By Ron Unz
The Unz Review 

September 8, 2026

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks will arrive this Friday but I'm not sure how much attention that date will receive.

Those landmark events of a quarter-century ago were certainly among the most important in modern times, constituting the largest and most dramatic terrorist attacks in the history of the world. Indeed, they were arguably far larger than all such previous terrorist attacks combined, and they set into motion a long series of Middle Eastern wars that killed or displaced many millions in that region while costing our own country many trillions of dollars.

By Eric S. Margolis
EricMargolis.com  

September 8, 2026

Stalin once said, 'The death of one person is a tragedy. The death of thousands is a mere statistic.' He was quite right, of course.

Palestine is the current example of Stalin's cynical observation. There, young, violent Israeli hoodlums - known as 'settlers' in western media - have been trying to terrorize Arab villagers into flight. It's all part of a broad plan of genocide against peaceful Palestinian villagers.

By Finian Cunningham
Strategic Culture  

September 8, 2026

The Leipzig false-flag event is a desperate attempt to cover up and gaslight the public into perceiving Russia as a threat.

European news headlines have been dominated by Germany's accusation that Russia carried out a drone attack on Leipzig airport.

The accusation is unprecedented and provocative. Moscow furiously rejected the claim and pointed out that Berlin had provided no evidence.

Schiff Sovereign  

September 8, 2026

In 1845, the French economist Frédéric Bastiat petitioned parliament on behalf of the nation's candlestick makers. They were being ruined, he wrote, by an unscrupulous rival that was flooding the market with light at a price no honest candlestick maker could match.

This light-producing rival, of course, was the sun.

And Bastiat satirically demanded "a law requiring the closing of all windows, dormers, skylights, inside and outside shutters, curtains...

Moon of Alabama  

September 8, 2026

Corruption in Ukraine is a long standing issue. As the Guardian headlined more than a decade ago:

Welcome to Ukraine, the most corrupt nation in Europe - Guardian, Feb 6 2015

The inflow of money to Ukraine since the beginning of the war has only increased the problem. With billions of dollars flowing in everyone in a position to capture some of it will give it a try.

By Gary D. Barnett
GaryDBarnett.com  

September 8, 2026

"America's state religion, is 'patriotism,' a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape."

~ William Blum

One meaningless jingoistic cliché I am subjected to constantly is "I love my country." This gibberish for the most part is pure nonsense, and is rarely defined. When most use this term, do they love the people, land, culture, or the government ? My take from all my many thousands of encounters of this phrase, is that it means I love my country right or wrong, which is pure nationalism.

By Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation  

September 8, 2026

For the life of me, I just cannot understand why anyone would choose serfdom over freedom. After all, we've been given only one life to live. Wouldn't it be better to live that one life in freedom rather than serfdom ? The answer seems self-evident to me.

It goes without saying that both conservatives and progressives accepted the serfdom society a long time ago.

By Selwyn Duke
The New American  

September 8, 2026

It was decades ago now that commentator Alan Keyes, responding to talk of "crises" (e.g., the economic crisis), added perspective.

The real crisis we need worry about, he warned, is our "moral crisis."

Virtue in the people is the root of the tree. Take care of that and all else falls into place. The tree itself, and the fruits and leaves, will be healthy.

Civilization's Ledger Is Bleeding Red, and the Global Economy Is Closer to Collapse Than Anyone Wants to Admit

By Milan Adams
Preppgroup 

September 8, 2026

Walk through the financial districts of London, New York, or Singapore at six in the evening, and you'll catch the last act of a performance that grows harder to maintain by the quarter. The tailored suits still stream from glass towers into black cars.

Par Moon of Alabama - Le 7 septembre 2026

La corruption en Ukraine est un problème de longue date. Comme l'avait titré le Guardian il y a plus de dix ans :

[theguardian.com]

Par Hani al-Salmy

Pendant qu'ils font la queue dans les interminables files d'attente pour avoir de l'eau à Gaza, trois artistes témoignent de ce que la guerre dévaste la culture sans pour autant parvenir à réduire au silence l'esprit humain qui anime l'art.

La guerre craint la musique, le théâtre et la peinture. Elle craint tout ce qui vibre encore d'émerveillement. Elle craint les cerfs-volants en papier que les enfants confectionnent pendant les fragiles moments de cessez-le-feu, à partir de bouts de papier et de restes d'espoir récupérés sous les décombres.

Hordes sionistes manifestant devant le New York Times et demandant le licenciement de Nicholas Kristof, mai 2026. Kathleen Kingsbury, responsable de la rubrique Opinion du New York Times, a affirmé qu'il ne s'agissait que d'un article d'opinion, et non de la ligne éditoriale du journal : "La distinction entre les articles de la rédaction du Times et les textes d'Opinion n'est pas une distinction de rigueur ou de méthode journalistique.

Des Palestiniens font leurs adieux à l'enfant Saadi Ghaliya, 3 ans, tué la nuit dernière par des tirs d'artillerie israéliens visant une école à l'est de Deir Al-Balah, dans le centre de la bande de Gaza.

Wafaa Aqila, âgée de six ans, a également été tuée dans la ville de Gaza : elle était retournée à l'école avec de nouveaux livres et l'espoir d'une nouvelle année scolaire, pour finalement être tuée quelques heures plus tard, aux côtés de son père Yusuf Aqila (36 ans), par un bombardement israélien.

par Carlos Raimundi*

Les acteurs du capital financier et numérique transnational, avec leur appel permanent à l'individualisme, ont porté atteinte à la notion de peuple. Le malaise général n'est pas seulement une conséquence du modèle néolibéral sur le plan économique, mais, combiné à d'autres facteurs tels que la fragmentation sociale et l'individualisme, il devient l'une de leurs techniques.

Lorsque l'individualisme, qui perdure dans le temps, constitue le terreau propice au modèle d'exploitation, d'accumulation et de pillage, l'intérêt pour l'action collective s'estompe.

par Frédéric Lordon *

Ils sont là, tous réunis autour de la table du studio de CNBC : les gros, les grands, les qui comptent - les boss. Du live, du bandeau, de la breaking news : tout l'orchestre. Bref de l'actualité exceptionnelle, quasiment l'histoire en train de se faire "sur notre plateau" ce 10 août 2026. On les appellera par leurs raisons sociales : Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, BlackRock, Apollo, KKR.

Giulio Chinappi

A venticinque anni dalla fondazione, il vertice di Biškek segna per l'Organizzazione per la Cooperazione di Shanghai il passaggio dall'espansione geografica al consolidamento istituzionale, economico e finanziario, ponendo al centro sicurezza, connettività e costruzione di un ordine multipolare.

Il vertice dell'Organizzazione per la Cooperazione di Shanghai (SCO), svoltosi a Biškek tra il 31 agosto e il 1º settembre, ha coinciso con il venticinquesimo anniversario della nascita dell'organizzazione e può essere considerato come la conclusione di una prima lunga fase della sua storia.