Environment
Deadly hazards of capitalist profit system
Global heat soars, wildfires spread toxic smoke UPDATED July 7 The beginning of July saw the hottest days on record globally. Daily heat records were set on July 3, 4, 5, and 6. Each day […]
Author: Gary Wilson
China
Not a spy balloon, but the propaganda sticks
On Feb. 4, the U.S. Air Force carried out an elaborate operation to shoot down a Chinese weather balloon. At 2:39 p.m. Eastern time, an F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base […]
Environment
Tree plantations and logging industry make wildfires hazardous
Canada is currently experiencing its worst wildfire season on record. As of June 29, 2023, over 3,000 wildfires in Canada have burned over 19 million acres of land. This is more than ten times the […]
China
Biden nukes Korea, builds anti-China alliances
On April 26, in the “Washington Declaration,” the Biden administration announced that the U.S. would be docking nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea for the first time since the 1980s. The U.S. had withdrawn its […]
China
Tucker Carlson and the U.S. war on China
Why was Tucker Carlson fired from Fox News? Not for any of his known offensives, even though that’s a very long list. Carlson is the millionaire (net worth $420 million) son of the director […]
Capitalist crisis
The capitalist crisis is just beginning
Worldwide there is a “cost-of-living” crisis. Inflation is raging. Food prices are out of reach. Access to housing is collapsing, with unsheltered homelessness up more than 30% in U.S. cities. New apartment sizes have […]
Around the world
France burns as millions protest to defend pensions
March 23 was a national day of action, a general strike organized by the labor unions in France. According to union estimates, around 3.5 million people hit the streets in more than 250 locations across France […]
In the U.S.
The Bank Panic of 2023: If he can bail out banks, Biden can roll back prices
The Bank Panic of 2023 isn’t over. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, was followed by a landslide of banking crises. Credit Suisse, the second […]
In the U.S.
War buildup: Biden’s $1 trillion military budget
The White House released its budget request for 2024. For the Pentagon, there is $824 billion. Adding armaments for military operations in Ukraine takes that figure to more than $950 billion. Add the $24 […]
China
China breakthrough: Mediates deal to restore Iran-Saudi Arabia ties
Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations, a dramatic breakthrough brokered by China after years of soaring tensions, NBC News reported on March 10. “The deal, which will see the two leading […]