For 14 years, an “underreported” oil spill has been leaking hundreds of barrels of crude each day into the Gulf of Mexico. While there is no major outcry from the authorities, it could become the US’ worst ecological nightmare. [...]

A new study from advocacy group Tax Justice Network reveals that Switzerland is the world’s most-corrupt country, with a “high secrecy score of 76.” It’s followed by the US and the Cayman Islands. [...]

The Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has gained seats in Hesse and now holds parliamentary seats in every single German state, according to exit polls. Meanwhile, Merkel's CDU has seen party support plummet. [...]

The EPA is using a shady study to carve out a massive pollution exemption for dirty glider trucks. The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to protect a loophole that allows vastly more pollution than is typically permitted from heavy-duty commercial vehicles — all in the name of helping out a Trump supporter. [...]

Is the U.S. and NATO descending into all out conflict with Russia during the waning days of the Joe Biden presidency? Danny Haiphong brings special coverage of OPERATION DAWN's live event moderated by former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter who brings with him a host of incredible voices of peace together to demand NO NUCLEAR WAR.   [...]

Washington has been putting external pressure on EU states over the Russian-European Nord Stream 2 project and repeatedly threatened to impose sanctions on the involved entities. The US cites security and energy independence reasons, while promoting more expensive US LNG. [...]

Exclusive: Selective outrage over civilian suffering in Syria – hyping Syrian government abuses while downplaying the effects of U.S.-led Coalition air strikes – undermines the legitimacy of human rights advocacy, argues Jonathan Marshall. Few things threaten the legitimacy of human rights advocacy more than partisans invoking it selectively to promote one side in a violent conflict. Tha [...]

Jeffrey Sachs reveals the hidden dynamics of power in modern governance, explaining why the President doesn’t truly run the country. Sachs highlights how corporate interests, lobbying groups, and entrenched bureaucracies wield significant influence over policy decisions, often sidelining the democratic will of the people. He critiques the erosion of transparency and accountability in political [...]

The calendar is aimed at promoting the importance of farming work and raising awareness about the exploits of the people whom the chairman of the Bavarian Young Farming Community described as "our everyday heroes." [...]

Pondering the implications of America's new nuclear doctrine, outlined in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review document released earlier this month, political observer Rostislav Ishchenko explained why a careful reading of the doctrine shows that America is losing its global geopolitical preponderance. On first glance, there doesn't seem to be anything really extraordinary about the new doctrine, Ish [...]

Patrick Bet-David explains the details behind the Russia and Ukraine war that nobody is talking about. Jeffrey Sachs: Understanding the Ukraine conflict (minidoc) Click Here to learn more......about what triggered the Euromaidan or the Maidan Uprising Jeffrey Sachs: PUTIN FORCES Zelensky To SURRENDER As NATO COLLAPSES! Europe LEFT Defenseless [...]

A new study by top economists and experts found that tax avoidance and evasion translate into hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes every year, with the money ending up in the pockets of the world’s wealthiest people. [...]

Speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, commander of US Central Command Joseph Votel has specifically touched upon the situation in Syria and Russia's role there. Army general Joseph Votel, head of the US Central Command has admitted that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government forces are prevailing in the war in Syria. [...]

China Just Pulled the Trigger After Trump Threatens China Additional 50% Tariffs, US Market Chaos "This is war!" Trump and China on a collision course with 104% tariffs, Iran and US in direct talks “…Our turn to do the ripping…”, President Trump levies 104% tariff on China, US trade war at peak [...]

For quite some time, debate about 'fake news' has reverberated clamorously in both mainstream and alternative discourse. One could easily conclude the issue was a pressingly new plague, restricted to certain corners of the web - but academic TJ Coles begs to differ. In fact, he tells Sputnik fake news has been ubiquitous for thousands of years. [...]

Ukrainian police and radicals have blocked Russian diplomatic missions to prevent voters from participating in the presidential election. The move was condemned by Russian officials as a “blatant violation of international law.” [...]

Richard D. Wolff is an American economist and emeritus professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is known for his critiques of economic inequality and his advocacy for worker cooperatives to empower individuals and address systemic issues within the economy. Through his books, lectures, and public appearances, Wolff explores topics such as economic democracy and alternative economi [...]

The US Navy needs to begin protecting its most vulnerable facilities immediately, and has only 10 to 20 years to begin work on the rest. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard at the foot of the Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia, America’s oldest and one of four Navy shipyards that maintain the country’s nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers, now faces a major threat in the form of ri [...]

A bitterly-fought political campaign to address the rapidly-growing homeless population in a wealthy southern California county points to the yawning inequality gap in the US. A wide-ranging plan in southern California's Orange County that was intended to relocate hundreds of homeless — including children, women and the elderly who had been forcefully kicked out of long-term camps by placing the [...]

Overnight, Israel launched a devastating strike on Iran... it was months in the making. Today, Israel confirmed destruction of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility. Iran Hits Israel Even HARDER, Haifa & Tel Aviv Burn Israel-Iran Conflict: Trump Vetoes Netanyahu's Plan to Assassinate Khamenei: Reports | Spotlight Trump Dismisses Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard on Iran Nukes I Don't Care What She [...]

The announcement comes after President Donald Trump welcomed the German government's intention to fund the construction of a terminal to supply liquefied natural gas from the United States, despite Berlin's plans to take part in the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. [...]

The UK Foreign Office has confirmed the content of the reported document with London's "proof" of alleged Russian involvement in the poisoning of Skripal, saying that it fully reflects May's position. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the analysis of the Skripals' case "shows that the UK authorities are not interested in finding out the motives and those responsible for the crime in Salis [...]