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The war in Ukraine has dominated the past year. Other global crises of soaring energy and food costs are collateral damage from the conflict in Ukraine. The conflict is not simply a localized one in the center of Europe on Russia’s doorstep involving a reactionary anti-Russian regime in Kiev. The conflict represents a historic showdown between the United States and its allies in the NATO military alliance it leads, and Russia. The showdown has been a long time coming. It didn’t have to happen in this violent, atrocious way. Russia had long warned the United States and its NATO partners...

Excellent conversation with Garland Nixon about the United States plan for stealing Europe's industry in order to reindustrialize the U.S allowing it to become more competitive with China and to maintain hegemony. Europe had to give up low cost Russian gas and oil to weaken them enough that their industries would be forced to relocate here or go bankrupt. Europe is in the process of a complete collapse. He believes that the U.S. always uses their vassals and then discards them as empires have throughout history. One of the most interesting points he makes is that the U.S. like Britain...