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The Resistance Will Not Be Televised
So declared the headline of a March 19 article on the nonprofit news site Waging Nonviolence. Authors Erica Chenoweth, Jeremy Pressman and Soha Hammam, political scientists at Harvard’s Crowd Counting Consortium, outlined how—despite a common belief that grassroots public resistance against the depredations of the Trump Administration is lacking or lukewarm—protests are actually rising dramatically. Continue reading
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New Atlas LIVE: Trump Tariffs, Fake “Peace,” Real War
Sunday, 6 April 2025 — The New Atlas New Atlas LIVE is a weekly stream for discussing current events, connecting with the New Atlas community, and more. Continue reading
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American tariffs and the return to ‘fair trade’
US President Trump has referred frequently to “fair trade” instead of “free trade”, and tariffs have become his preferred economic instrument to elevate the US in the international economy. What is the economic history behind these ideas and are they likely to succeed? Continue reading
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SUPPLEMENTARY REMARKS AS THURSDAY’S MARKET ROUT EXTENDS INTO FRIDAY
Friday, 4 April 2025 — ucanbpolitical The rout in the markets continued on Friday. One cause was China’s retaliation including slapping 34% retaliatory tariffs on US goods. It’s something I pointed to in my preceding article under the heading; the three conditions needed to precipitate an actual Crash. Whether countries rebuff the US or capitulate… Continue reading
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Trump’s tariffs – some facts and consequences (from various sources)
The overall impact of Trump’s tariff hikes is to raise the average tariff rate on US goods imports to 26%, the highest level in 130 years. Continue reading
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Trump wants a super bigot to be ambassador to South Africa
Donald Trump has nominated L. Brent Bozell III–who defended the white supremacist apartheid system–to be U.S. envoy to South Africa, whose people overthrew apartheid in 1994. Meanwhile, the apartheid nepo baby Elon Musk–whose daddy owned an emerald mine in Northern Rhodesia (now independent Zambia)—posted on X, “The legacy media never mentions white genocide in South… Continue reading
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Decline of Economy and Empire
I had a conversation with Professor of Economics Richard Wolff, a renowned critic of contemporary capitalism and a leading proponent of alternative economic models. We discussed the economic exhaustion and imperial overstretch by the US, which has now reached a critical point. The US has accumulated unsustainable debt and has excessive economic inequality, which has… Continue reading
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TRUMP CREATES A TARRIFIED WORLD WHICH WILL NOT MAKE AMERICA GREAT, BUT BREAK IT.
There are tariffs and there are tariffs. Tariffs applied to a youthful capitalism are to be sharply distinguished from those applied to a geriatric capitalism. The former is designed to catch up, the latter to stop falling further behind. A rising capitalism in an expanding world market can use tariffs as a means of shielding… Continue reading
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Tariff Mania: The US Helps China Destroy The Western Vassals
In recent years China has moved up the value chain while also selling more and more China-brand products as it moves beyond just being a cheap manufacturer for foreign brands. This deeply threatens the industrial strength of Germany, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan as well as other European nations. These vassal nations are the buttress… Continue reading
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⚔️ Houthis ‘have essentially eliminated’ a US carrier strike group from East Asia ‘without having to fire a shot’
With the redeployment of the USS Carl Vinson, Yemeni Armed Forces fighters are “tying up” two US carrier strike groups. Continue reading
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Trump’s War Threats BACKFIRE: Putin, Iran & China Just Called His Bluff w/ Brian Berletic
Thursday, 3 March 2025 — New Atlas Russia, Iran and China just called Trump’s bluff in a BIG way, and no one is talking about it. Geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic joins on what Trump’s threats and war preparations mean for these rising powers to the East, and what comes next as the world braces for… Continue reading
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Yemen: An Unyielding Symbol of Resistance Against Oppression and Aggression
Recent events in the southern Arabian Peninsula have clearly demonstrated to the world that the Yemenis make their own decisions in support of the Palestinian people amid escalating pro-Israeli aggression from the United States and its allies. Continue reading
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Russia’s rhetoric towards Trump is changing
Russia’s rhetoric towards Trump is changing. The Russian Foreign Ministry has carefully (so far) reminded Trump that Russia has its own understanding of what is happening. “The US position on Ukraine now completely lacks the requirement to solve problems related to the root causes of the conflict, it must be overcome. Moscow takes Washington’s proposals… Continue reading
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Transactional weakness tips the balance of power – ‘Hold to no illusions; there is nothing beyond this reality’
The post-WWII geo-political outcome effectively determined the post-war global economic structure. Both are now undergoing huge change. What remains stuck fast however, is the general (Western) weltanschauung that everything must ‘change’ only for it to stay the same. Things financial will continue as before; do not disturb the slumber. The assumption is that the oligarch/donor… Continue reading
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Ray McGovern : Putin Addresses His Troops
Monday, 31 March 2025 — Judge Napolitano – Judging Freedom Continue reading
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Trump-Putin parley is a bit under the weather
The Kremlin apparently came to the conclusion last week that it was about time to do some plain-speaking that US president Donald Trump’s quest for a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war was a non-starter. Over the weekend, in a series of remarks, Trump reacted sharply that he’s “very angry” with President Vladimir Putin over… Continue reading
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Restoring Lies and Insanity to American History
The assault on historical memory by the Trump administration is designed to obliterate our shared understanding of reality and whitewash the crimes of the past to whitewash the crimes of the present. Continue reading
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US “Peace” President Drops Bombs, Green-Lights New Warplane
Despite distancing itself from the corporate-funded “Project 2025” policy papers, the Trump administration is now systematically implementing every aspect of the policy blueprint; Continue reading
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Under the Fog of Trumpist Bravado: the imprecise contours of the new U.S. strategy
The liberal globalist world order will collapse if everyone becomes mercantilist again due to geopolitics. Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Yemen’s Missiles DEVASTATE US & Israel as Trump Signal Leak SHOCKS World
Geopolitical analyst and journalist Pepe Escobar joins the program from inside the most country currently leading the way in standing up for human rights and peace worldwide: Yemen. In this must-watch stream, we discuss the truth about how the people of this war-torn country have been able to remain steadfast in their support of Gaza… Continue reading
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