Media outlets often claim Americans are wealthier than Europeans, but it's not true. Average wealth looks high, but is skewed by extreme inequality. US...
The US-Israeli war on Iran is altering the geopolitical order, and could cause a global economic crisis. Economist Michael Hudson discusses the shock in...
The Global South voted for a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. Europe abstained. The...
In response to Trump's war of aggression, Iran is using asymmetric tactics, targeting US corporations and dollar dominance, challenging the petrodollar system, demanding oil...
Militarization is increasing, transforming the Arctic from a once largely peaceful "exceptional" region into an additional front in Cold War Two, and a new...
After launching a war of aggression against Iran, Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Gaza. The US is arming Kurdish militants, shooting Pakistani protesters, and...
Economist Michael Hudson responds to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate, and explains the similarities with the 2008 financial crash and the...
Responding to State Department criticism of Mexico's popular electoral reform, President AMLO denounced US "meddling", support for coups, and the Monroe Doctrine. He said,...
President Xi Jinping denounced the US-led Western attempt to "contain, encircle, and suppress China". Foreign Minister Qin Gang condemned Washington's "hysterical neo-McCarthyism" and "malicious...
In an interview with the Chamber of Commerce, US Ambassador Nicholas Burns referred to China as a "threat", "great challenge", and "very difficult government",...