“The breakout of war in Venezuela could be a horror show for the entire continent.”More
Things Are Getting Seriously Surreal in Milei’s Argentina
Javier Milei, the world’s first self-described anarcho-capitalist head of government, is reaching the halfway point of his four-year presidential term, and things are getting decidedly weird…More
Even Palantir Says It Wants Nothing to Do With UK’s Proposed Digital Identity System
When Silicon Valley’s darkest company is warning about the dangers of the UK’s proposed digital identity system, something may be amiss.More
Colombia’s Petro Government Once Again Shows Rest of World How to Respond to Israel’s Naked Criminality
If a mid-sized country in South America can take such strong action against arguably the world’s most dangerous rogue state, why can’t others that are far more powerful?More
Naked Capitalism: Your Indispensable Bullshit Detector
Never before have we had access to so much information, yet so much of it is worthless — or worse, intentionally misleading. Or worse still, totally fabricated. More
Tony Blair and Larry Ellison Make One HELL of a Partnership
Blair and Ellison have a shared vision for the future, and it is one that most of us would never vote for if given the chance (which, of course, we won’t be).More
Washington’s Debt Trap Diplomacy and Election Meddling in Argentina
This unprecedented decision by the Trump administration to bail out Argentina directly has more to do with geopolitical considerations than economic ones.More
Quelle Surprise: UK’s Keir Starmer Government Goes All In On Digital Identity
The government is finally admitting the truth: it wants to launch a universal digital ID dubbed “Britcard” — despite the fact it’s a smartphone app.More
US Expands Scope of Its (Fake) War on Drug Cartels to Colombia; Colombia Responds By Threatening to Stop Buying US Weapons
Is this the beginning of another US-sponsored coup?More
It Finally Happens: Spain Rebels Against Israel and Its Genocide in Gaza
The BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) movement appears to be going from strength to strength. As with South Africa, it is largely a bottom-up process. More
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