Category: Blog

The Last Pretense: Kharg Island and the Architecture of Trump’s Imperial Theft

This is the tenth installment in a series on the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Trump’s Ten Greatest Lies on Iran

Pentagon, DIA and IAEA assessments contradict claims on Iran’s nuclear damage, missile range, enrichment and protest deaths.

Same as It Ever Was? No, This Is Different

News used to come by slow mail, with fingerprints on it and a stamp; somebody had to find it, and there was always a place for them.

The Replacement Is Already Here: What the Petrodollar’s Successor Means for Every American

China and BRICS payment systems are already processing billions outside the dollar, weakening the financial privilege Americans took for granted.

The Inflation Reckoning: How an Unlawful War on Iran Is Detonating Every US Price Indicator

Hormuz carried one fifth of global oil and one third of fertilizer trade before its closure, sending energy, food and housing costs higher.

US-Israeli Attack on Iran Will Trigger Starvation

QatarEnergy halted fertilizer output as Hormuz closure stranded nearly one million tons of cargo, threatening harvests across importing nations.

The Surveillance State Has No Friends, Only Targets

A reported CIA referral against Tucker Carlson illustrates how intelligence agencies recast contact with foreign officials as criminal dissent.

The Glasshouse Empire War, Debt, and the Petrodollar’s Last Stand

Debt, oil above one hundred dollars and frozen shipping lanes are testing dollar privilege as governments seek alternatives to Washington.

The Intellectual Equivalent of Covering Your Ears

A second response to an optimistic friend who still hasn’t touched the evidence.

A Illegal & Unnecessary War Turned A Shaky Economy Into A Shipwreck

Insurers withdrawing war risk cover stranded oil, LNG, ammonia, phosphates and sulfur, transmitting Gulf disruptions into prices worldwide.