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 The debate in Russia over whether to nationalize or not to nationalize.Dances with BearsNAÏVE QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSIA’S WAR ECONOMYJohn Helmerhttp://johnhelmer.net/naive-questions-about-russias-war-economy/

In summary, 2022 is set to be an inflationary year no matter what happens. There is also some risk that inflation could get really out of control....MacrocosmHow reliable is the Atlanta sticky/flexi price framework? And what does it predict about future inflation?Philip Pilkingtonhttps://macrocosm.substack.com/p/how-reliable-is-the-atlanta-stickyflexi

India PunchlineBattle for Mariupol is ending (contains a reference to an article in a US military blog repeating the US analysis of the war and Ukrainian propaganda. This analysis contradicts itself. It's saving grace is the conclusion that the Ukrainian force has a meagre chance in Donbass. Interestingly, it pretty much confirms that US military personnel are directly involved in the fighting a "foreign volunteers" and that the operation is being run out of the Pentagon.)MK. Bhadrakumar |...

Reminiscence of the FutureSome Interesting Snippets.Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues.http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/04/some-interesting-snippets.htmlA Son of the New American RevolutionRussia Continues To Grind Down The Ukrainian Military And Fuel ResourcesLarry C. Johnson | CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an international business-consulting firm with expertise combating terrorism and investigating money...

 A finances-first approach to technological innovation may be the reason we lose out to China.As MMT says, it's about the real resources, stupid. The American ConservativeAsking Questions About ChinaJohn Mac Ghlionnhttps://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/asking-questions-about-china/

Nice country outdoor cooking channel from this Russian guy Georgy I’ve been viewing and getting some ideas from for a few years… Putin thinks these people are going to rather go China instead  … no way in hell … Putin’s has to be insane… never going to happen…[embedded content]

[embedded content]Some Observations by Scott Ritter on the American PublicExcerpt from CN (Consortium News) Live — Crushing Dissenthttps://youtu.be/vSKBbYAjmBg

When the "prestigious" NYT goes after a relatively obscure activist like Ben Norton, one has to conclude that it is part of a cleansing operation.MultipolaristaNew York Times’ ridiculous attack on me exposes its deceitful propaganda tactics https://multipolarista.com/2022/04/14/new-york-times-attack-propaganda/Washington Post calls for censoring Chinese media, praises purge of Russian outletshttps://multipolarista.com/2022/04/13/washington-post-censor-chinese-russian-media/Ben NortonSee...

RayMcGovern.comScott Ritter & Ray on Ukraine: “Russian ‘Incoming’ To Destroy Weapons Coming In”  (podcast)Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, and retired 27-year career CIA whose tasks included preparing and briefing The President’s Daily Brief and leading the Soviet Foreign Policy Branchhttps://raymcgovern.com/2022/04/16/scott-ritter-ray-on-ukraine-russian-incoming-to-destroy-weapons-coming-in/Global Times (Chinese state-sponsored media)PLA drills...

Scathing critique of the US propaganda machine that is aimed at narrative creation and control, and operates through the various Internet platforms and the corporate media as a whole.CaitlinJohnstone.comHow Much Are We Prepared To Sacrifice To Help The US Win A Propaganda War Against Putin?Caitlin Johnstonehttps://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/04/16/how-much-are-we-prepared-to-sacrifice-to-help-the-us-win-a-propaganda-war-against-putin/  See alsoDifferent style but a similar message.Consortium...