Why is Russia Helping Turkey in Afrin?
Oped Via Al JazeeraImage from Al Jazeera The narrative below, excerpted from the oped, works for me. It jibes with much of what I've posted here this past YEAR.
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From Degrowth To De-Globalization
The rise of far-right globalization criticism requires a new role for the Degrowth movement. ‘Progressive De-Globalization‘ could be the counter-project that is urgently needed. After the German and Austrian elections, it becomes clear once more that the rise of the new far-right is not a temporary phenomenon. Neither the difficult Brexit negotiations nor the missteps of Donald Trump are stopping[Read More...]
Brand New US Warship Trapped in Icy Water in Montreal, Canada
Canada’s harsh winter weather is just too much for this ship. “Global Warming”? As previously stated Mother Nature didn’t get the memo.Admittedly this news made me laugh. And then laugh some more US Warship Trapped in MontrealUSS Little Rock
Global Capitalism And Livelihoods Denied: Whipping India’s Farmers Into Submission
In India, there is a push to drive people from the countryside into cities. The mainstream narrative implies that urbanisation is natural in the evolution of societies and constitutes progress. The World Bank wants India to relocate 400 million people to urban centres. Former Chief Finance Minister P. Chidambaram once stated that 85% of the population would eventually live in[Read More...]
Corporate Monopolies Will Accelerate The Globalisation Of Bad Food, Poor Health And Environmental Catastrophe
Co-Written By Rosemary Mason and Colin Todhunter If the proposed Monsanto-Bayer merger goes through, the new company would control more than 25 per cent of the global supply of commercial seeds and pesticides. Monsanto held a 26% market share of all seeds sold in 2011. Bayer sells 17% of the world’s total agrochemicals and also has a seeds sector. If competition authorities pass the[Read More...]
Update: Operation Olive Branch- Turkey's Operation Against US Backed Kurdish Proxies in Syria
It is France that called for an ‘urgent’ UN meeting- Earlier there were claims that Russia was going to do that. Claims, quite frankly I did not believe. Since I hold the opinion Russia green lighted this operation. As did Iran. As did Syria.
Tillerson: The Way Forward In Syria is Military Occupation & Regime Change
Along with recognition of ill gotten Syrian territory as a separate entity.