What do we know about the new Israeli government apart from the now much touted ‘the most right wing government in Israel history’? And what does this new government mean for Israel, Palestine and the so called ‘two state solution’? The new government is headed by Netanyahu, who is presently on trial for allegedly accepting Continue reading »
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“All warfare is based on deception”. Sun Tzu, The Art of War Thus, as I struggle with how to bring the lights of truth to an essay on the current strategic situation, Sun Tzu brings me back to earth. Then as I try to work out how to talk about hegemony I discover that the Continue reading »
The new year gets off to a rousing start with the launch of a new bi-weekly talk show with Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson.
The current WTO rules were negotiated during the Uruguay Round without China involved or even in mind. The expectation was that China would evolve into a market economy and WTO rules would apply. China has not evolved as expected; should China change its state-controlled economy, or should WTO rules be rewritten to accommodate China? In Continue reading »
Instead of thinking through and independently acting in Australia’s best interests, Prime Minister Albanese has followed in the footsteps of his discredited predecessors and outsourced defence and foreign policy to the US. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is a provincial man with a strong social conscience. He understands issues of health, education and infrastructure and Continue reading »
The drug scored positive results in a clinical trial designed to meet FDA standards.
The post Party Drugs for PTSD: Study Moves Therapeutic Use of MDMA Toward Approval appeared first on The Intercept.
Therese Coffey mentioned challenging times twice in the Commons debate on Thursday last. That the times are so challenging is, in large part, a result of the government itself, which, having, entirely unnecessarily, denuded the state of investment since 2010, is creating the vast majority of the ongoing and everyday challenges for its own people.... Read more
As a senator, Joe Biden helped kill President Jimmy Carter's CIA director nominee because he allegedly mishandled classified materials.
The post Biden Used Classified Documents Accusation Against Carter CIA Nominee appeared first on The Intercept.
Daniel Meyer still holds a six-figure stake in the government-linked “Amazon of China.”
The post Kevin McCarthy Wants to Hold China Accountable. His Top Aide Lobbied for Alibaba. appeared first on The Intercept.
Sadly, even prison is not likely to rid us of this turbulent financier, SBF.