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Wolff and Hudson on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and why no deal with the US is possible — as Western colonialism enters its final, most dangerous phase. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the original here: %%post_link%%... Read more »

Michael Hudson and Kathleen Tyson discuss why the post-dollar world is not likely to be built around a single BRICS currency, but through local currency trade, gold settlement, barter, renminbi debt restructuring and new payment systems that reduce dependence on the weaponised dollar system. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on... Read more »

  05.29.2026 Glenn Diesen: Welcome back to the program. We are joined today by Professor Michael Hudson to discuss how the Iran war is affecting the global economy. I heard from some people that while the energy prices are high, that the U.S. could actually benefit from this because then... Read more »

Michael Hudson argues that the Iran war has exposed the fragility of the U.S.-led order, with oil, dollar reserves, food, finance and military security all turned into weapons. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the original here: %%post_link%%... Read more »

Michael Hudson explains why rising interest rates, oil shocks and war spending are pushing the U.S. economy towards a debt crisis. He argues that today’s inflation is not wage-driven, but rooted in energy disruption, financialisation and a debt-leveraged economy that can no longer borrow its way out of trouble. The... Read more »

Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai argue that Trump’s Beijing trip exposed the limits of US power, with China refusing to rescue Washington from its Iran war, dollar sanctions and weakening global position. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the original here: %%post_link%%... Read more »

The 2026 World Financial Crisis Trump is threatening to escalate his war against Iran, and Iran is prepared to destroy the oil production and transport capacity of Arab OPEC countries that do not act to stop the U.S. attack. The result will be to deepen the world depression that already... Read more »

  Professor Michael Hudson – in conversation with Ali Alizadeh, Jedaal TV, Iran AA – The American readout of the Trump–Xi meeting claims that Xi explicitly agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open, that there must be no tolls, that China opposes the militarisation of the Strait, that... Read more »

Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai argue that US swap lines with Gulf allies reveal a dangerous reversal in the dollar system: former petrodollar suppliers may now need bailouts. As war risks, debt leverage and politicised Treasury lending collide, the discussion exposes how dollar primacy depends less on market confidence than... Read more »

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Irrefutable proof of what Spanish researchers and wildlife experts had long suspected, and long feared, finally presented itself in the form of a grainy video that was shot on a minuscule island in the Balearics in... Read more »

Every week, a group of men in their late 60s meets at the Corner Cafe in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. One important reason for these meetups is to discuss what’s going on in their community.  Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Local news has... Read more »

We’re less than a week away from the first match of the FIFA Men’s World Cup, with tensions mounting over the United States’ role as one of the host countries, and it remains to be seen just how the Department of Homeland Security will respond to what it deems threats—or... Read more »

While watching Madonna’s recent Times Square takeover—sponsored by the gay “dating” app Grindr—it struck me. And I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Something about Madonna’s performance made me immediately think of Nancy Pelosi. (Do with that what you will.) Both women are legendary trailblazers in their own right, foundational to... Read more »

Far-right podcaster Candace Owens made a surprise trip to Russia this week, where she spoke on a panel at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), a Davos-style event meant to build relationships between Russia and other world powers. Owens, who initially claimed that she was only taking a family... Read more »

OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT’s “success has not been earned; the rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians), leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI’s market value at unacceptable costs.” Earlier this week, Florida, a state led by Gov.... Read more »

A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. There has justifiably... Read more »

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Is Frito-Lay categorically refusing to buy potatoes grown on farmland that has hosted solar installations? No, the company says.  That hasn’t stopped lawmakers in Michigan and Pennsylvania from spreading the false claim about one of... Read more »

This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. Last December, the Department of Justice opened a new office in its Civil Rights Division called the Second Amendment Section. The goal of the office, as previously reported... Read more »