Putin did not threaten Germany
German tanks are also not a threat to “Russian territory,” the chancellor has said FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Leopard 2 main battle tank at the Bundeswehr army training center […]
Death toll in Ukrainian strike on Donetsk rises
Two more bodies were recovered from the debris of a residential block, the mayor has said Emergency Ministry of the DPR. © Telegram A Ukrainian artillery strike on the Russian city of Donetsk which took place on […]
Russia’s LNG production hits record high
The country has been ramping up output despite Western sanctions, official statistics show © Sputnik/Maksim Blinov Production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Russia increased by 8.1% last year to a record 32.5 million tons, the […]
Naziyahu comments on possibility of Iron Dome shipments to Ukraine
‘Israel’ doesn’t want “a military confrontation” with Russia, the prime minister has said FILE PHOTO: The Iron Dome air defense system near Ashkelon, August 2022. © Jack Guez / AFP Nazi regime will carefully study the possibility […]
Exxon Got Rich, We Got Played
BY RIVERA SUN Photograph Source: Philip Shoffner – CC BY 2.0 When I was a teenager, I knew global warming was caused by fossil fuels. So did Exxon. For decades, Exxon has been hiding the truth about the climate […]
Debt, Deficits, Secular Stagnation and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics
BY DEAN BAKER Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The economy can have a problem of too much demand, leading to serious inflationary pressures. It can also have a problem of too little demand, leading to slow […]
The U.S. Blockade of Cuba Hurts Medical Patients in Both Countries
BY NATALIA MARQUES Photograph Source: Susan Ruggles – CC BY 2.0 Scientists in Cuba believe that the breakthroughs they have made in the health care and technology sectors should be used to save and improve lives beyond […]
Swiss Miss: FBI as “Good Guys”
BY JAMES BOVARD Image: James Board. You can judge an audience by how much bullshit they tolerate from the podium. By that standard, the World Economic Forum attendees in Davos, Switzerland last week were either depraved […]
The Pentagon’s Massive Intelligence Failure on China: Climate Change
BY MICHAEL T. KLARE Photograph Source: Francis Domiano – https://www.flickr.com/photos/193162016@N04/51245972927/ – CC0 Given the secrecy typically accorded to the military and the inclination of government officials to skew data to satisfy the preferences of those in power, […]
Merchants of Spin: Monsanto’s Astroturfing of Glyphosate in the EU
BY ANDY HSIEH Photograph Source: Anztowa – CC BY 2.0 In a previous article, I discussed pending legal cases against Monsanto and the legal precedent that may be created if Monsanto were to succeed with a favorable ruling […]