Economy

When US cannot compete economically, it moves to military confrontation
When US cannot compete economically, it moves to military confrontation
With NATO's continuous expansion, it is evolving from a regional security alliance into a global organization.
24.07.2024
Germany Plans To Slash Ukraine Spending in Half
Germany Plans To Slash Ukraine Spending in Half
Berlin's draft budget for 2025 puts Ukraine spending at 4 billion euros, down from 8 billion.
18.07.2024
Pillaging by the Super-Rich
Pillaging by the Super-Rich
American workers are getting fleeced and they know it.
02.07.2024
US Economic Pundits & Their Wall Street "Vibes"
US Economic Pundits & Their Wall Street "Vibes"
The biggest problem is how to take the government back from the wealthy who dominate it.
07.06.2024
China to be pioneer in building new global financial system
China to be pioneer in building new global financial system
Reckless weaponization "makes dollar less desirable".
29.05.2024
NATO Allies Skeptical About Stoltenberg’s $100 Billion Plan for Ukraine
NATO Allies Skeptical About Stoltenberg’s $100 Billion Plan for Ukraine
The NATO chief's idea is to provide Ukraine with over $100 billion in military aid over five years, but it's unclear where the money will come from.
28.05.2024
Biden pledges $1 billion in additional military aid
Biden pledges $1 billion in additional military aid
New report accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza.
16.05.2024
The Recent Risk of Escalation in Ukraine
The Recent Risk of Escalation in Ukraine
When a solution to a problem has not worked, throwing more of the same solution at the problem is folly.
16.05.2024
Farce of new US tariffs on China this time doesn't even match the lines
Farce of new US tariffs on China this time doesn't even match the lines
On May 14 local time, the Biden administration announced "severe" new tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, including Chinese-made steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles (EVs), lithium batteries and components, critical minerals, photovoltaic cells, port cranes, and personal protective equipment.
15.05.2024
Biden Moves Forward Over $1 Billion in Weapons for Israel as Tanks Push Deeper Into Rafah
Biden Moves Forward Over $1 Billion in Weapons for Israel as Tanks Push Deeper Into Rafah
The weapons package includes tank ammunition, tactical vehicles, and mortar rounds.
15.05.2024
Russia ready to "play long game" in Ukraine as Putin proposes economist as new defense chief
Russia ready to "play long game" in Ukraine as Putin proposes economist as new defense chief
Russia is ready to "play the long game" in Ukraine and balance the sustainable demand of its military operation with economic development, said experts on Monday, as a senior official who specialized in the economy was proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to become the new defense minister.
14.05.2024
Confiscating Russian assets a violation of the principle of sovereign immunity
Confiscating Russian assets a violation of the principle of sovereign immunity
Recently, the US and the EU have been considering confiscating Russian assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars. While this move is aimed at supporting Ukraine, it has broader implications for international law and financial stability.
13.05.2024
The Great Ukraine Robbery Is Not Over Yet
The Great Ukraine Robbery Is Not Over Yet
The ink was barely dry on President Biden’s signature transferring another $61 billion to the black hole called Ukraine, when the mainstream media broke the news that this was not the parting shot in a failed US policy.
07.05.2024
Congress Passes Mega-Billions More For Ukraine
Congress Passes Mega-Billions More For Ukraine
Last week, Congress voted to send $95 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
03.05.2024
Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill
Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill
The bill passed in a vote of 79-18.
24.04.2024
German Economy Minister Habeck’s war visit to Kiev
German Economy Minister Habeck’s war visit to Kiev
At the end of last week, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) travelled to Kiev for the second time since the start of the war. The trip underlined two things in particular: the aggressiveness with which Germany is resorting once again to militarism and war 85 years after the start of the Second World War, and the central role played in this by the formerly pacifist Greens.
22.04.2024
NATO Chief Floats Establishing $100 Billion Fund for Ukraine
NATO Chief Floats Establishing $100 Billion Fund for Ukraine
The idea is to lock in long-term support for Ukraine amid uncertainty around US aid
03.04.2024
Ukraine’s Economy Will, Ultimately, Lose It the War
Ukraine’s Economy Will, Ultimately, Lose It the War
In his recent article on attritional warfare, Alex Vershinin at the Royal United Services Institute remarked that ‘war is won by economies, not armies’.
02.04.2024
UN report highlights growing global inequality following COVID-19 pandemic
UN report highlights growing global inequality following COVID-19 pandemic
The latest United Nations Human Development Report details vastly uneven economic and social development that is leaving the world’s poorest people behind, worsening inequality and stoking political polarization.
01.04.2024
The American oligarchy and the 2024 election
The American oligarchy and the 2024 election
Figures published over the weekend by Inequality.org, based on an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies of the running totals of billionaire wealth maintained by Forbes magazine, reveal the staggering concentration of wealth in the United States in the hands of a tiny oligarchy
21.03.2024
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