At noon Damascus time an official ceasefire went into effect in Southwest Syria. An agreement was reached between the US, Russia, and Jordan to stop fighting and deliver aid to the affected areas. The truce extends to Syrian government forces and US-backed terrorist groups in the provinces of Daraa, Quneitra, and Suwayda. Safe zones will…
DPRK – An American student imprisoned in the DPRK has been released by officials and is on his way back home in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to the US secretary of state. The parents of Otto Warmbier claim they have been told that he is currently in a coma. They said he is travelling by a…
In the last few days, we have witnessed an implosion in the diplomatic relations between Middle Eastern countries. Sensitive information was published on the Qatari News Agency (QNA) website that suggested relations between Qatar and Iran. Other materials suggest that Qatar has been funding the Muslim Brotherhood as means of undermining at least Egypt, possibly…
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You’ve probably seen a poster or other advertisement for a performance group called Shen Yun. It’s performing arts and entertainment company formed in New York City. Their performances are classical Chinese arts: music and dance. Their claim is that they celebrate traditional Chinese arts going back 5000 years. The Shen Yun website translates the phrase…
Previously, I asked my audience if they wanted some kind of aid in understanding financial markets. Here is part one which describes foreign currency exchange markets. All countries issue currency. The value of said currency can only be judged by an external reference. This reference is the exchange rate. It becomes the fundamental price in…
Right now Puerto Rico is facing a terrible economic crisis. The country is in $72 billion dollars in debt.[1] To make matters worse, they’ve already defaulted on millions of dollars in loan payments. In order to pay back this debt, they’ve enacted austerity measures for the last several years. Poverty is currently standing at 46%.[2]…
In the world of battling ideas, it should be no surprise that some will cry victim to cover up their own weak theory. Far too often people play all kinds of identity politics games. For example, some will play oppression olympics in order to see who is winning in a debate. Anarchists and First Worldist…
An uncomfortable truth that must be acknowledged, Trotskyists have more influence in the first world than Maoists do. If we are honest with ourselves, we’ll see that Troskyists are a growing influence in the U.S., while the Maoists are declining. We must see past the vitriol, and our feelings towards the reactionary Trotskyism to see…
One of the largest problems plaguing first worldism is the inability (or refusal) to acknowledge problems that persist. One of them is the phenomena of gender identity politics. For a few years now first worldists, particularly first world Maoists, have been taking on the struggle of transgender and other gender minority categories. For many groups,
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