If Elon Musk is using Javier Milei’s Argentina as inspiration for his own mission with the Department of Government Efficiency that bodes extremely poorly for the U.S., writes Alan MacLeod.
Chainsaw Diplomacy
Category: Economy
WATCH: ‘Workers Strike Back’
Chris Hedges, Jill Stein and Kshama Sawant spoke at the Workers Strike Back conference in Seattle, Washington, on Saturday.
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Virtue Hoarders’
“The culture war was always a proxy economic war” — Catherine Liu discusses her new book, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class.
Public Banking in a Time of Climate Crisis
From Los Angeles’ fires to Asheville’s floods, disasters are intensifying and demand resilience that megabanks can’t provide, writes Trinity Tran.
Tariffs & the US Constitution
Panama Tries Compromise; US Says It’s Not Enough
John Perry reports on the U.S. secretary of state’s visit to Panama on Sunday in the context of American imperialist history in the Canal Zone and U.S. obsession with China.
The Chris Hedges Report: Technofeudalism
Yanis Varoufakis discusses his new book and the profound consequences of large portions of commerce shifting from capital markets to online platforms that function as digital fiefdoms.
SCOTT RITTER: Trump’s Doomed Plan for Ukraine
“The Hard Way” — Special Envoy Keith Kellogg’s proposed oil-price manipulations targeting Russia would actually devastate U.S. oil production and the U.S. economy.
Vijay Prashad: Promethean Aspirations
The U.S. sees the economic advancements of China and other Asian countries as a “fierce competition.” For the Global South, however, this represents immense opportunity.
LA Fire Cuts … Billions for Israel & Ukraine
At a time when U.S. domestic crises demand urgent attention, Robert Inlakesh highlights unwavering governmental foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine.