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Today’s compendium of economic, political, and environmental events is a doozy. Starting with a taper at home we cover the latest developments in Europe, the Greek meltdown, Ukrainian angst and Russian manuvers, Latin American politics, Indian...

Essay: Anatomy of the Deep State by Mike Lofgren BillMoyers.com Rome lived upon its principal till ruin stared it in the face. Industry is the only true source of wealth, and there was no industry in Rome. By day the Ostia road was crowded with carts...

President Barack Obama on Friday cautioned against Donald Trump’s dark assessment of the United States, arguing that the fears conveyed by speakers at the Republican National Convention “just don’t jibe with the facts.” “This idea that America is somehow...

Background of the Ukraine-NATO issue To understand why and how the situation in Ukraine has come to what it is, it’s necessary to go back to the period just before the breakup of the Soviet Union. Fortunately, there is good documentation on this. It...

President Putin Asks US To Stop Provoking Russia Putin expressed hopes that a new US president will work with him to rectify the dangerous deterioration in relations between the US and Russia. Obviously, this cannot happen if the new president is Hillary...