What you won't hear in the lamestream media aka the spin room and the echo chamber.The Vineyard of the SakerIran protests: Western salivation, agitation & desperation Ramin Mazaheri | chief correspondent in Paris for Press TV LobeLogIran Protests: Civil Rights Movement Or Revolution? Reza Marashi | director of research at the National Iranian American Council and previously served in the Office of Iranian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Moon of AlabamaIran - Early U.S....
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We all know here what is going on with the US military, and surely the MSM journalists must know too, so why are they not concerned? Perhaps they are but are just hoping for the best. If they write the truth their editors will just throw it out, and if they keep writing the truth they will lose their jobs. I have sent to the editor of the Guardian and many of its journalists articles written by Paul Craig Roberts warning about Armageddon. I have sent lots of stuff off to George Monbiot...
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It doesn't look like there is any let up to Washington aggression around the world, and apparently the US is also trying to restart the war in Syria as well. And most people in the West are asleep blissfully unaware of what's going on, but I argue with people in the Guardian's CiF who tell me, 'Putin is a bully who must be taught a lesson', but then I ask them is it worth everyone they know and love, and the town they love, and their favourite street, and their favourite pub, and the country...
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While out of paradigm with MMT, the conventional thinking underlying the scenario that Crooke depicts reflects a widespread view that is shared by most political leaders who are responsible for shaping the world through their decisions. This thinking lies at the basis not only of global finance but also geopolitics and geostrategy. So, it is important to understand it because it is shaping emerging events of great consequence. Financial warfare can easily turn into military warfare, and...
Read More »Livia Gershon — The Different Meanings of Monopoly
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Read More »Tyler Durden — US State Department Hints At Iran Overthrow: Are We Witnessing The Early Stages Of Regime Change?
Are we witnessing regime change agents hijacking economic protests? Zero Hedge US State Department Hints At Iran Overthrow: Are We Witnessing The Early Stages Of Regime Change? Tyler DurdenSee alsoSouthFrontUS Defense Secretary Warns Assad From Attacking US-backed Forces, Claims US Shifts Strategy In Syrialkb22
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The numbers are astounding. Most people outside of China probably have no ideal what is happening and how quickly it is happening.Visual CapitalistChina’s Digital Wallets Offer a Glimpse at the Future of PaymentsNick Routley
Read More »And now it is official: the official non-Trumpist Republican line is now that all of that stuff about the tax “reform” bill delivering materially faster economic growth in exchange for widening inequality was just boob bait for the bubbas.
Marco Rubio has second thoughts. Watch GOP candidates up for reelection in 2018 backpedal.Grasping RealityAnd now it is official: the official non-Trumpist Republican line is now that all of that stuff about the tax "reform" bill delivering materially faster economic growth in exchange for widening inequality was just boob bait for the bubbas.Brad DeLong | Professor of Economics, UCAL Berkeley
Read More »Alexander — Navalny’s phoney Presidential bid and the Russian Presidential election
Another side of the story that you won't find in Western media. Russia FeedNavalny’s phoney Presidential bid and the Russian Presidential election Alexander See also On December 29, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) registered the unchallenged leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party (LDPR), Vladimir Zhirinovsky, as a presidential candidate. Zhirinovsky, who is going to run for president for the sixth time, is the first officially registered participant in the election race. In...
Read More »Ekaterina Blinova — CCTV Commentator: Trump Dashes Hopes of Clinton-Backing Chinese Elites
CCTV is China Central Television. The article provides insight into the thinking of Chinese elites, business and political. The Chinese business elites backed the wrong horse, CCTV Panview editor and commentator Tom McGregor has told Sputnik, speaking about them pinning their hopes on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. According to McGregor, some of them still believe Donald Trump will fail and maintain ties with the Clintons and George Soros.... Sputnik International |...
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