By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin doesn’t exactly come across as the guy you’d want in your corner in a playground tussle. In the Trump administration, he’s been more like the kid trying to cop favor with the school bully. That, at least, is the role he seems […]
Archives for November 2017
Saudi Official views Lebanon as “at war with us”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Christian-owned Beirut daily al-Nahar reports that the Saudi minister for Gulf Affairs, Thamer al-Sabhan, said Monday that Saudi Arabia would not accept that Lebanon should join in the war on his country. He added, “We will treat the government of Lebanon like a state that […]
Saudi-led forces close air, sea, land access to Yemen
Middle East Monitor | – – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Monday it would close all air, land and sea ports to the Arabian Peninsula country to stem the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran. The move, which follows the interception of a missile fired […]
The GOP Plot Against America’s 99%
By Nouriel Roubini | (Project Syndicate) | – – US President Donald Trump, in partnership with congressional Republicans, is pursuing tax cuts that will blow up the fiscal deficit and add to the public debt, while benefiting the rich at the expense of middle- and working-class Americans. Once again, Trump has not hesitated to betray […]
Saudi Arabia: Is the Prince fighting on too many Fronts?
Carool Kersten | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The Saudi crown prince moves towards concentrating absolute power in his own hands, while escalating tensions on several fronts. If Machiavelli were alive today, he might have modeled his political treatise ‘The Prince’ on Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS). Events on the first Saturday of November […]
Top 4 Things Paradise Papers tell us about Super-Rich
Ronen Palan | (The Conversation) | – – The so-called Paradise Papers may sound familiar – leaked documents from a law firm that specialises in offshore services reveal how the global elite avoids paying taxes. Even the name has the same ring to it as last year’s Panama Papers expose. But the Paradise Papers are […]
Lebanon Hizbullah leader: Saudis dictated Hariri resignation
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Secretary-General of Hizbullah, the Lebanese party-militia, Hassan Nasrullah, gave a major speech Sunday in the wake of the resignation of prime minister Saad Hariri. Nasrullah characterized this step as a Saudi move dictated to Hariri by Riyadh. Lebanon’s three big religio-ethnic groups are Sunnis, Shiites […]
Trump: Why didn’t ‘Samurai Japan’ shoot down N. Korea Missiles?
TeleSur | – – The revelation comes after Trump warned that Asia should fear a robust military stance by Japan, “a warrior nation.” A perplexed President Donald Trump once noted that he couldn’t understand why Japan, a country of “samurai warriors” did not shoot down North Korean missiles, according to reports. The U.S. leader’s opinion […]
Congress’ Tax Plan is a give-way to the Rich, not a Reform
By Olivia Alperstein | ( Otherwords.org) | – – No matter our politics, most Americans have a beef with taxes. And it’s no wonder. Working class Americans pay a much greater share of their income than the wealthiest Americans, who get away with exploiting tax loopholes and paying less than their fair share to support […]
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