Russia’s High-Speed Rail Revolution
by New Rules [9-18-2025]. Russia is set to build Europe’s largest high-speed rail network, spanning approximately 4,500 km. Approved by President Vladimir Putin, this ambitious project will connect major cities with trains reaching 400 km/h, redefining travel across the nation. PROJECT SCOPE AND ROUTES The network will link Moscow to key destinations, transforming connectivity for…
Book Review – Richard Overy: Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945
by amarynth [9-18-2025]. I discovered this book review from a Chinese Perspective when taking a look at the speeches at China’s 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. First let’s take a look at the Amazon review, and then at the Chinese review. Amazon Review: “Monumental… [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history…
The West has Lost Hegemonic Dominance – An interview with Col. Douglas Macgregor
by Health Ranger [9-17-2025] (RAD: The US economy is in free fall. The world is moving away from the $dollar in international trade, especially the BRICS & SCO nations, since the US has weaponized the $dollar via the SWIFT system. For many decades after WW2 the US had a strong manufacturing base with skilled workers…
Russia’s Hi-Tech Starlink Analog Can Free Global South From US Tech Dominance: Here’s How
by Sputnik [9-17-2025]. (RAD: This is another example where others realize that the West can’t be depended upon to not weaponize a service. Remember that the US & SWIFT weaponized the $dollar, so now BRICS & SCO nations are trading with their own national currencies, instead of the $dollar. Therefore, it is necessary to build…
Putin signs off on Europe’s largest ever high-speed rail project – Mishustin
by RT [9-17-2025]. The new transportation network will span 4,500km and use domestically produced trains capable of reaching speeds of 400kph, the Russian prime minister has said. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has announced plans for a massive high-speed rail (HSR) network. It is set to be the largest in Europe, spanning more than 4,500km…
The Final Collapse of the US Empire Has Begun – Richard Wolff, Michael Hudson, Nima Alkhorshid
by Dialogue Works [9-15-2025] Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio). (RAD: This is a brutally honest assessment of the collapse of the US Empire. Both Michael & Richard show parallels from history. I hesitated to post this, yet it is important that we understand what is really going on. The idea that Trump’s tariffs will bring manufacturing back…
Why the US has little leverage with China
by Sonar 21 [9-17-2025]. Often politicians and the media have preconceived notions of other countries, especially with countries they don’t like, that do not align with reality. Many people noted that China needed the US market to survive, but the reality is when you analyze the the Chinese economy by sector there are few industries…
China’s ‘Artillery’ Is Now More Efficient Than Nuclear Bombs
by Wave Media [9-16-2025]. (RAD: Maybe the US should stop trying to start a war with China that they can’t win? This is just another example of how China’s military is rethinking defense and battlefield approaches to gain an advantage. – RAD) If one’s goal were to bring about a nuclear winter, nuclear weapons would…
China flips nuclear sanctions upside down: now Western regulators are banning Chinese nuke tech
by Inside China Business [9-15-2025]. (RAD: China is now building far more fission nuclear power plants than any other country. Around 10 new reactors reactors have been approved by the Chinese government each year since 2022, putting China on track to overtake the United States and become the world’s largest generator of nuclear power by…
Tianjin Troika: Western bullies have found their match
by Shastri Ramachandaran [9-15-2025]. Shastri Ramachandaran is a senior journalist and commentator on political and foreign affairs, is author of Beyond Binaries: The World of India and China. Russia, India, and China are showing that a new irrepressible pole is emerging in this multipolar world. The world can no longer ignore Russia, India, and China,…
How the West Got China’s V-Day Parade So Wrong?
by Wave Media [9-12-2025]. (RAD: The US failed to decode messages from China’s V-Day parade & even lacks common sense about historical and contemporary global development trends. China now surpasses the US in key military areas. Kris covers the following main topics. #1: It’s the Karma of the US #2: Goodwill and Disappointment with America…
Isolation, diversity, future: Putin speaks at culture forum
by TASS [9-12-2025]. The president described Russia’s national and cultural diversity as a “priceless gift,” stressing the need to maintain a balance between innovation and timeless values, and declaring that efforts to abolish cultures are unacceptable. ST. PETERSBURG, September 12. /TASS/. National culture can only thrive through interaction with others; any attempt at self-isolation inevitably…