The Ukraine War Is A Racket

The Ukraine War Is A Racket

“War is a racket, wrote US Maj. General Smedley Butler in 1935. He explained: “A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small ‘inside’ group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes.”

What The UN Vote On Russia Really Reveals About Global Politics

What The UN Vote On Russia Really Reveals About Global Politics

The latest battle zone in the Russia-Ukraine war was in the quiet, mostly mannerly halls of the United Nations. There, in the UN’s iconic New York headquarters, the world voted on Russia’s largest invasion since World War II — revealing fractures and fissures in global support for democracy.

How American Big Tech Companies Are A Threat To Everyone’s Sovereignty

How American Big Tech Companies Are A Threat To Everyone's Sovereignty

A group of former intelligence and national security officials on Monday issued a jointly signed letter warning that pending legislative attempts to restrict or break up the power of Big Tech monopolies — Facebook, Google, and Amazon — would jeopardize national security because, they argue, their centralized censorship power is crucial to advancing U.S. foreign policy.

US Judge Cancels Mask Mandate On Planes And Trains

The mask mandate on planes and trains which was extended by the CDC got cancelled by a US judge saying that it exceeds the CDC’s statutory authority and violates the procedures required for agency rulemaking.