BRUSSELS (Sputnik) Luc Rivet – US President Donald Trump has gone on the offensive against Germany once again, continuing a long-running spat over the European country’s defence spending and support of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. In a one-hour interview with the Fox News broadcaster on Wednesday, Trump touched on […]
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COLOGNE, Germany – German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is pushing for a new yardstick to measure Berlin’s contributions to NATO, suggesting the country could shoulder 10 percent of alliance requirements. The figure is meant to reflect the share of NATO’s total “planning targets,” which are tabulated periodically, a defense ministry […]
Amazon and Apple have reported major quarterly gains, with the Jeff Bezos brainchild posting its biggest-ever profit while Apple saw strong earnings, even as Covid-19 drives the US economy into its worst contraction on record. The two tech giants announced their second quarter results on Thursday, both topping expectations on […]
Anti-China Hysteria Drives Record 2021 US Defense Spending July 26, 2020 Anti-China Hysteria Drives Record 2021 US Defense Spending2020-07-262020-07-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/qiao.png200px200px Under the cover of an imagined ‘China threat,’ Washington continues to devote bottomless funding to endless war and militarization while neglecting its own people. Anti-China hysteria has emerged as the central […]
What Programs A 10% Cut In Military Spending Could Buy By Gabe Murphy, East Bay Times. July 25, 2020 What Programs A 10% Cut In Military Spending Could Buy2020-07-252020-07-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/image-e1595688045217.png200px200px Above photo: From WSWS.org. NOTE: This week the US House of Representatives failed to pass an amendment to the military budget that […]
Having launched a group designed to back Democratic politicians who would lead the resistance to President Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton’s support for those candidates has largely dried up. Over the first 18 months of the 2020 election cycle, her political outfit paid more in donation processing fees than it doled […]
A year after Congress approved emergency humanitarian funds meant to benefit asylum seekers apprehended along the border with Mexico, a government watchdog report released Wednesday finds that some of that money got spent instead on things from dirt bikes to dog food to security camera systems. The title of the […]
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) says that countries such as the UK and US don’t need to worry about taxes and can essentially print as much money as they require, an argument which has taken increasing significance amid the COVID-19 crisis because of the level of spending governments are engaged in […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is working to defeat Trump favorite Kris Kobach in Kansas.A RINO group “Plains PAC” is spending $2 million in the primary against pro-Trump Republican Kris Kobach. They will run ads against Kobach accusing him of ties with white nationalists. This is a disgusting tactic coming […]
Bar owner Petros J Markantonis changes the marquee outside his bar to “Closed Again” at the West Alabama Ice House in Houston. Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty Images Bar owner Petros J Markantonis changes the marquee outside his bar to […]
As the coronavirus lockdown is gradually eased in the UK, government ministers have been seeking to get people working again and kick-start the stalled economy, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak underscoring that the top priority is “to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis.” UK Chancellor of the Exchequer […]
After more than a year outside the octagon, UFC’s Paige VanZant has hinted she is finally set for a return by teasing fans with a comeback post on Instagram. VanZant’s last outing was a submission victory over Rachel Ostovich in their flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn, […]
The world’s nuclear powers are increasingly pouring money into their atomic arsenals, a new report shows, with Washington leading the way. The US has also exited a major arms control treaty and deployed a new tactical weapon. Nine nuclear-armed nations spent an estimated $72.9 billion on their 13,000-plus atomic weapons […]