By Pepe Escobar posted with permission and first posted at Katehon
How sharp was good ol’ Lenin, prime modernist, when he mused, “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”. This global nomad now addressing you has enjoyed the privilege of spending four astonishing weeks in Moscow at the heart of… Continue reading
This is a wonderful interview. Each time I listen to Michael, he unfolds the economic terrain in a totally realistic manner, so that we actually know what is happening. In this interview, there also is a surprise, and because I am so thrilled, I’ll give it to you now: “I got some of the ideas… Continue reading
There are a number of Ukraine and broader updates in the social media, from generally reliable commentators that we all know. As we’ve seen, many of them have their blind spots as well. But it is sounding more and more hysterical. I find Brian Berletic and Angelo Giuliano clear with the least hysterics and both… Continue reading
With thanks to Nat South, the author
Introduction: This article is in response to the 2nd “Summit for Democracy”, co-organised by Washington, which has generated quite a lot of comments on social media, but more tellingly, a sharp appraisal of the current U.S hegemony and geopolitical situation by Russian and Chinese officials no less. This article… Continue reading
With thanks to LARRY ROMANOFF, the author
President George H.W. Bush (second from right) meets with Defense Secretary Dick Cheney (third from left) and military advisors General Norman Schwarzkopf (second from left) and Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell (right) at the Pentagon to discuss the Gulf crisis, August 15, 1990.Gary Cameron/Reuters Source
Between the Tigris and Euphrates… Continue reading
Note: I brought this forward in time to enjoy this for the second time now with transcript.
Did big banks take over the Treasury? Bank crisis exposes public realities of private banking
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the US banking crisis and the effective privatization of the Treasury in this episode of their program Geopolitical… Continue reading
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top. The rough theme : picking up many world pieces
April 2
(pen name Vladlen Tatarsky) has so far not been linked… Continue reading
Having read the Chinese Foreign Ministry reports and announcements as a matter of course across years, a change is noticeable. At this level, the one of diplomacy, China has taken aim at the main pillars of US propaganda. China is now not only making defensive statements to US threats and belligerence, but it is also… Continue reading
With thanks to Batiushka, the author
Introduction: After Bakhmut
Some consider that the conflict in the Ukraine is now half-way through. In any case, we are beginning to get a much clearer idea of the possible outcome, which may be in about a year from now. After the fall of Bakhmut, Russian forces will move forwards, towards… Continue reading
Note: I find problems in embedding the video (some technical hitch not on our side) but it is available on Jeff’s substack here
Transcript:
Jeff J Brown (Host): Good morning, everybody. This is Jeff J Brown China Rising Radio Sinoland on the D-Day beaches of Normandy. And my show’s most popular guest, Godfree Roberts, is on today.… Continue reading
… or so we are being told over and over again by those that dissemble and lie as a life path. .
But did you know, there are no US military forces in Syria.
Elena Panini from The Institute for International Political and Economic Strategies – RUSSTRAT wrote a quick overview of the background of the Deputy… Continue reading
This is a very curious news item that most of us probably did not know about that Godfree Roberts reported in his extensive newsletter.
What an incredible coincidence that the German Chancellor was visiting Wuhan’s Tongji Hospital at precisely the time when, according to CDC Director Redfield, a potentially catastrophic event was taking place across the… Continue reading
