Mike Norman Economics

Those slight alterations in perspective can be dangerous. As Jonathan Albright, the research director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, put it to the Washington Post, “The most dangerous type of fake news and reporting and evidence is when you get into the fine details, the nuanced things that are shaped to present a certain viewpoint or decision or news a certain way.” He added, “It’s not AI-generated or completely false. It’s something that’s real but has...

(response to Coppola’s “The Myth of Monetary Sovereignty” and related discussions) Clint BallingerThe Myth of the Currency Hierarchy

Link to agent's affidavit.RTUkraine’s neo-Nazis ‘believed’ to have trained US white supremacists – FBI

Three days ago, when we reported that following Trump's latest sanctions targeting Venezuela's gold sector president Maduro was seeking to repatriate all of Venezuela's gold - some 14 tons - held at the Bank of England, we cautioned that since the BoE "sought to clarify what Venezuela wants to do with the gold", this suggested that despite Venezuela being the rightful owner of this gold, Venezuela was about to face challenges in getting it back.... Today, the worst case - for Venezuela's...

Who knew Ukrainians were so creative?Actually, this is what would have happened if Russia did not annex Crimea, and the Russian leadership was under no illusions about it.Fort Russ NewsUkrainian TV host calls for giving Crimea to the US Tom Winter See also Russia: Other Points of View RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 8 NOVEMBER 2018 Patrick Armstrong also "We are looking for other qualities such as creative thinking, willingness to fight, a persistence when facing challenges. A passion...

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Fighting Russia, China and al-Qaeda simultaneously requires more money The Unz ReviewAmerica Goes to War Philip Giraldi, former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer, now Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest and founding member of the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity see alsoThe National InterestRussia Says It Will Soon Deploy Mach 20 Avangard Hypersonic Weapon Michael Peckalso TASSWashington playing with the devil:...

China moving toward fiscal austerity?Seeking AlphaChina Sectoral Flow Investment Assessment Alan Longbon

A superb video showing how peaceful and friendly the Russians are. They are a threat to no one, says Regis Tremblay, and after losing 20 million lives in WW2, they are very biased anti-war.The U.S. pretends to be the good guys, but they are exceptional at starting wars to 'bring us peace and security', they say,  - and massive profits for its military-industrial-complex. It's a money making killing machine, a protection racket run by the Western ruling elite. [embedded content] The...

The poll released on Thursday found that 43 percent of people who identified as Democrats want impeachment to be a top priority for Congress. That goal was second in priority only to healthcare, which played a major role in Democratic campaigns’ closing arguments before Tuesday’s elections.... ReutersNewly emboldened Democrats want healthcare protected - and Trump impeached: Reuters/Ipsos poll also If the two parties cannot reach a funding deal, there would be a partial government...