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What about student loans, water or the homeless? Outrage follows report $1.7 trillion F-35 program is now considered a failure

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

A tacit admission by the US Air Force that the F-35 has failed its main mission has triggered an outpouring of outrage from Americans who think the stealth fighter’s gargantuan budget could have been better spent on other things. … Read More >What about student loans, water or the homeless? Outrage follows report $1.7 trillion F-35 program is now considered a failure

Shows

Filibusters, unions, & fighting the fossil fuel industry

Posted on January 30, 2021January 30, 2021By Editor

Breaking down the first few weeks of the Biden administration and the fight over filibusters in the US Congress with writer Margaret Kimberley. The Big Picture’s Holland Cooke talks Biden vs the fossil fuel industry, and the death of legendary broadcaster Larry King. … Read More >Filibusters, unions, & fighting the fossil fuel industry

Business

US economy likely had its worst year since World War II

Posted on January 30, 2021January 30, 2021By Editor

The US economy is projected to have contracted by as much as 3.6 percent last year. That would be the worst performance since 1946, and the first annual decline in GDP since the Great Recession, economists say. … Read More >US economy likely had its worst year since World War II

USA

Wayne Dupree: Less than a week in, we can already see the four years of economic devastation that lie ahead for us under Biden

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021By Editor

The Democrats don’t want a successful America. They want to control our lives, spend all our money on welfare and useless green energy schemes, and open up our borders to millions more immigrants. … Read More >Wayne Dupree: Less than a week in, we can already see the four years of economic devastation that lie ahead for us under Biden

Business

China overtakes US as global destination for foreign investment amid Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Editor

China became one of the few countries to attract more capital than the US in 2020, making it the top destination for foreign direct investment, while overall global flows dwindled by over 40 percent. … Read More >China overtakes US as global destination for foreign investment amid Covid-19 pandemic

Business

Work-from-home option leaving big cities nearly empty, as RT’s Boom Bust discovers

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021By Editor

San Francisco is now struggling with a mass exodus of tech workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with city leaders warning that this will have a severe economic impact. … Read More >Work-from-home option leaving big cities nearly empty, as RT’s Boom Bust discovers

USA

2020: The year that may have finally broken American politics, and perhaps the USA itself

Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021By Editor

The political establishment that for four years sought to defeat the disruption called President Donald Trump is eager to return to the way things were before 2016. That may not be possible after the year that was 2020. … Read More >2020: The year that may have finally broken American politics, and perhaps the USA itself

Business

US dollar hegemony will end very quickly & people won’t have time to get out, banker tells RT’s Keiser Report

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

In this special end-of-year episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert talk to Mitch Feierstein of PlanetPonzi.com about what 2021 has in store. They look at two versions of the world. … Read More >US dollar hegemony will end very quickly & people won’t have time to get out, banker tells RT’s Keiser Report

USA

Taxpayer money spent on LIZARDS: Rand Paul publishes ‘Festivus Report’ revealing ‘government waste’

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has released his annual list of government pork spending, causing outrage as people realize their taxes have paid for ridiculous things like lizards running on treadmills. … Read More >Taxpayer money spent on LIZARDS: Rand Paul publishes ‘Festivus Report’ revealing ‘government waste’

Middle East

US is slaughtering Yemeni civilians to ‘keep weapons factories running,’ senior Houthi leader claims

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

A high-ranking Houthi leader has accused the US of participating in the killing of Yemeni civilians to ensure the longevity of its defense industry, adding that Washington is the “source” of violence in the country. … Read More >US is slaughtering Yemeni civilians to ‘keep weapons factories running,’ senior Houthi leader claims