By Pepe Escobar* – The Cradle Imagine a Brave New World with up-and-running new global routes that circumvent all western chokepoints. Now imagine that all business on these routes is paid for in local currencies, through regional transaction platforms, with Eurasian-only…
By Jörg Lau* – The Guardian The anti-fascist consensus about our Nazi past is fundamental to German democracy. But that, shockingly, is being shattered. As shock at the scale of the far right’s resounding state-election victory in Germany reverberated on Sunday, not everybody…
The US is intensifying military involvement in Latin America through the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition, deepening ties with regional militaries under the guise of combating drug trafficking and foreign influence. Expanded US military presence and pressure for increased defence spending threaten democratic institutions, divert resources from social services, and risk repeating the failures of past interventions like Plan Colombia.
Netanyahu’s coalition arithmetic, not military logic, is blocking a durable Gaza ceasefire. His far-right coalition partners threaten to collapse his government if he accepts a genuine peace deal, making continued war politically safer than negotiated settlement ahead of September elections.
A UN report warns the world will likely exceed the 1.5°C warming target by 2030, threatening Pacific nations with rising seas. However, rapid fossil fuel phase-out and carbon removal efforts could still limit peak warming to 1.8°C and bring temperatures back below 1.5°C this century.
Napolitano* – Consortium News The question is not whether a president is strong enough to exercise power, but whether the president is restrained enough to obey the laws he has sworn to uphold, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano. A failed war does not end when the drones stop…
The article argues that the Trump administration has implemented mechanisms to manipulate midterm elections through federal control of voting, voter suppression, and deployment of federal forces to Democratic-leaning polling stations. The author contends that only nationwide strikes can prevent election rigging, as Congress and courts offer no protection against what he characterizes as an emerging authoritarian system.
The Trump administration announced a major oil deal with Venezuela to secure control of over 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, promising lower gas prices for Americans. However, energy analysts and experts warn that any price benefits would take years to materialize due to infrastructure costs and legal uncertainties surrounding the agreement’s constitutionality.
Argentine political operative Fernando Cerimedo was arrested in Bolivia for allegedly hiring hitmen to assassinate his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Cerimedo ran sophisticated election manipulation campaigns across Latin America using bot networks and disinformation, with deep ties to the Trump administration.
Israeli authorities have established a working group on sanitation after recognizing that environmental destruction in Gaza—including untreated sewage and contaminated rubble—threatens Israeli public health through shared water systems and coastal ecosystems.
