Last November, Amy Goodman interviewed historian Alfred McCoy about his current work (see video below), recently released as his latest book, “To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change.” In it, McCoy describes the common factor found in every ruling empire — or world “hegemon” — over the last 500 years, and that…
Editor’s Note: This is pure speculation on my part, but I’m convinced that the neocon holdovers in the Biden administration are the driving force behind neocon Joe Biden’s foreign policy. Further, I believe that those same impetuous warriors want to use Taiwan as a proxy for a war with China, in the same manner…
The following 4+ minute video is one I excerpted from a longer (35+ minute) video interview with Jeffrey Sachs, “an American economist, academic, public policy analyst and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor. He is known as an expert on sustainable development, economic development, and the fight against poverty.” (from…
by Don Pelton An ironic headline? More true than ironic. Now that Biden has reinstated the Cold War in full force[1], he has turned his attention to making nice with the architect of our democracy’s demise, Mitch McConnell[2]. Here’s how David Sirota describes it in his latest dispatch: “Biden and his White House are…
Editor’s Note: Professor Sachs mentions in passing the blowback effect of the sanctions, which seem to be hurting the US and western nations more than they are hurting Russia. This theme is explored in great depth by Professor Michael Hudson, who talks about the coming “de-dollarization” of many non-Western nations. In this deep sense,…