Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Originally Published on Truthout Saturday 3 December 2011 Read the article in its original form on Truthout By: Thom Hartmann, Truthout | News Analysis Do you know who Elizabeth Duke is? How about Donald Kohn or Kevin Warsh? No? Well – you should. Because while Congress was debating back in [...]
“Occupy” Actions Across the Country
November 18, 2011 By
The Real News Network November 18, 2011 In DC and other cities, demonstrators rally at bridges More at The Real News
Featured Articles and Reports on the Project on Defense Alternatives, PDA
November 16, 2011 By
Below is a Listing of Recent Articles and Reports on the Project for Defense Alternatives Site Going for Broke: The Budgetary Consequences of Current US Defense Strategy. (printable .pdf version) by Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Memo #52, 25 October 2011. Shows how the Pentagaon’s adoption of more ambitious goals, strategy, and missions after the Cold [...]
China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released its 2011 Annual Report to Congress
November 16, 2011 By
Press Release: Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) This morning, the Congressionally created, bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released its 2011 Annual Report to Congress. Said Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): “This morning’s annual report from the USCC is the latest wake-up call for Washington regarding China’s [...]
Troops May Quit Iraq But U.S. Will Stay
November 15, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By R. S. Kalha* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint http://www.indepthnews.net/ President Barrack Obama has very skilfully reaped the political benefits of ordering a ‘technical’ withdrawal of troops from Iraq and ending the U.S. mission there, while retaining the substance of the U.S. posture and presence and, in fact, immeasurably strengthening it. [...]
U.S. Audit Faults Fed For $16 Trillion Secret Loans
August 15, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Jutta Wolf IDN-InDepth NewsReport BERLIN (IDN) – While the world held its breath in the long drawn political tug-of-war between the White House and Republican Party leaders until beginning of August 2011, Senator Bernie Sanders posted on his website startling findings of a top-to-bottom audit of the [...]
It’s the Free Trade, Stupid
August 11, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy By Ian Fletcher One point that seems largely to have been missed in recent weeks, amid all the excitement over the Federal budget and the sovereign-debt crises in Europe, is how free trade is largely the root cause of all these problems. Let’s trace the causation for a minute. Start [...]
