The American empire is decaying and facing inevitable demise. The latest evidence of this trend can be found in recent developments in the Middle East. For approximately six years, the U.S. has spearheaded a coalition of nations that insist on the departure (and likely death) of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Saudi Arabia was without a doubt one of the most Read More…
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Trump To De-Certify Iran Deal, Asks Congress To Impose Sanctions “Trigger Points”
Update (11:40 am ET): As expected, Trump has confirmed that the White House wants to leave the Iran deal intact – for now, at least. In its official announcement, the administration said it plans to decertify the Iran nuclear deal on Oct. 15, but instead of withdrawing from the pact, it will punt the issue to Read More…
Equifax Hacked, Awarded Million Dollar No-Bid IRS Security Contract Anyway, Then Hacked Again
Equifax has taken one of its web pages offline as its security team looks into reports of another potential cyber breach, the credit reporting company, which recently disclosed a hack that compromised the sensitive information of 145.5 million people, said on Thursday. “We are aware of the situation identified on the equifax.com website in the credit Read More…
Twitter Suspends Account Of Weinstein Accuser Rose McGowan Prompting Calls For Boycott
Update (11:30 am ET): The public has predictably exploded with outrage following Twitter’s bizarre decision to freeze the account of actress Rose McGowan after she accused Ben Affleck of lying after he expressed remorse for groping a young actress live on MTV in 2003, and now a growing number of users are trying to organize a Read More…
Moment Of Truth For The Federal Reserve
For those who believe in the virtue of central bank economic stimulus, the moment of truth has finally arrived. Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen announced late last month that the Fed plans to start shrinking its balance sheet for the first time since it expanded from less than $900 billion in 2008 to an unprecedented $4.5 trillion Read More…
How & Why Big Oil Conquered The World
The 20th century was the century of oil. From farm to fork, factory to freeway, there is no aspect of our modern life that has not been shaped by the oil industry. But as the “post-carbon” era of the 21st century comes into view, there are those who see this as the end of the Read More…






