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Here’s What I Learned From Analyzing The New Cold War Every Day For Three Years Straight
Andrew Korybko
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What ties these five trends together is Trump’s historic return to the presidency, his successful purge of the “deep state” that enabled him to pursue his long-sought “New Détente” with Russia, and Putin’s receptiveness to his American counterpart’s grand strategic plan of a comprehensive partnership.
I’m a Moscow-based American political analyst with a PhD. in Political Science from MGIMO, and this is my third yearly review of the New Cold War after I published my first and second on each anniversary of the special operation here and here. I’ve been analyzing this subject every day since 24 February 2022, beginning at now-defunct OneWorld till mid-2022 and continuing at my Substack to the present. Here’s what I learned from doing this daily for my third year straight:
Jobs Offshoring and Work Visas Are Means of Enriching Corporate Executives with “Performance bonuses”
Paul Craig Roberts
Jobs Offshoring and Work Visas Are Means of Enriching Corporate Executives with “Performance bonuses” for Replacing American Labor with Lower Paid Foreign Labor, thus Reducing Aggregate Demand in the US
From The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution the West (Clarity Press, 2013)
“The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and immigration advocates, such as the American Immigration Lawyers Association, immediately went to work to defeat or to water down the amendment. Senator Grassley’s attempt to prevent American corporations from replacing American workers with foreigners on H-1B work visas in the midst of the most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression was met with outrage from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a business lobby determined to protect the multi-million dollar bonuses paid to American CEOs for reducing labor costs by replacing their American employees with foreign employees.”
Trump, Nukes, and Cartoons
By David Swanson
Wouldn’t it be nice if the war in Ukraine were entirely one side’s fault, if the U.S. had one political party that did everything perfectly, if USAID had only ever caused either benefit or harm, and if all the self-contradictory gibberish coming out of Trump’s pie hole were either lies or holy gospel? A lot of people sure seem to think so.
Here in the real world, things are ever so slightly more complex than in a cartoon. A war can develop through evil actions by two — count ’em — sides. And that’s not all. Those evil actions can be — gasp! — very different and unequal to each other. I know. I know. It makes the brain just throb, right?
An agency can both feed the hungry and help overthrow governments for imperialist thugs. It seems impossible, if only because costume designers will have no idea how to dress such an agency. And yet.
Be the Spark: Turning Conviction into Community Action
Janet Campbell
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When you care deeply about a cause, it’s natural to want to make an impact. But taking meaningful action in your community isn’t just about passion—it’s about strategy, persistence, and connection. Whether you’re advocating for social justice, environmental sustainability, or local economic growth, your individual actions can create a ripple effect. The key is to move beyond awareness and channel your energy into tangible change. Here’s how you can turn your beliefs into impactful efforts that shape your community for the better.
Start by Educating Yourself and Others
Before you take action, it’s essential to deepen your understanding of the cause you’re passionate about. Research local and global perspectives, engage with experts, and read credible sources to grasp the complexities involved. But learning shouldn’t stop with you—share your knowledge with others through conversations, social media, or community events. When people understand the nuances of an issue, they’re more likely to get involved, and you can help create a more informed and engaged community.
The Democrats Are Standing Against America
Paul Craig Roberts and Larry Sparano Discuss the Fight Ahead
This is my interview by Larry Sparano of a few days ago prior to my learning, as I posted yesterday, that the temporary injunctions that judges are issuing against Trump and Musk’s activities in rooting out corruption from the federal budget are only good for a few days and are not effective except in the sense of giving the corrupt elements in the federal departments and agencies a few days to hide, erase, destroy, and “lose” evidence before Musk can get his hands on it.
To be effective in blocking Trump, the hearing on the temporary injunction must succeed in advancing to a preliminary injunction, which is a rare event. If a temporary injunction becomes a preliminary injunction, that is when it enters the appeal process and becomes subject to the long delay of the judicial process. The hearings on the temporary injunctions against Trump and Musk are resulting in the dismissal of the injunctions and are not carrying forward to preliminary injunctions.
The US Government’s Reportedly Shifting Rhetoric Towards Russia-Ukraine Is Significant
Andrew Korybko
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The US could move its nascent “New Détente” with Russia further along by either forcing the G7 and UNGA Resolution sponsors to change their language about “Russian aggression” or refusing to attach its name to their respective documents on the third anniversary of the special operation if they don’t.
The Financial Times and Reuters reported that the US Government (USG) respectively refuses to endorse a joint statement from the G7 and a proposed UNGA Resolution that include the phrase “Russian aggression”, instead allegedly proposing more neutral language like the “Ukrainian Conflict”. That would be extremely significant if true since the US wields more political influence across the world than any other country and can therefore herald a sea change in official global opinion by shifting its rhetoric.
Whose Gold, if anyone’s, Is in Ft. Knox
Paul Craig Roberts
If there is gold in Ft. Knox, whose is it?
Many bullion dealers believe that any gold in Ft. Knox is not ours. Over the decades the gold was “leased” to bullion dealers who sold it into the gold market, thereby protecting the value of the dollar by holding down the gold price.
“Leasing” the gold means that the US can still claim to own the gold. A sale has to be recorded or reported, but not a “lease.”
Gold might also have disappeared through rehypothecation, which is the use by one party of another party’s asset to back their own financial or borrowing practices. The gold of other countries is also in Ft. Knox. Earlier this century, Germany requested its gold from Ft. Knox, and was told that the gold would be returned in seven years. This indicates that the gold was used by Washington for some other purpose and was unavailable to be returned to Germany.
From the History of Western War Crimes: The Dresden Massacre (February 1945)
Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic
“Dresden was known as a city that was overcrowded by up to 500,000 German refugees from the east.”
The Three Men of Slashing
It was in May/September 1945 when WWII ended – the bloodiest and most horrible war ever fought in human history. The war that caused the creation of the UNO in 1945 to protect the world from similar events in the future – a pan-global political-security organization that first issued a legal act was a Charter of the UN which inspired the 1948 Geneva Convention’s definition of genocide.
The Nüremberg and Tokyo Trials were organized as “The Last Battles” for justice as the first ever global trials for war criminals and mass murderers including the top-hierarchy statesmen and politicians. However, 80 years after WWII the crucial moral question still needs a satisfactory answer: Are all the WWII war criminals faced justice at the Nüremberg and Tokyo Trials? Or at least those who did not escape from public life after the war. Here we will present only one of those cases from WWII which has to be characterized as the genocide followed by the personalities directly responsible for it: The 1945 Dresden Massacre.
The 1945 Dresden Raid was surely one of the most destructive air raids during WWII but in world history of massive military destruction and war crimes against humanity too.¹ The main and most destructive air raid was during the night of February 13th −14th, by the British Bomber Command when 805 bomber military crafts attacked the city of Dresden which up to that time was protected from similar attacks primarily for two reasons:
Financial Parasitism and the Death of Free Markets: A Timeline of Economic Manipulation
Robert David
What if the so-called 'free market' was never free? What if the all-seeing eye that fuels capitalism was a fist squeezing the economy for the benefit of a select few? Influential stakeholders have manufactured financial catastrophes, created monetary regulations, and monopolized markets while masquerading serious competition and meritocratic society.
From the 19th Century's robber barons to today's trillion-dollar asset magnates such as Vanguard, State Street and BlackRock, power has intentionally not been distributed. This timeline breaks down the masterful scheme of capitalism – how the system has been rigged through market deception, manipulation, regulatory capture, and financial parasitism so that the elite do not just continue getting wealthier but assert complete dominance over the system.
Neuroprotective and Neurogenic Actions of Vitamins and Herbs: A Review
Chris Spencer
Abstract
The human brain is a very complex organ that is under constant requirement for repair and maintenance in order to maintain normal function. Neuroprotection and neurogenesis are indispensable processes that save neurons from damage and stimulate the formation of new neurons, respectively. Neuroprotection and neurogenesis engage processes involved in cognition and memory as well as protection against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
