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In Germany, war and the willingness to finally be ready for war are discussed as if it were the mundane question of whether to accept a neighbor’s invitation to a barbecue next Saturday or to stay away…. Readiness for war is mentioned in passing, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.…

by Tristan Hughes The Nutty 90s is on pages 27-33 DO THE 1990S hold the key to understanding today’s authoritarian populism? That’s intellectual historian John Ganz’s contention in his new book, When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s. In a post-2016 election daze, liberals often projected…

The US made the Ukraine war into a proxy global war threatening the planet. Since 2000, the US has refused to hear Putin’s insistence on Russia’s sovereignty and security rights. Described as NATO’s eastern expansion, NATO increased from 16 to 30 states and encircles Russia on its western border. Sec of State James Baker promised…

“Prevent a world war with nuclear weapons at all costs!” – Exclusive interview with Dmitri Trenin [This interview posted on September 25, 2024 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.nachdenkseiten.de/?p=121947.] Russia has nowhere to retreat to because the West is fighting an existential battle against the country. Moscow wants to wage this war…

by Tyler Durden, 6/7/2024 Capital concentration and mass impoverishment are among the mega-trends of the era, as are the despair and political weariness of millions. The unemployed and the “working poor” are among the steadily growing “occupational groups”; the psychosocial health of an entire nation is at an all-time low. How long can this go…

The West is collapsing! Danny Haiphong and economist Richard WolffSept 15, 2024 – 1 hr 51 min

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Break with democracy According to Brockschmidt, a new quality has been achieved under Trump, namely the willingness to openly admit a break with democracy. Whereas in the past it was common for American politicians to proudly refer to the tradition of American democracy, Trump and his followers openly display their contempt for the system. “The…

[This discussion paper published in August 2024 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://nie-wieder-krieg.org/friedenspolitik-21-jahrhundert/.] Marc Batko From:marc1seed@yahoo.com Happy Anti-War Day, September 1, 2024! Peace policy for the world of the 21st century A discussion paperby the initiative NEIN Zu Kriegen [This discussion paper published in August 2024 is translated from the German on…

2018 Knowledge, skill, and experience are essential in all human endeavors. Why would we exempt political leaders from having the requisite knowledge, skill, and experience, even in a democracy?