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Germany: Economy is stagnating, social harmony has given way to acrimony and division

11:43 19.01.2024

Germany: Economy is stagnating, social harmony has given way to acrimony and division

For much of its postwar history, Germany was a beacon of prosperity and political stability. Now its economy is stagnating, and social harmony has given way to acrimony and division, notes Bloomberg. Germany’s grossly unequal distribution of wealth is an underappreciated cause of this malaise: The top 10% of households …

Counter Punch: “Neither the Yemeni fighters nor the Palestinians are the enemies of the people of the US”

11:38 19.01.2024

Counter Punch: “Neither the Yemeni fighters nor the Palestinians are the enemies of the people of the US”

The recent attacks on Yemen by US and British military forces are not about protecting international shipping lanes. Nor are they about protecting imperial troops in lands where they are not wanted and don’t belong. Simply put, they are about supporting Israel’s murderous slaughter in Gaza and maintaining US imperialism’s …

How to decolonize minds

11:30 19.01.2024

How to decolonize minds

After Ukraine and Gaza, the line between the West and the Rest (what is today called the Global South) has been drawn clearer and clearer. To be treated as equals to the West, the Global South must decolonize its minds What does the Decline of the West mean? – Аndrew …

Emmanuel Todd: “I clearly document the dynamics of the decline of Protestant passionarity in the West”

11:24 18.01.2024

Emmanuel Todd: “I clearly document the dynamics of the decline of Protestant passionarity in the West”

French sociologist Emmanuel Todd (photo), in an interview with the newspaper ‘Le Point’, talks about the decline of the West, about “the defeat it inflicts on itself.” There are many reasons for this decline: the disappearance of the nation-state in the West, increasingly replaced by transnational structures; deindustrialization, which was …

German Propaganda against Russia: Ridiculous still dangerous

11:24 18.01.2024

German Propaganda against Russia: Ridiculous still dangerous

As the West continues to wage a hybrid proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, supplying the Kyiv regime with modern weapons systems, it has been hyping up allegations of a broader “Russian threat” for all of Western Europe and NATO – claims that have been dismissed as false and ridiculed …

The Siege of Leningrad: An anniversary West would rather forget

11:23 18.01.2024

The Siege of Leningrad: An anniversary West would rather forget

An epochal anniversary from the annals of modern history is coming up in another ten days that remains a living memory for the Russian people. The Siege of Leningrad, arguably the most gruesome episode of the Second World War, which lasted for 900 days, was finally broken by the ...

FP: U.S. Middle East policy has failed

11:22 18.01.2024

FP: U.S. Middle East policy has failed

Following Hamas’s brutal massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, Israel’s massive military campaign against the group has brought the Gaza Strip to the brink of annihilation and the Middle East to the edge of a broader war. A slew of incidents since then suggests that the conflict could escalate …

Bloodied and exhausted: Ukraine’s effort to mobilize more troops hits trouble

12:11 17.01.2024

Bloodied and exhausted: Ukraine’s effort to mobilize more troops hits trouble

Kyiv needs more men for the battlefield, but must also balance concerns about the economy, taxes and fairness, writes POLITICO. Ukraine's parliament withdrew a mobilization bill that would supply more troops to the front, but which has come under ferocious attack for flaws in how it was drafted. "Nothing wil...

Europe’s brinkmanship

12:08 17.01.2024

Europe’s brinkmanship

Russia’s economy is nearly 14 times the size of Ukraine’s, but the combined resources of Ukraine’s allies are so much greater that it should be able to win. Yet as the conflict enters its third year, it is Russia’s defence industry that is slowly turning the war in its favour, …

Taiwan: cross-strait brinkmanship to continue

12:05 17.01.2024

Taiwan: cross-strait brinkmanship to continue

Chinease Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s remarks on the election in Taiwan Q: What’s your comment on the result of the election in the Taiwan region? A: The spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has commented on the result of the election in China’s Taiwan region. The Taiwan …

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