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Video and transcript.Michael Hudson — On Finance, Real Estate And The Powers Of NeoliberalismSanctions, Energy and IndependenceMichael Hudson | President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and Guest Professor at Peking Universityhttps://michael-hudson.com/2022/03/sanctions-energy-and-independence/

AlternetRussia and NATO are 'bat-sh*t f*cking insane' to consider using tactical nuclear weapons: everyone elseCommon Dreamshttps://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/687188846/0/alternet_all/Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)Russia Would Only Use Nuclear Weapons if Its Existence Was Threatened, Kremlin Sayshttps://sputniknews.com/20220322/russia-would-only-use-nuclear-weapons-if-its-existence-was-threatened-kremlin-says-1094096537.htmlThe Vineyard of the SakerDay 26 of “Operation Z”...

This is not the 1970s, where the U.S. was a large net importer of oil and Fed rate hikes went through the roof.

Moon of AlabamaLavrov's History Lesson - Germany's Downfall - Russian Forces Develop Routinehttps://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/03/lavrovs-history-lesson-russian-forces-develop-routine.htmlGilbert Doctorow — International relations, Russian affairsCracks in the mainstream narrative on the Ukraine war wide enough to drive a tank throughGilbert Doctorowhttps://gilbertdoctorow.com/2022/03/22/cracks-in-the-mainstream-narrative-on-the-ukraine-war-wide-enough-to-drive-a-tank-through/What the...

Philip Pilkington is MMT-conversant.In my view, this is not the end of dollar hegemony but the beginning of the end. As Philip Pilkington points out, countries are now forced to reconsider the dollar as a safe asset. It is unlikely to happen overnight, but it's on.American Affairs (one free article a month for non-subscibers)The End of Dollar Hegemony?Philip Pilkington https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/03/the-end-of-dollar-hegemony/

The Vineyard of the SakerForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov: Leaders of Russia management competition, Moscow, March 19, 2022http://thesaker.is/foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-leaders-of-russia-management-competition-moscow-march-19-2022/Naked CapitalismUkraine Latest: More Shortages; Misunderstanding Russian Strategy?Yves Smith https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/03/ukraine-latest-more-shortages-misunderstanding-russian-strategy.htmlDemocracy Now (transcript)“Russia & China, Together at...

According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), the price of coffee has risen for 17 consecutive months and the sector is being hit with sequential shocks, the latest being the Ukrainian conflict, which is having impacts on both the demand and supply sides. I was talking with a friend over the weekend just gone and they were complaining that a cup of coffee had risen to $A7 or thereabouts, which was really squeezing people’s incomes. As a disclaimer, I have never had a cup of...

How many times have we heard this inverted yield curve predicts recession nonsense?

The Vineyard of the SakerPepe Escobar Live with Rachel Marsden (video interview)http://thesaker.is/pepe-escobar-live-with-rachel-marsden/Briefings by Russian Defence Ministryhttps://t.me/mod_russia_en/313Moon of AlabamaBits Of Interest From The War In Ukrainehttps://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/03/bits-of-interest-from-the-war-in-ukraine.htmlAntiWarIs Chuck Todd a Chemical Agent?Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, and retired 27-year career CIA whose...

Geopolitika.ruTHE POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE OF MISPERCEIVING ‘TOTAL WAR’ AS TACTICAL WARAlastair Crooke | founder and director of the Conflicts Forum, and former British diplomat and senior figure in British intelligence and in European Union diplomacyhttps://www.geopolitica.ru/en/article/potential-catastrophe-misperceiving-total-war-tactical-warMR OnlineObama defense secretary Leon Panetta says NATO is in a “proxy war” with Russia (important)Originally published: World Socialist Web Site (WSWS)...