Video: Fragile Hegemony of the U.S. Dollar

 

Video: Fragile Hegemony of the U.S. Dollar By Peter Koenig and Prof Michel Chossudovsky Renowned economist Peter Koenig together with Michel Chossudovsky examines the complex history and geopolitics of the U.S. dollar. While the dollar still prevails, its hegemonic role in international trade and finance is threatened. Read here

Beijing’s Last Chance Before Russia Gets Tired of Its Junior Partner Status? By Miguel Santos García A significant shift has appeared in Russian state media, which recently published unusual criticism of China just before a high-level visit and only days after an US leader left Beijing. Read here

Debt, War and the Unseen Fate of Nation States By Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz Finance capital thrives in times of war. War produces fear, and fear produces debt. During wartime, states assume burdens they would never accept under normal conditions. Read here

Memorial Day: The Glorification of War, Not War’s Victims By Edward Curtin Although Memorial Day in the United Sates is ostensibly a day for honoring soldiers killed in wars, it is, rather, a day for promoting war. If it were to honor the dead, all its pageantry would be in opposition to war. Rather than being haunted by the ghosts of war, many Americans are very proud of all its soldiers killed while killing foreigners for the military industrial complex and the super-rich who own the country. Read here

The Flotilla Activists Arriving in Spain Beaten by Police? By Helena Glass Guardian Defense and Homeland Security (GDHS) is run by the Mossad. They are located in the Basque region where they train and equip the militia group known as the Basque police, Ertzaintza. They are also present in the US, UK, Germany and of course Israel. Read here

The World Lacks an Agreement on Collective Security. “In a Manner that International Peace, Security and Justice are Not Endangered” By Mojmir Babacek Following the collapse of the communist bloc, the number of global superpowers has been reduced to China, the U.S., the Russian Federation, and the European Union. Each of them aspires to world domination and, in effect, the dismantling of the UN as a competitor to their powers. Read here

Disengaging from an Immoral and AI-Saturated Society. “Only Way to Remain Human” By Julian Rose We have arrived at the definitive parting of the ways. Two roads diverging at right angles: one signposted Real Life and the other Fake Life. No half way house. Read here