In the U.S.
U.S. war on Iran puts food supply at risk
The U.S. war on Iran is not only driving up oil prices. It is putting the food supply chain at risk. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. So far, […]
Author: Gary Wilson
In the U.S.
War spending is not economic growth
Military spending is good for the economy. That argument surfaces every time the Pentagon budget expands or a new war begins. Contracts are awarded, factories ramp up, unemployment ticks down and GDP climbs. Officials point […]
Around the world
Hegseth purges military leadership as Iran war unravels
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on April 2, ordering him to retire immediately. George is one of more than a dozen senior officers pushed out since January. According […]
In the U.S.
Workers pay twice for U.S. war on Iran
The U.S. war on Iran is costing up to $2.1 billion a day — and the real number is being hidden. Official estimates put the cost closer to $1 billion a day. But those figures […]
In the U.S.
Trump says U.S. can’t afford day care. It can afford to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages.’
Stocks fell before Trump finished speaking in his April Fool’s address to the nation. Oil jumped to $109 a barrel. Asian markets dropped. Futures tied to the S&P 500 slid. Borrowing costs rose as the […]
In the U.S.
Wall Street’s Jamie Dimon backs war on Iran
JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon has broken with the careful silence most corporate executives have maintained since Operation Epic Fury began. In an interview with “The Axios Show,” the leader of the largest […]
Around the world
Ukraine strikes on Russian oil ports tighten U.S. blockade of Cuba
Ukraine struck Russia’s oil ports. That blow lands on Cuba, cutting off the fuel the island needs. Between March 22 and March 31, Ukrainian forces struck the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk multiple times, damaging […]
Cuba
Russian oil, Chinese rice defy U.S. blockade of Cuba
A Russian oil tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas this week, delivering the largest fuel shipment to reach the island in months. Days earlier, 15,600 tons of […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo
Ocho millones de personas se manifiestan en “No Kings 3” mientras la política antibélica surge desde la base
Los organizadores montaron el escenario. Las multitudes aportaron la política. Más de 8 millones de personas llenaron las calles en más de 3.000 ciudades y pueblos de todo el país el 28 de marzo en […]
In the U.S.
Eight million march in No Kings 3 as antiwar politics surge from below
The organizers built the stage. The crowds brought the politics. More than 8 million people filled the streets in over 3,000 cities and towns across the country on March 28 in the third round of […]