Pepe Escobar: How Chongqing Powers China Across the New Silk Roads
by Pepe Escobar [2-13-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). Southwest China’s powerhouse in Sichuan is in a class by itself when it comes to mega-cities. At the intersection of two rivers – one of them the mighty Yangtze; surrounded by mountains and actually incrusted on them; the greater area harboring at least 32 million people – and counting;…
Why can’t western leaders accept that they have failed in Ukraine?
by Ian Proud [2-12-2026]. Western leaders refuse to admit they’ve failed in Ukraine despite the war being unwinnable for Europe and Ukraine, argues Ian Proud. The war is not about military gains but economic sustainability. Russia is in a stronger economic position than Ukraine, which is bankrupt and reliant on EU loans. Prolonged war is…
Scott Ritter, Judge Napolitano: Is Netanyahu Calling the Shots? Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Israel, Middle East, China
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [2-11-2026] Scott Ritter(bio).
Gerry Nolan – Anchorage was the Receipt: Europe is Paying the Price… and Knows it.
by Gerry Nolan [2-10-2026]. Gerry Nolan is a political analyst, writer, and strategist focused on geopolitics, security affairs, and the structural dynamics of global power. He is the founder and editor of The Islander, an independent media platform examining war, diplomacy, economic statecraft, and the accelerating shift toward a multipolar world. Sergey Lavrov didn’t hedge.…
Larry Johnson: Foreign Minister Lavrov Says Negotiations With the US Are Moving in the Wrong Direction
by Larry Johnson [2-10-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Sergei Lavrov has done it again. Last week he did an extended interview with RT’s Rick Sanchez. On Monday he did a similar on-the-record interview with BRICS TV, which I discussed in my piece last night (Monday). And today – Tuesday – Sergei Lavrov gave an extensive interview…
Larry Johnson: Russia’s Trust in Trump and the US is Fading Fast
by Larry Johnson [2-9-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, gave a remarkable assessment of the emerging new economic order, the war in Ukraine and the unreliability of the United States as a negotiating partner in an interview with TV BRICS, which was published on February 9, 2026. Overall, he expressed no optimism…
Jeffrey Sachs, Glenn Diesen: U.S. Economic Coercion & the Death of the Dollar, Iran, Venezuela, BRICS
by Glenn Diesen [2-11-2026]. (RAD: This is an excellent history lesson on how the US has used $dollar warfare against countries that the US doesn’t like for whatever reason. Ever since the end of WW2, most of the world has had to use $dollars to transact international business via the SWIFT system. This has given…
China’s factories are in another world
by Inside China Business [3-23-2025]. (RAD: The level of automation in China’s factories needs to be seen to be believed. We are long past the days where China competed on low cost labor. It now has total domination of the supply chains, of engineering, and an industrial sector that builds other machines entirely on their…
Pepe Escobar, Danny Haiphong: Iran Forces US Navy to RETREAT, Trump in SHOCK as Russia, China and BRICS Step In
by Danny Haiphong [2-9-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: This is a discussion you don’t want to miss. Trump is in a bad spot, no matter what he does. – RAD) Pepe Escobar joins the show to discuss reports of US Navy in retreat as Iran’s war maneuvers send Trump scrambling for a face saving move. Meanwhile,…
Welcome to Inside China Business
by Inside China Business [5-22-2024]. (RAD: It is popular in the US to bash China for all sorts of reasons, instead of looking in the mirror. It would be far more productive to learn from China on how the US could be more productive in the world. In the technology world I come from, when…
Western countries subsidize our biggest companies. China subsidizes their small ones.
by Inside China Business [4-23-2024]. (RAD: This is a very important observation about some key reasons that China can quickly dominate critical technology segments. It is applied to thousands of companies in dozens of industries. His explanation is easy to understand, including examples showing the US approach vs the Chinese approach. Although not mentioned here,…
Beyond The Bubble: Why 2026 Will Be The Year AI Replaces Human Workers
by Mike Adams [2-9-2026]. Introduction: The Great AI Deception of 2025 Last year, pundits and skeptics declared artificial intelligence had hit a wall. They claimed the AI bubble was deflating, that machine cognition had plateaued, and that human ingenuity would remain irreplaceable. They were catastrophically wrong. The year 2026 has arrived, and with it, a…