A bridge to somewhere (John Michael Greer)

John Michael Greer Jun 8, 2011 (The Archdruid Report) -- Last week’s discussion of the twilight of the electrical grid in an age after abundance turned out to be timely, in an ironic sort of way. Wha ...

Replacing Economic Democracy with Financial Oligarchy (Michael Hudson)

June 3, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Soon after the Socialist Party won Greece’s national elections in autumn 2009, it became apparent that the government’s finances were in a shambles. In Ma ...

Human Intelligence and the Environment (Noam Chomsky)

May 10, 2011 (International Socialist Review) -- I’ll begin with an interesting debate that took place some years ago between Carl Sagan, the well-known astrophysicist, and Ernst Mayr, the grand old ...

Enabling Acts (David Glenn Cox)

David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust May 7, 2011 -- I’ve been watching a magic trick, just another of many that I’ve witnessed over the years. Funny thing about magic tricks is that even though you do ...

Japan’s ‘BP Moment’ Troubles Global Economy (William Pesek)

Mar. 20, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- You never want to kick a nation when it’s down. It’s time, though, to consider the depth of Japan’s coming recession. A week ago, before radiation fears prompted a mass e ...

All Out War on Libya: Surge in the Price of Crude Oil (Prof. Michel Chossudovsky)

"Humanitarian Wars are Good for Business"... Speculators Applaud... This is Part III of a three-part article. PART I Insurrection and Military Intervention: The US-NATO Attempted Coup d'Etat in Libya ...

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Japan (Yoko Kubota)

Millions of people in Japan are spending a fourth night without water, food or heating, as tens of thousands of rescue workers struggle to reach them Mar. 15, 2011 -- RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - ...

The Collapse of the Old Oil Order: How the Petroleum Age Will End (Michael T. Klare)

Mar. 4, 2011 (Information Clearinghouse) -- Whatever the outcome of the protests, uprisings, and rebellions now sweeping the Middle East, one thing is guaranteed: the world of oil will be permanently ...

Record Gasoline Grips Europe, California Faces $4 a Gallon (Brian Swint)

Mar. 4, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Gasoline prices are setting records across Europe and exceeding $4 a gallon in California as the rise in crude oil caused by the conflict in Libya punishes companies and c ...

Global Systemic Crisis / World Geopolitical Breakup – End Of 2011: Fall Of The “Petro-Dollar Wall” And A Major Monetary-Oil Shock For The US (LEAP/E2020)

Feb. 16, 2011 -- Public announcement GEAB N°52 (LEAP/E2020) -- With this issue our team is celebrating two important anniversaries in anticipation terms. Exactly five years ago, in February 2006, the ...

Downsize or Modify? A Conversation with Noam Chomsky (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 18, 2011 -- While Noam Chomsky surely needs no introduction, as they say, that doesn't mean interviewing him has to follow a blueprint. So, after seeing him in a vi ...