Orlov: Placing the USA on a Collapse Continuum

Orlov: Placing the USA on a Collapse Continuum

The West is rotting!Yes, maybe, but what a nice smell… Old Soviet joke The word ‘catastrophe‘ has several meanings, but in its original meaning in Greek the word means a “sudden downturn” (in Greekkatastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn,’ from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’). As for the word “superpower” it also has several possible definitions, but…

France’s Yellow Vests: Fuel Tax Hike Triggers Poverty, Finances War and Repayment of the Public Debt

France’s Yellow Vests: Fuel Tax Hike Triggers Poverty, Finances War and Repayment of the Public Debt

The Western media in chorus upholds France’s President Macron against the Yellow Vests Movement, which it describes as “Climate Deniers”. The New York Times casually describes the fuel tax hike as a carefully formulated economic policy to fight global climate change. It’s a lie.  Hikes in the fuel tax applied Worldwide in more than 120…

From Brexit to ‘Brokexit’

From Brexit to ‘Brokexit’

British Prime Minister Theresa May has repeatedly urged that the “national interest” is at stake over her Brexit plan. She is calling for businesses and politicians to rally around safeguarding ordinary people’s jobs and livelihoods – and to back her draft divorce deal with the European Union. A parliamentary vote is due in the coming…

Criminal War, Poverty at the Heart of European & US Migration Turmoil

Criminal War, Poverty at the Heart of European & US Migration Turmoil

Europe has certainly adopted more fortress-like controls against would-be refugees. A concomitant rise in anti-immigrant political parties has in turn fueled popular resentment towards EU institutions. But the debate requires much more than “moral appeals.” A recent study entitled ‘Building Walls’ puts the growth of EU internal and external border barriers into stark perspective. In…

The Globalisation of Bad Food and Poor Health: Sustainable Development or Sustainable Profits?

The Globalisation of Bad Food and Poor Health: Sustainable Development or Sustainable Profits?

The proportion of deaths due to cancer around the world increased from 12 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2013. Globally, cancer is already the second-leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. In India, government data indicates that cancer showed a 5 percent increase in prevalence between 2012 and 2014 with the number of new cases doubling…