Russia may be much weaker than the Soviet Union of old, but in terms of its foreign policy and ability to influence events to its own advantage, Moscow is in an incomparably better position
Russia may be much weaker than the Soviet Union of old, but in terms of its foreign policy and ability to influence events to its own advantage, Moscow is in an incomparably better position
For both countries, the Snowden affair is just another ho-hum spat in the greater imperial rivalry.
For both countries, the Snowden affair is just another ho-hum spat in the greater imperial rivalry.
(MintPress) – This week Japan marked the second anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed 19,000 people and damaged more than one million homes. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan remains the costliest natural disaster in world history, causing an estimated $235 billion in damages, according to the World Bank. Two […]
(MintPress) – This week Japan marked the second anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed 19,000 people and damaged more than one million homes. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan remains the costliest natural disaster in world history, causing an estimated $235 billion in damages, according to the World Bank. Two […]
(Mint Press) – In the absence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the U.S. Federal Reserve System, or the Fed, has been injecting hundreds of billions of dollars into the treasuries of foreign governments over the last year in an attempt to liquefy assets in these countries. In light of the IMF lacking the capital reserves […]
(Mint Press) – In the absence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the U.S. Federal Reserve System, or the Fed, has been injecting hundreds of billions of dollars into the treasuries of foreign governments over the last year in an attempt to liquefy assets in these countries. In light of the IMF lacking the capital reserves […]
(MintPress) – The world is on the precipice of a major food crisis. As the world’s population balloons, the global grains supply has stagnated or declined, according to the research article “Recent patterns of crop yield growth and stagnation,” published by Nature Communications and written in cooperation of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the […]
(MintPress) – The world is on the precipice of a major food crisis. As the world’s population balloons, the global grains supply has stagnated or declined, according to the research article “Recent patterns of crop yield growth and stagnation,” published by Nature Communications and written in cooperation of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the […]
Once again, the American right wing has vomited forth racist accusations that President Obama, who just thumped conservatives in the recent election, doesn’t really have American interests at heart. On Thursday, Texas Republican Louie Gohmert announced on a conservative radio program that Obama orchestrated Gadhafi’s ouster from Libya so “al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood could take […]
Once again, the American right wing has vomited forth racist accusations that President Obama, who just thumped conservatives in the recent election, doesn’t really have American interests at heart. On Thursday, Texas Republican Louie Gohmert announced on a conservative radio program that Obama orchestrated Gadhafi’s ouster from Libya so “al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood could take […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — “I call upon the people of the United States to celebrate the achievements of women and recommit ourselves to the goal of gender equality in this country,” proclaimed President Obama in recognizing Aug. 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” It is the 91st anniversary of the Constitutional amendment that granted women the […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — “I call upon the people of the United States to celebrate the achievements of women and recommit ourselves to the goal of gender equality in this country,” proclaimed President Obama in recognizing Aug. 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” It is the 91st anniversary of the Constitutional amendment that granted women the […]
