As relations between the world’s two major economies, the US and China, continue to deteriorate, RT’s Boom Bust talks to Professor Richard Wolff about what’s really going on. “What we’re seeing is mostly posturing by Mr. Trump for domestic electoral votes,” he says, adding that the US president thinks the […]
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VT: The single biggest violator, Israel, is totally left out of this film While COVID-19 has disrupted many of the routines of normal life, many high school students will be returning to find the same college admissions milestones placed in front of them, with the due date for Early Decision/Early […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited four South American countries around Venezuela this week, pledging hundreds of millions in aid to those fleeing the South American nation’s economic crisis but also reiterating threats to depose socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has accused his US counterpart […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0c/1080442302_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_b8b479e56a41d47aff5ee99a6083851f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Morgan Artyukhina . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009181080507275-trump-claims-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-will-be-available-to-every-american-by-april-2021/ US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday there would be enough doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to vaccinate every American by April 2021. Earlier this week, Trump said that a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 […]
Climate Change Will Force A New American Migration By Abrahm Lustgarten, Pro Publica. September 17, 2020 Climate Change Will Force A New American Migration2020-09-172020-09-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/fire1.png200px200px Above photo: Firefighter Zach Leisure working to contain the Ranch 2 Fire near Azusa last month. Meridith Kohut for The New York Times. Wildfires rage in the […]
If the US public really knew the extent to which its government has bungled its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its political legitimacy would suffer a “devastating blow,” an expert told Sputnik on Wednesday. That is one reason why China, which responded correctly, is increasingly demonized by Washington. John Ross, […]
A US citizen accused of plotting sabotage in Venezuela has been charged with terrorism, the country’s top prosecutor said, alleging the man is a “mercenary” with links to the American military and the CIA. The American, identified as Matthew John Heath, was also charged with trafficking illegal weapons and conspiracy, […]
With Global Heating, Expect Inferno Seasons In The American West By Peter Kalmus and Natasha Stavros, LA times. September 14, 2020 With Global Heating, Expect Inferno Seasons In The American West2020-09-142020-09-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/download-2-e1600090926344.jpg200px200px Above photo: A firefighter battles the Creek Fire in Madera County, Calif., which has burned more than 175,000 acres. […]
US-Linked PR Firm Ran Fake News Networks For Right-Wing Latin American Regimes By Ben Norton, The Grayzone. September 14, 2020 US-Linked PR Firm Ran Fake News Networks For Right-Wing Latin American Regimes2020-09-142020-09-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/grayzone.png200px200px A Washington, DC-based PR firm linked to the US government and Democratic Party, CLS Strategies, ran a fake […]
In October of 2006, the FBI released an intelligence assessment titled, “White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement.” Though the document—culled from FBI investigations and open sources—was heavily redacted, it reached a number of disturbing conclusions. The assessment revealed that white supremacists “have historically engaged in strategic efforts to infiltrate and […]
A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices. Our main discussion: interest rates and the undermining of American resilience. In this discussion, NLW looks at a number of artifacts of the […]
Russia was forced to scrambled an Su-27 fighter jet on Tuesday to intercept two Western military aircraft approaching its airspace over the Baltic Sea, the National Defense Control Center has said. The Sukhoi jet approached the two planes and shadowed them for some time, the Russian military reported. They were […]
Chris Hedges: American Bloodlands By Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. September 8, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Chris Hedges: American Bloodlands2020-09-082020-09-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/ap_20248325953920-scaled-e1599602168813.jpg200px200px Above photo: The body of Michael Reinoehl is taken away early Friday morning, Sept. 4, 2020, in Lacey, WA. Reinoehl was killed Thursday night as investigators moved in to arrest him […]
Guardian: The US justice department is seeking to take over Donald Trump’s defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court on Tuesday to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook for any money she […]
On 25 August, the US forces in Somalia carried out an airstrike against a senior leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, five days after another airstrike targeting another member of the terrorist group alleged to have been making explosives to be placed by roads. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107980/55/1079805515_0:181:3291:2032_1200x675_80_0_0_8208a299a5bcef8f3b50393f11a88549.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009071080389526-american-warships-are-combing-northern-arabian-sea-for-missing-sailor/ The man went missing as his ship, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, was on a mission in a region routinely visited by the US Navy, despite objections from Iran. The latter argues that regional security must be upheld by forces from […]
US threats to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) could lead to that country’s expulsion from international sporting events, including the Olympic Games, which are guided by the anti-doping watchdog. If the US pulls funding from WADA its athletes could be barred from international competitions as part of […]
Responding to the report in a statement, the White House said, “This report is patently false. President Trump holds the military in the highest regard. He’s demonstrated his commitment to them at every turn.” An investigative reporter for the Associated Press tweeted that a senior Defense Department official “confirmed this story […]
President Trump called American soldiers who died on French soil during World War I “losers” during a trip to France in 2018, according to multiple sources cited by The Atlantic. The comments, reportedly made ahead of a planned visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery that was ultimately canceled and blamed […]
Nation’s Largest Veterans Service Organization Sued for Negligence by War Veteran who was Nearly Killed in Drunk Driving Collision American Legion organization allowed cantinas to oversell cheap drinks to veterans and were staffed by workers without license to serve alcoholic beverages TEXAS – Casey Boone, a United States war […]
US Militarism Toward China Is Part And Parcel Of American Hegemony By Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report. August 30, 2020 US Militarism Toward China Is Part And Parcel Of American Hegemony2020-08-302020-08-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/haiphoong_-_-_-_845x400.jpeg200px200px American hegemony syndrome has shifted public attention away from the critical problems facing humanity by demonizing China. “Military expansionism […]
VT Damascus BREAKING: 4 US soldiers injured after they attempt to enter #Russia’s held area in #Syria which the US is illegally occupying— Russia runs them off the area — USA Govt reports 4 soldiers were injured. pic.twitter.com/6oOIiIOU2w — AS-Source News / MILITARY〽️ (@ASBMilitary) August 26, 2020 Under the above […]
by Richard C. Cook Adapted for Veterans Today from a Presentation for the August 24, 2000, Meeting of the Alliance for Just Money (AFJM) I set out to write a commentary on current economic events for this engagement, with a focus on monetary issues. But the current nightmarish […]
The final night of the RNC 2020 opened with another powerful video. The videos this week were narrated by Jon Voight and these segments have been exceptional! Finally a Hollywood product worth cheering! Thank you RNC for the exceptional platform this week! The post American Greatness: RNC 2020 Final Night […]