NATO expansion might have provoked the war in Ukraine, but surrounding Russia isn’t the organization’s only pursuit. NATO participated in the US “war on terror” in Afghanistan, NATO destroyed Libya and today NATO is expanding into Africa. To help break it all down, Rania Khalek was joined by Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and author o [...]

Douglas MacGregor is back on the show to talk about the war in Ukraine. MacGregor gives his assessment of where things stand on the ground. They talk about the astounding casualty numbers and the horrifying nature of the battle over Bakhmut. MacGregor then gives some predictions for the next stages of the war. They talk about the rising tension with China. They agree there is no need to go to wa [...]

The West’s Dangerously Simple-Minded Narrative About Russia and China. and the Urgent Need for a Draft Peace Agreement: The Great Game in Ukraine is Spinning Out of Control. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is also President of the UN Sustainab [...]

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is an adjunct professor of government and public policy at the College of William and Mary and the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell (2002 to 2005). He is a critic of U.S. foreign policy surrounding the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, Iran, and the new Cold Wars with China and Russia, and asserts that the U.S. is not a democracy but a war state that forces [...]

US Loses Crucial Parts of its "5th Gen" f-35 Fighter Aircraft | Vantage with Palki Sharma A big lapse has happened at the Pentagon. An audit has found that thousands of spare parts for the F-35 fighter jets have gone missing. Moreover, the Pentagon doesn’t have an explanation for it. Are American jets war ready? There is still no progress on US’ debt ceiling. The deadlock between President Jo [...]

In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad traces a brief history of the rise and fall of the American empire. Throughout much of the 20th century, the US was the dominant global power, with strong unions, social programs, and a strong currency. Today, our wealthiest people are barely taxed, social services are weak, hunger and poverty are worse than ever, and the dollar is losing its prim [...]

Speaking during an official visit to China, Emmanuel Macron said that Europe should chart its own course and be a 'third pole' in world affairs between Washington and Beijing – and not be a vassal to either as the New Cold War threatens to escalate. Unsurprisingly, his comments have caused unease among many European leaders, for whom unquestioned alignment with Washington is the only way. Is Eur [...]

April 12th, UN spokesperson Dujarric announced that the UN was discussing the issue of Russia's banks being allowed to rejoin the SWIFT payment system. The SWIFT payment system is one of the most crucial financial infrastructures globally. In February 2022, the US and other Western countries issued a joint statement that excluded some Russian banks from the system. The War You Don't See traces th [...]

The Rise and Fall of Great Powers? America, China, and the Global Order. The costs of sustaining the US's new 'Empire' will become apparent to its public only when these costs directly accrue to them. This will happen, as this article suggests, only when (i) other nations stop subsidizing the US's imperial adventures by colluding in them and (ii) the dollar loses its role as the world's reserve cu [...]

Douglas Macgregor: "Ukrainian regime is ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE, THIS IS IT" in an Exclusive Interview Douglas Macgregor is back on the show to talk about the war in Ukraine. Macgregor gives his assessment of where things stand on the ground. They talk about the astounding casualty numbers and the horrifying nature of the battle over Bakhmut. Macgregor then gives some predictions for the next s [...]

Why the World Is Dumping the American Dollar | Vantage with Palki Sharma China and Brazil have struck a deal to trade in their local currencies instead of the US dollar. They joined a long list of countries including Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and India. Why is the world attempting to de-dollars? Palki Sharma decodes. In 3 days EVERYTHING changes for the US Dollar BRICS+ Announces NEW Currency To [...]

Scott Ritter: "Ukraine Is Getting WIPED OUT, THIS IS WHAT'S COMING" in Exclusive Interview Scott Ritter joins us on this exclusive interview to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, the conflict of Bakhmut, the bad feelings between Putin and Zelenskyy and how this war will end. Russia rained down over 80 missiles on Ukraine last night after figuring out how to bypass their air defense systems. Scott Ri [...]

The world's growing eastward shift of economic dominance was one of the most obvious themes in 2022. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's continual strengthening originally helped to achieve a lot of this migration (or SCO). 2023 appears to be the year that the BRICS bloc will have the greatest influence on the world's economic and geopolitical landscape. This is because the BRICS group of fiv [...]

"The US and NATO are convincing the EU that China is a threat to its security - a China that hasn't dropped a bomb on anyone in 40 years. The US is trying to drive a wedge between China and Europe, and if we go down that road, God help Europe. God! Please save us all."   [...]

As the world becomes more interconnected and globalized, countries are seeking to align themselves with others that share their values and goals. Mexico's interest in joining the BRICS group is a clear example of this trend. Read more...Mexico the second largest economy in South America after Brazil has considered a possible partnership with the BRICS countries, being an important country for [...]

On 26 September 2022, a series of clandestine bombings and subsequent underwater gas leaks occurred on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines. The pipelines were built to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, and are majority owned by Gazprom. The mainstream narrative claims the perpetrators and the motives were at best unknown and open to debate. [...]

Scott is his usual spirited self in this excellent video. Scott Ritter: Zelenskyy is a gift to the Russians, Sacrificing the Ukrainian people to death. 85. William Scott Ritter Jr. is an American author, pundit, former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer, former United Nations Special Commission weapons inspector, and convicted sex offender. Ritter served as a junior military analyst . [...]

The people who elect war-mongering leaders! War Is a Racket, in a speech and a 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, and surely the most vicious on an international scope  where profits are reckoned in dollars and losses in lives,  disguised as [...]

Freddie Sayers speaks to financial analyst Louis Gave about the West's self-made economic crisis. On one front are sanctions against Russia responding to the invasion of Ukraine. In February, the EU canceled long-term, favorable contracts which sent the West into an unprecedented energy crisis. Gave puts the hastiness of these decisions down to the pressures of social media activism, or what he c [...]

On December 21, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spoke to Congress in an effort to get more financial and military support from the American government. Zelenskyy spoke of peace, freedom, and interconnection as the main goals of the Ukrainian fight but that Ukraine needed American resolve. Zelenskyy stated: From the United States to China, from Europe to Latin America and from Afr [...]

Europe stares at recession: Euro hits 20-year low. Global recession fears: India emerges as the bright spot. China power crisis: Shanghai skyline goes dark. America’s student debt crisis: $1.6 trillion. Why are young people dying of heart attacks? [...]

Saudi Arabia is one of the most powerful countries in the world and more importantly it has always been the closest ally to the united states of America!! But now Saudi Arabia is engaged in a cold war with the very same united states!!! While Saudi decreased oil production by 2 million barrels to worsen the inflation in the US, Biden threatened Saudi Arabia with unspecified consequences and even [...]