Author: Gary Wilson

Military industrial complex
U.S. / NATO war

Ukraine ‘aid’: Congress pays off military-industrial capitalists

May 28, 2022 Gary Wilson
Has there ever been a more corrupt Congress? Democrats and Republicans alike. On May 19, the U.S. Congress approved an additional $40 billion in “aid” to Ukraine, added to the roughly $14 billion of Ukraine […]
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Capitalist crisis

Dollar dominoes

May 1, 2022 Gary Wilson
Will Washington’s seizure of $300 billion Russian assets end domination of dollar as global currency? On Feb. 26, the U.S. blocked Russia’s access to over $300 billion in foreign reserves held in banks in the […]
LNG
Capitalist crisis

Washington’s economic war on Russia (and Germany)

April 27, 2022 Gary Wilson
In February, President Joe Biden made it clear that the U.S./NATO military escalation in Europe was not about Ukraine. Since taking office in 2021, President Biden has been more focused on Germany and Russia, in […]
Defense Spending of Each NATO Country
U.S. / NATO war

NATO military expansion to target Russia and China, says top official

April 19, 2022 Gary Wilson
As the U.S. and its NATO satellites flood weapons into Ukraine, NATO is being “transformed” into a fighting force capable of direct wars on Russia and China, says NATO General-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg. NATO formally launched […]
Latuff
U.S. / NATO war

Do you know what’s happening in Ukraine? The media lies

March 5, 2022 Gary Wilson
The first casualty of war is truth. To that could be added: Propaganda is the first weapon used in war. The U.S. military-industrial-media complex is working overtime on Ukraine. Unreported or hidden by the U.S. […]
Natoeurope
U.S. / NATO war

Is Russia imperialist?

March 2, 2022 Gary Wilson
For socialists, the fundamental understanding of imperialism goes back to World War I and is found in the pamphlet written by V.I. Lenin, “Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism.” Imperialism is not a policy chosen […]
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Capitalist crisis

Biden gives Big Oil a win, gas prices going up

February 24, 2022 Gary Wilson
On Feb. 22, President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on Russia and on the company that built Nord Stream 2 and its German CEO. These sanctions will mean higher gas prices in the U.S. as […]
Militaryconvoy2
Capitalist crisis

In response to capitalist economic turmoil, war funding soars

January 30, 2022 Gary Wilson
Wall Street and the stock market have been like a roller coaster. On Jan. 24, stocks were falling, with the S&P 500 Index down 3.8%, the Dow Industrial Average down 2.7% and the Nasdaq Composite […]
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In the U.S.

Workers organize and strike to fight pandemic and capitalist inflation

January 6, 2022 Gary Wilson
The COVID-19 pandemic continues as the new year begins, spreading faster with the Omicron variant. Average daily infections in the U.S. are over 500,000. Total deaths are approaching 1 million. The coronavirus is now the […]
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China

Biden targets China: Turning Taiwan into a military outpost

November 3, 2021 Gary Wilson
The Guardian reports that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatened a U.S. military buildup in Taiwan in a “side meeting” at the G20 summit in Rome on Oct. 31.  The Guardian added that Blinken’s […]