[unable to retrieve full-text content]Explore how U.S. influence shapes Israel’s role in the Middle East conflict, challenging notions of sovereignty in a broader global war involving NATO, Palestine, and BRICS nations like China and Russia. The post Sovereignty in Crisis: Israel, Palestine, and America’s Global Agenda first appeared on Michael Hudson.
Read More »Zionists the USA’s Trouble Makers
[unable to retrieve full-text content]"I don't think there were any non-Jewish Americans that had that visceral hatred of Islam that the Zionists had, or also the visceral hatred of Russia, specifically for anti-Semitism of past centuries, most of which was in Ukraine and Kiev, by the way. Well, that was 50 years ago, and these sanctions that Jackson introduced, the U.S. Trade, became the prototypes for today's sanctions against all the countries that the neo-cons viewed as adversaries." The...
Read More »A World Pushed to Resist: U.S. Policies and the Rise of Global Alliances
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The decline of U.S. global dominance is reshaping international alliances. As U.S. neoliberal policies and military actions continue to alienate nations, countries like China, Russia, and Iran are forming strategic coalitions. Driven by economic self-interest, these nations are pushing back against the U.S. hegemony, creating a new global order. The U.S. has underestimated this retaliation, failing to recognize the shifting power dynamics. This Dialogue...
Read More »Debunking U.S. Bankruptcy Myths
[unable to retrieve full-text content]In this discussion, Michael Hudson argues that the real financial threat to the U.S. isn't government debt but rather private debt, especially the student debt crisis, which is exacerbated by policies that prevent bankruptcy relief. He explains that government debt, particularly U.S. Treasury securities, is actually a highly sought-after asset globally, held by foreign central banks and wealthy investors, and is unlikely ever to be fully repaid. Hudson...
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