Cross-posted from the Democracy Collaborative.

Postponing the World's Financial Winter - For How Long?

Iran's MAD Standoff with the Rest of the World

April 17,2026

Announcing that "A whole civilization will die tonight," Donald Trump threatened on April 7, 2026 to destroy "every bridge in Iran" and "every power plant... burning, exploding, and never to be used again." His intention to continue committing war crimes is driving the world toward a Financial Winter as devastating as the Great Depression.

Lucas Leiroz

A raiz do problema está no caos institucional interno, não em atores externos

Escreva para nós: infostrategic-culture.su

A crise do fentanil nos Estados Unidos não pode mais ser tratada como um fenômeno exclusivamente externo, associado apenas a rotas internacionais de tráfico ou à ação de organizações estrangeiras. Há, na realidade, um conjunto robusto de evidências que aponta para falhas estruturais internas, profundamente enraizadas no próprio sistema regulatório e político norte-americano.

En retrospectiva, la guerra arancelaria de Trump se considerará insignificante en comparación con el ataque amenazado contra las líneas de suministro de China.

By Alastair CROOKE

Escríbenos: infostrategic-culture.su

Estamos entrando en una nueva fase de esta guerra contra Irán. Puede que no sea lo que muchos esperan (especialmente en los mercados financieros).

Ayer, Trump afirmó, entre otras cosas, que el estrecho de Ormuz estaba abierto y que Irán había acordado no volver a cerrarlo nunca más; que Irán, con la ayuda de EE.

A panel named the Middle East Working Group gummed up all efforts to align the DNC with the views of most of the party's voters, writes Norman Solomon.

By Norman SOLOMON

In the aftermath of this month's big meeting of the Democratic National Committee in New Orleans, supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance have been quite content.

"We're pleased that the DNC Resolutions Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions," the president of Democratic Majority for Israel said.

Seeking to defend the family within the discourse of modern rights is like trying to save Gondor by using the Ring.

By Sebastian MORELLO

Liberalism is not simply a social philosophy centred on personal liberty, the consent of the governed, equality before the law, and the protection of private property, though it is often presented as little more than commitment to these tenets.

Par Robert Inlakesh pour Al Mayadeen English, le 19 avril 2026

La guerre contre l'Iran n'a pas commencé le 28 février 2026, mais bien le 7 octobre 2023. C'est là que la réflexion stratégique des dirigeants israéliens a basculé.

Après avoir promis l'anéantissement, la domination et la victoire totale, les dirigeants israéliens font face à d'importantes difficultés, sans pour autant s'être rapprochés de quelque victoire que ce soit.

Ouverture libre 

La prochaine dernière du "Fool on trhe Hill"

• Dans la chanson fameuse au titre repris dans notre titre, 'The Fool' n'est pas un fou, mais au contraire, un sage perdu dans la foule où personne ne l'écoute. • Trump est-il cette sorte de 'Fool' ou bien, comme nous l'enseigne cette époque où l'inversion règne partout, après tout un vrai fou ? • A vous de juger. • Il n'empêche, il occupe le centre de la scène plus que jamais, invente des victoires, dicte des capitulations aux "méchants" et envisage même de voir du côté du nucléaire.

Adrian Korczynski,

Le dirigeant chinois Xi Jinping et la dirigeante du Kuomintang taïwanais, Cheng Li-wun, se sont rencontrés à Pékin. Cette visite pourrait marquer un tournant dans les relations entre la Chine et Taïwan et apaiser les tensions.

Un signal clair

Le 10 avril 2026, au Palais de l'Assemblée du Peuple à Pékin, Xi Jinping a reçu Cheng Li-wun, présidente du Kuomintang (KMT).

George Samuelson

Violent crime rates among Black Americans are heavily influenced by structural disadvantages, including concentrated poverty, high unemployment, and residential segregation.

On April 19, Shamar Elkins fatally shot eight children, seven of them his own, across three Shreveport, Louisiana, homes. It marks the nation's deadliest mass shooting since January 2024 with many law officers saying that had never seen anything so heartbreaking in all of their years in service.

José Goulão

Trump is not merely an individual sociopath - he is the system itself.

And suddenly, the rot briefly dragged into the light by the little that is still known about the so-called "Epstein documents" has slipped from view. The depraved, the corrupt and the sexual predators listed within them have now assumed their new role as heroic saviours of humanity, embarking on yet another crusade to purge the planet of heretics and uphold the unquestionable "Western values".