Ronan Farrow & War on Peace: I
In his just published book, Ronan Farrow writes: When the call was over, Clancy hung up and turned to her partner, dumbfounded. “We’re all being fired.” Like a lot of […]
Read MoreEurope – be careful what you wish for!
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has told French radio that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake, adding that the United […]
Read MorePutin’s Inauguration – more of the same or a breakthrough?
Today, Vladimir Putin was officially inaugurated as President of the Russian Federation for the fourth time. His inaugural speech contained little new. Russia had upped its defence budget, although against […]
Read MoreThe True Marxist Believer – Ever Faithful
On 5 May 2018, the second centenary of Karl Marx’s birth, Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules The World. The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of […]
Read MoreChina’s BRI & AIBB – Minus U.S. & Japan
China’s Long-Term Strategy vs The West’s Civil War and Short-Termism While the effectively bankrupt West is tearing itself apart and undermining its society, economy and science, China is not just […]
Read MoreGlobal fury unleashed by Trump’s alleged statement on “shitholes” spectacularly misses the point
Donald Trump’s alleged description of Africa, El Salvador and Haiti as “shitholes” predictably led to global fury and accusations of racism. Trump would be well advised to refrain from such […]
Read MoreCognitive dissonance from Yale Medical School courtesy of The Guardian
The Guardian published an article today with the provocative headline Trump is now dangerous – that makes his mental health a matter of public interest Bandy Lee This world authority […]
Read MoreBBC wrongly claims US obviously “has the world’s biggest nuclear arsenal”
Reports and comments on Donald’s Trump’s renewed “tweet storms” after the New Year holidays are as woefully uninformed and emotional as in 2017. The President tweeted that North Korean Leader […]
Read MoreWe aint got no edukashun!
“I’d never heard of rhodium!” Ben Thompson, Anchor, Inside Track, Business Live, BBC World Service TV, 9 October 2017, during a segment on gold and the platinum group of metals. […]
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