, newspapers and television news programs had a lot of influence over what people read and watched. Stories that…
Obama Signs ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ Written by Monsanto-Sponsored Senator
United States President Barack Obama has signed a bill into law that was written in part by the very billion-dollar corporation that will benefit directly from the legislation. On Tuesday, Pres. Obama inked his name to H.R. 933, a continuing resolution spending…
EU Denies Glyphosate Link to Cancer: German Toxicologist Accuses EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA) of Scientific Fraud
Dr Peter Clausing says the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have twisted scientific facts to give glyphosate a clean bill of health. The German toxicologist Dr Peter Clausing has accused the…
Assange: WikiLeaks did not receive Clinton emails from Russian govt (JOHN PILGER EXCLUSIVE)
Submitted by: ButtCracker — In a John Pilger Special, to be exclusively broadcast by RT on Saturday courtesy of Dartmouth Films, whistleblower Julian Assange categorically denied that the troves of US Democratic Party and Clinton work and staff emails released…
The Collapse Of The Western Fiat Monetary System May Have Begun
On 19 April 2016, China was rolling out its new gold-backed yuan. Russia’s ruble has been fully supported by gold for the last couple of years. Nobody in the western media talks about it. Why would they? – A western…