The core reason for America and Europe’s decline (and, in a way, Japan’s) was the belief by our elites that money was the only thing which mattered. Money is the ability command resources from anyone who will, or must, sell. People who need to sell their labor or starve—Marx’s famous “whip of hunger.” Countries who […]
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Although I never submitted to it, I made several appearances in the now-defunct quote database on bash.org (QDB). I’m dealing with a broken keyboard now, and went to dig hard to find this classic in the Wayback machine. I thought I would put it back on the web: It was, in fact, horrble.
~by Sean Paul Kelley Headwinds: “a headwind blows against the direction of travel of an object . . . decreases the object’s speed and increases the time required to reach its destination.” Rip Tide: “A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the […]
You may remember when Iraq said “Americans must remove all troops from Iraq” and the US said “who cares what you think?” Well, right now the Iraq resistance is removing all American troops from Iraq. They can’t defend their bases and even had to beg for a truce to remove troops. But the real problem […]
After Republicans sunsetted extended federal subsidies, Obamacare enrollees owe 57 percent more for their monthly premiums.
Mallory McMorrow assumes voters will never look to see how — or whether — she actually used her influence.
Before Trump’s war in Iran and invasion of Venezuela, there was Reagan’s Iran-Contra scheme.
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March 30th, 2026: Hey, I've got a store - perhaps some DINOSAUR COMICS MERCHANDISE would interest you?? – Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 29, 2026 by Tony Wikrent Tell Your State To Pass This No-ICE-At-Our-Precincts Model Law. Now. Josh Marshall, March 27, 2026 [Talking Points Memo] I found a piece of model legislation published on March 9th by the Brennan Center. War Plans, Platforms And Projectiles — The longer-term meaning of the Iran war. […]
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Claims that an Iran-backed group is carrying out attacks in European cities raise questions about why they’re not targeting countries directly involved in the US-Israeli war, and why they appear to communicate like Israelis. Strangely, suspects arrested in the attacks have been released on bail. A specter is haunting Europe – the specter of Ashab al-Yamin. Officially known as “Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI),” or the “Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right,” the group mysteriously appeared in early […] The post Who’s behind the mysterious ‘Iran-backed terror cell’ haunting Europe? first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Who’s behind the mysterious ‘Iran-backed terror cell’ haunting Europe? appeared first on The Grayzone. Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. I know you all want to keep talking about gay Klingons, but restrain yourselves!
The world extends a hand to Cuba, Washington passes energy bills for your energy bills, meatpackers walk out, and Alaska tries to school the Trump administration.
The Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy at Concordia University has launched the Bibliographic Database of International Scholarship – a project dedicated to exploring Karl Polanyi’s preeminent intellectual legacy and current influence worldwide. This new resource acts as a hub for Polanyi-inspired research across disciplines, providing scientific monitoring of emerging Polanyian scholarship and a knowledge transfer tool for everyone interested in […]
In this week’s episode of the MintCast podcast hosted by MintPress director Mnar Adley, we are joined by Iranian political analyst Ali Alizadeh to talk about Trump’s miscalculation in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran which went from shock & awe to strategic failure. Twenty-seven days into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, what was expected to be a swift and decisive campaign is instead spiraling into a far more dangerous and unpredictable confrontation with massive econimic global fallout because of the closure of the Straight of Hormuz. Early assumptions that Iran’s leadership could be “decapitated” through targeted airstrikes—triggering internal collapse—have proven dramatically misplaced. The post Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Spiraling Out of Control: From Shock & Awe to Strategic Failure appeared first on MintPress News. Openly declaring its intent to illegally occupy southern Lebanon, Israel finds itself in a costly ground battle with Hezbollah, from which there are indications Syria may soon be roped in. This is born from the understanding that in order to successfully weaken the Lebanese resistance, the Israeli military must penetrate the Bekaa Valley area and that's why Israel wants Syria’s military to invade Lebanon's border and attack Hezbollah, aiming to go after what is labelled critical infrastructure belonging to the Lebanese group. The Trump administration has directly put pressure on Syrian leader Ahmed al-Shara’a to do just that but growing resistance inside of Syria against Israel is pushing back. The post Failing to Defeat Hezbollah, Israel & US Pressure Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Join War appeared first on MintPress News. I saw an article today by the American Conservatives, who tend to be more sensible than most conservatives. It posits that peace can’t be made with Iran till Trump gets tough with Israel, because it’s Israel who keeps escalating. This is true, but it avoids the pedo-elephant in the room. It is almost certain that […]
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This decade has been one of renewed strength and electoral influence for Sinn Féin. Under the leadership of Mary Lou McDonald, the party has established itself as a major force in the country’s south, finishing second in successive elections and steadily increasing its number of TDs, while in the Six Counties it achieved an historic […]
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