Fighting for corruption and profits The great Gen. Smedley Butler wrote his classic War is a Racket in response to the pointless carnage of WWI. Some 15-22 million largely adolescent boys died for absolutely nothing. That fact that they can’t provide a more accurate estimate than that tells you clearly about the incomprehensible numbers involved. In 1846,…

When interest rates are pushed artificially low in the midst of constantly-increasing costs of living, the avenues by which average Americans save and grow their wealth are limited. Frugality—demonstrated by spending less than you earn and socking away a portion of your income in bank CDs—becomes an exercise in frustration as widespread price inflation eats…

For weeks, Western media have been selling audiences a familiar fantasy. Viewers are told the United States is preparing a decisive “battle for the Strait of Hormuz” in which elite Marines, airborne units and special forces (SOF) will smash Iranian defenses, escort tankers through and restore “freedom of navigation.” The graphics are slick, the talking…

Recent headlines have reported sudden closures of TSA (Transportation Security Administration) lanes at major airports and the strategic mobilization of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in urban centers, allegedly tied to the government shutdown. The situation in the United States is looking increasingly problematic as the country continues its quick trek toward authoritarianism. Trump…

Is Israel’s trajectory toward isolation and collapse self-inflicted, and has Zionism reached the point of no return? Every war led by Benjamin Netanyahu is framed not as policy, but as fate. “There are moments in which a nation faces two possibilities: to do or die,” Netanyahu declared on October 28, 2023, as Israel expanded its genocide in…