March 12, 2026
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When Empire Calls Its Own Gamble a Miscalculation
There is a familiar ritual in the house organs of empire. First the bombs fall, then the panic sets in, and then some respectable publication arrives to tell us that the real problem was not the fire, but the poor planning of the men who brought the gasoline. That is the moral universe of the… Continue reading
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The Far Right Goes to War Against Women: The Eleventh Newsletter (2026)
In recent years, the Latin American far right has launched a crusade against the rights of women and sex-gender dissidents, hoping to crush some of the region’s most active opposition to neoliberalism. Continue reading
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Prof. Ted Postol: How Iran Blinded US Defenses in 10 Minutes
A deep technical discussion on the real capabilities of modern missile defense systems. The interview examines Patriot and THAAD intercept rates, the importance of early-warning radars, and how the destruction of key radar infrastructure can disrupt missile tracking and defense networks. It explores how drones and missile strikes have challenged U.S. bases in the Persian… Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Deadly Missile Strike STUNS Israel, Trump LOSING the War
The US-Israeli war on Iran has backfired on the aggressors as Tehran launches a new military strategy that has placed Israel under heavy missile fire and turned up the economic pressure on Trump to surrender. Pepe Escobar joins the show to break it all down! Continue reading
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Day 13: Iranian Missiles Still Flying + Energy Exports Stopping as Global Crisis Looms
At day 13 despite claiming Iranian military command, political leadership, and launcher capacity has been destroyed, Iran averages 20 ballistic missile launches a day, exhausting US anti-missile munitions; Continue reading
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War, profit, and the dollar’s retreat
Washington’s war against Iran, launched Feb. 28 with the U.S.–Israeli assault known as Operation Epic Fury, began with a burst of spending. In the first 100 hours alone the Pentagon burned through an estimated $3.7 billion in missiles, air operations and interceptor systems, most of it not previously budgeted. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 