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President Donald Trump’s top financial regulator just quietly passed a rule making it easier for a single president-appointed commissioner to unilaterally pass, alter, or repeal federal financial regulations. That means…
Geopolitics
All those institutions we were told were integral to democracy and world peace turn out to be the greatest threats. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and…
Larry C. Johnson
During my long trek returning home to Florida from Russia, I watched a three hour documentary on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and I gained an appreciation of why Trump is often labeled as a reincarnation of…
Activism
On Nov. 3, 2026 , California voters will vote on Proposition 40, a one-time 5% levy on the net worth of billionaires who were California residents on Jan. 1, 2026. Ninety percent of the revenue would fund healthcare…
Artificial Intelligence
A Republican Congressional candidate in Iowa has pitched himself as an anti-corruption crusader, swearing off corporate PAC donations and claiming to represent voters who’ve “been left behind by a broken political system…
Austerity
How long can Western nations serve as proxies to keep the US afloat? Michael Hudson (preview clip The United States is selling oil short, just as it has kept down the price of gold through financial manipulation, selling…
Business & Economy
On Sept. 14 — just two days after Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of leading artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, called for “slowing down” the pace of AI development so guardrails could be put in place that…
National Politics
Rassemblement National made a brief ‘social turn’ at the end of the last decade, but with the Presidency now in sight Le Pen’s party has returned to its origins as a political force which aims to deliver for big business…
Geopolitics
Germany has form in false flags. Making its claim of a Russian drone attack on the anniversary of a claim of being attacked by Poland in 1939 to begin its invasion is more than irony Craig Murray is a British former…
National Politics
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The Trump administration just announced it intends to let Wall Street investment advisers pour campaign cash into the coffers of politicians who control access to trillions of dollars in workers’ retirement savings…
National Politics
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The below interview was conducted in collaboration with Drop Site News. While condemning President Donald Trump ’s “record level of lawbreaking,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told The Lever today that Democrats…
Southeast Asia
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The American response to Southeast Asia’s industrial-scale scam compounds has been vigorous, even theatrical at times, yet it remains strikingly incomplete. In April 2026, the Justice Department’s Scam Center Strike…
Larry C. Johnson
Bessent Announces New Iranian Sanctions There was one sentence in Scott Bessent’s Monday sanctions announcement that gave the whole game away. Anyone who launders money for the Iranian regime, the Treasury Secretary…
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Islam Times - Ray Dalio’s latest comments about reducing exposure to US bonds and turning towards gold and Bitcoin go beyond investment advice. They are a warning about confidence in the world’s most important financial…
Americas
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A cryptocurrency company backed by U.S. President Donald Trump is collaborating with a Hong Kong based venture that provides access to artificial intelligence models developed by Chinese companies facing U.S. national…
Democracy & Governance
The first two years of Donald Trump’s presidency have had a dismal, yet undeniable, impact on democracy. He has inflicted considerable damage on U.S. political institutions, and this has shattered the confidence people…
Economy
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The US Senate will not vote on crypto’s most consequential piece of pending legislation before lawmakers leave Washington for their August recess, leaving the digital-asset industry’s push for a formal market-structure…
National Politics
Trump’s White House runs a mob-style extortion racket that will bankrupt the country the way Trump bankrupted his casinos. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen…
Financial Institutions
The crisis of American politics is much deeper than Donald Trump. Cross-posted from Micha el Hudson’s blog Radhika Desai: Hello and welcome to another Geopolitical Economy Hour, the socialist and anti-imperialist…
Economics
Turkish author Ece Temelkuran’s books teach us to recognize fascism, resist fear and restore our faith in humanity. Forced to leave her home country due to political and economic repression under the dictatorship of…
Economics
Turkish author Ece Temelkuran’s books teach us to recognize fascism, resist fear and restore our faith in humanity. Forced to leave her home country due to political and economic repression under the dictatorship of…
National Politics
The Democratic Party does not exist to promote progressive change, but to prevent it Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium…
Weapons-manufacturers
Brokers representing President Donald Trump purchased between $9.7 million and $24.3 million in stocks from a dozen arms manufacturers and other Pentagon contractors in 2025, including Palantir, Lockheed Martin, and…
Geopolitics
It has been and remains to be about one thing: the ethnic cleansing of Gaza Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium…
Economics
Where the MOU is leading to Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower Cross-posted from Craig Murray’s Blog Kronborg Castle in Helsingor The…
Finance
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Bitcoin’s latest weakness cannot be explained only by ETF outflows or a cooling of large-holder demand. There is another layer that has not been sufficiently priced into the discussion: Iran’s partial return to legal…
Economics
16 June 2026 Radhika Desai: Hello and welcome to the 74th Geopolitical Economy Hour. The conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times from a socialist and…
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Darius is sent on a journey that shows him sights he never would have imagined, as well as feelings he did not expect. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part…
China
Myanmar’s coup-commander turned President Min Aung Hlaing touched down in China on Monday for talks with Xi Jinping, his first visit since taking over as civilian leader after Beijing-backed elections rejected by…
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If you have a Marxist insight into the workings of finance capital, you are much less likely to assume that all will be well with financial investment. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific…
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A promising new life with Five Star brings friendship and the beginnings of prosperity, but the job exacts a bloody price. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 |…
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As Darius embraces the dangerous freedom of caravan life, success and adventure cannot erase the ache of the home and family he left behind. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 |…
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At a brutal martial arts tournament, Darius struggles with the intoxicating glory and the dangerous darkness of violence. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 |…
Geopolitics
The West’s Epstein Class has criticised the actions of Zionist Nazi minister Bem Gvir before, but how often have we heard about their indignation as they continue to support Israel’s genocdie and war crimes? Caitlin…
Economy
The proliferation of non-binding agreements and “mega-projects” that never leave the drawing board is more than a PR nuisance; it is a systemic drain on African resources. From green hydrogen projects to celebrity-backed…
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Alone in Deep Harbor, Darius struggles to survive, finding brotherhood beneath a bridge and fearsome purpose in the sword on his back. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 |…
Democracy & Governance
Who of us has the right to live without fear? This is the question human rights lawyer Ruth Lopez has asked fearlessly in El Salvador — the country of my birth — for decades. It’s a question we all need to ask ourselves…
Geopolitics
A vast cloying morass of injustice has visibly submerged the British legal systems in anything connected to Palestine. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and…
By: Toh Han Shih - - - - Hun Manet The United States may well have decided that cultivating ties with Cambodia, whose top leaders have been connected to massive cybercrime operations mostly run by Chinese gangsters, may…
Advocacy
El Salvador’s government claims an AI assistant will help make its public healthcare system a reference. Originally published on Global Voices Advox Image by Global Voices on Canva Pro. This story is part of Undertones…
China
By Suy Se Waving their national flags, dozens of Chinese nationals protested outside Cambodia’s central bank on Monday, demanding the unfreezing of accounts they opened with a financial services firm linked to…
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Why the real contest is no longer about crypto enthusiasm, but about payment rails, trade finance and the architecture of cross-border liquidity The loudest reading of stablecoins is still the wrong one. They are not…
Hong Kong
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Nine Chinese nationals were arrested at Sri Lanka’s main international airport on Thursday while attempting to smuggle in communication equipment allegedly intended for cyberscam operations, customs authorities said. A…
Defence & Foreign Policy
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Ten Taiwanese people, including former and active military personnel, were indicted Tuesday for allegedly spying for Beijing, Taiwanese prosecutors said. Taiwan flags. Photo: Taiwan Office of the President, via Flickr…
Technology
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Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world’s supercomputers, working…
Geopolitics
Iran has had the same terms on the table for weeks — which would mean that it is in fact the White House who is backing down. Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her…
Geopolitics
An empire that is held together by lies, corruption and endless slaughter was never going to remain unseen. Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings…
China
A China-born accused scam boss was extradited from Cambodia, Chinese state media said Wednesday, linking him to an alleged kingpin indicted by the US for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from the Southeast…