The GDP myth: What it really shows, and what it doesn’t
by Henry Johnston [11-28-2025]. (RAD: This article definitely shows that by using the GDP to measure how the economy is improving is FLAWED. Take a close look at the article/video at the end under “Related” for a better metric. – RAD) Henry Johnston is based in Moscow, Russia and contributes pieces mainly about economics and…
The Suez Canal is open again: the weird reason the global shipping industry doesn’t want to use it.
by Inside China Business [11-28-2025]. Houthi rebels have announced they will no longer attack shipping transiting the Red Sea and Suez Canal, though they are monitoring the situation in Gaza closely. Global shippers can again pass through the Suez Canal, saving thousands of miles and up to two weeks of sailing time. But the industry…
That didn’t take long: Trump’s trade deals already blowing up industries and governments in Asia
by Inside China Business [11-27-2025]. Opposition parties in Malaysia and Thailand are outraged at the one-sided trade deals their respective PM’s signed with the Trump Administration. The agreements give Washington priority over mining industry interests, and contain “poison pill” provisions that allow the US to cancel them in case of separate trade deals with third…
China and Norway revolutionize hybrid solar fish farming: why it can work everywhere
by Inside China Business [11-25-2025]. Chinese engineers developed a transformative approach to fish farming, by installing bifacial solar panels above the ponds. The hybrid farm now produces clean power for 40,000 homes, with substantial improvements in aquacultural yields. Engineers in Norway applied some of the same techniques to build the world’s Northernmost fish farm. Even…
The fall of Andriy Yermak – Zelensky’s fixer, enforcer, gatekeeper, and indispensable ally
by The Islander [11-28-2025]. Andriy Yermak says he’s “disgusted” by the lack of support after the NABU raid. He shouldn’t be. Anyone who understands how empires operate knows exactly what just happened, the moment you stop being strategically useful, you are not protected – you are erased. And in the eyes of Ukraine’s patrons, Yermak’s…
Larry Johnson, Pepe Escobar, Alexander Babakov – The End of Western Dominance: Russia, China & BRICS are Rising
by Counter Currents [11-20-2025] Larry C. Johnson(bio), Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: This is a very fascinating discussion about the importance of manufacturing in China, Russia and other countries. Unfortunately, America has lost much of its manufacturing & financialized its economy. We learn the importance of building infrastructure, even though there is no immediate profit. The payback…
Larry Johnson: Why Europe No Longer Matters
by Larry Johnson [11-27-2025] Larry C. Johnson(bio). While there is no denying that Europe during the last 500 years was the foundation of Western civilization and led the way in the industrial revolution and scientific advancements, it also created a bloody colonial legacy that produced incalculable human suffering across the globe. Europe, along with the…
Scott Ritter: The Russian Oreshnik Missile Factor
by Scott Ritter [11-26-2025] Scott Ritter(bio). Oreshnik is not only a new weapon; it also clearly shows the real capabilities of the Russian military-industrial complex. The secrecy surrounding it scares the West. There has never been a greater urgency for arms control. No weapon in modern history has captured the public imagination like the Oreshnik…
Pepe Escobar: How the BRICS+ Unit Can Save Global Trade
by Pepe Escobar [11-28-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio). The Unit project, first revealed by Sputnik in 2024, is emerging as the most viable option for breaking the US dollar’s stranglehold on global trade and investment. In his book co-written with top economist Sergey Bodrunov, Regulations of the Noonomy (international edition published this year by Sandro Teti Editore…
Alastair Crooke: The U.S. ‘bait and switch’ operation targeting Putin’s ‘root cause’ principles
by Alastair Crooke [11-27-2025] Alastair Crooke(bio). The 28-point so-called ‘peace plan’ – written as a putative legal treaty – will strike any experienced reader as an amateur production. So, now we have the details of the 28-point so-called ‘peace plan’ which Ukrainian Parliamentarian Goncharenko has provided claiming it to be a translation from the original.…
Larry Johnson: President Putin Reiterates the 14 June 2024 Conditions for Ending the War with Ukraine
by Larry Johnson [11-27-2025] Larry C. Johnson(bio). (RAD: How many times does Putin need to spell out the requirements for peace in Ukraine? Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the West & NATO have broken every agreement involving future NATO expansion. Our CIA & State Department manufactured a Color Revolution to overthrow…
Alex Krainer, Glenn Diesen: New World Order – “Changes Not Seen in 100 Years”
by Glenn Diesen [11-28-2025]. Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses why the global economy is undergoing transformation.
John Mearsheimer, Glenn Diesen: This Is Not a Proxy War Anymore – The West Has Gone to War Against Russia
by Glenn Diesen, clips [11-27-2025]. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982.
Why America Plays Chess for Total Victory, But China Plays Wei Qi for Encirclement (The 100-Year Strategy)
by The US-China Narrative [11-27-2025]. (RAD: In today’s world, China & the United States are playing different geopolitical & geoeconomic games. Study this brilliant analysis to understand why America’s “zero-sum game” against China can’t win. The land area of China is 3,705,407 square miles and America is 3,718,711 square miles, so they are equal in…
Why China’s warning to Japan matters more than any UN reform debate
by Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club [11-27-2025]. (RAD: Thist shares some very important concepts about “power” & how this has been manifested in those countries who “won” in WW2. It isn’t always who has the best “analysis”, but who can enforce their point of view. Carefully study these observations, since they help…
Scott Ritter: Humanity staring down Armageddon without arms control
by Scott Ritter, TASS interview [11-27-2025] Scott Ritter(bio). Former US intelligence officer and ex-UN inspector Scott Ritter gives an interview to TASS where he takes a lay of the land around Washington’s peace plan for Ukraine, talks about how important arms control is in preventing an Armageddon on Earth, and speaks on how America is…