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Eurasia ReviewIs NATO A Dead Man Walking? – OpEdJosé Niñohttps://www.eurasiareview.com/20022022-is-nato-a-dead-man-walking-oped/Ukraine: The Victim Of Western Alliances – OpEdSarah Neumannhttps://www.eurasiareview.com/20022022-ukraine-the-victim-of-western-alliances-oped/POLITICOThe UK’s middle-of-the-road sanctions policyLeigh Hansson, sanctions expert and partner at international law firm Reed...

Ray McGovernIs Biden Singing From Langley SongsheetRay 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/2022/02/19/is-biden-singing-from-langley-songsheet/TASS (Russian state media)Russia needs iron-clad security guarantees - Russia’s deputy envoy to UNhttps://tass.com/world/1406471Russia’s security...

Russia won’t do anything. Fear is extreme. It’s time to go in and plunge. "What Gorbachev hear." https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017-12-12/nato-expansion-what-gorbachev-heard-western-leaders-early

 Some MMT.InsightsSnapshot on Ukraine’s economy amid current geopolitical crisisAlexander Valchyshen, Ph.D. program #Economics Dept @UMKC, M.S. @LevyEconhttps://alexvalchyshen.substack.com/p/snapshot-on-ukraines-economy-amid

Despite their denials, Western leaders did make a promise to the USSR that NATO would not expand to Central and Eastern Europe when Moscow agreed to Germany’s reunification, Willy Wimmer, a former vice president of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has claimed in an interview with RT[embedded content]https://youtu.be/VSTilXaSIu8

Ray McGovernRussia & Ukraine: The Critical Hour – A Light Conversation on Dark SubjectsRay 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/2022/02/19/russia-ukraine-the-critical-hour-a-light-conversation-on-dark-subjects/Moon of AlabamaRussia Is Pressing For More Concessions While Donbas Heats...

Mark your calendars, nerds. On next week’s podcast, Jon’s talking about the Fed with economists @StephanieKelton an @rohangrey.The Problem — TwitterPreviewJon Stewart

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The fog of war is thickening and so is the infowar to dominate the information space.  Claims and counterclaims are rife. The Western side is readily available in the media, but the other side of the story is not. Here are some other versions. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish "strategic communications" (euphemism for propaganda) from factual reporting, and sometimes not so hard. In fact, given the history of disinformation it seems incredible that the same playbook still works on the...

It's "tricky." Read the whole article if it affects you.For all of these reasons, passing Larson’s bill — or just forcing Republicans to defeat it — should be a potent issue for Democrats going into the midterms, especially in an atmosphere in which the party badly needs to demonstrate results.The InterceptDemocrats Have a Bill to Expand Social Security. Here's What It Would Mean for You.Jon SchwarzSee also at The InterceptThe Case for Expanding Social SecurityDeconstructed...