Tommy Tuberville misses Ukraine aid vote after railing against it

aol.com None Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has long been opposed to Ukraine aid. • None He delivered a nearly 10-minute floor speech railing against it before the bill passed on…

The Countries with the Most Casualties in World War II

247wallst.com Over 75 million people died over the course of World War II making it the bloodiest conflict in the history of the world. Soldiers laid down their lives in service of their…

Moldova clamps down after Russian moves

newsweek.com Moldovan authorities have seized over $1 million from a new Moscow-backed political grouping in the country, calling the funds "illegal political financing." On Tuesday,…

Capitalism makes society less racist

reason.com Capitalism and racism go together? I hear it all the time. "Racism is intricately linked to capitalism," says famous Marxist Angela Davis. "It's a mistake to assume that we…

‘Patriots’ Theater Review: Michael Stuhlbarg Stars in Peter Morgan’s Chronicle of Russian Oligarchs Who Fueled Putin’s Rise

hollywoodreporter.com Peter Morgan’s new play Patriots, now on Broadway, opens with an awareness of its audience. “In the West you have no idea,” Boris Berezovksy (an excellent Michael Stuhlbarg)…

Russia plans "strategic" economy boost in Arctic

newsweek.com A large port that will be built in Russia's far northwestern Murmansk region by 2028 will boost the local economy, regional governor Andrey Chibis said. Chibis made the…

James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Please read this important and accessible piece in full. James Galbraith starts with a high level review of the three Biden bills that take a stab in the…

NATO's Never-Ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully Is Faltering

zerohedge.com NATO's Never-Ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully Is Faltering Authored by Ramzy Baroud via Counterpunch.org, The western discourse on the circumstances behind the creation of…

‘Patriots’ Review: Peter Morgan’s Disappointing Power Play About Putin’s Rise in Post-Soviet Russia is a ‘Nyet’

variety.com In Peter Morgan’s tantalizing but disappointing new play “Patriots,” Boris Berezovsky is presented as a larger-than-life oligarch in a post-Soviet Russia who transforms…

Son of Holocaust writer Elie Wiesel brings focus on Uyghur persecution in China

axios.com Elisha Wiesel, son of the late-Holocaust writer Elie Wiesel, is joining forces with international human rights advocates to draw attention to the Chinese government's…

World poverty has declined since the fall of Socialism. Lets stop attempting to get back into "World Poverty" by re-introducing it please

independent.org This month’s 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution is an appropriate occasion to remind us of the human atrocities committed by communist regimes. But we also should…

THESE Are the Most Telling Failures of Socialism

heritage.org Some conservatives may be discouraged by the latest surveys confirming that nearly one-half of millennials are receptive to living under socialism and regard capitalism as a…

"World on the Brink" -- Interviewing Dmitri Alperovitch

reason.com Okay, yes, I promised to take a hiatus after episode 500. Yet here it is a week later, and I'm releasing episode 501. This is my excuse. I read and liked Dmitri…

Ukraine war map shows stalled Russian advances

newsweek.com Russian forces have continued to attack the town of Chasiv Yar but have made no recent advances around the key battleground in the Donetsk region, according to the Institute…

Timothy Garton Ash on the cracking European project: Freedom is not a process, it’s a struggle

theglobeandmail.com In the early 1970s, when I lived in Rome as a kid, well more than half of Europe lived under dictatorships. There were the Soviet bloc countries in the East, and – don’t…

American sniper in Ukraine says his unit prefers Soviet-era rifles because bullets are easier to find and they can take them from the Russians

businessinsider.com A sniper from the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Army takes aim during military training near the frontline in Ukraine in November 2023. Ozge Elif…

I've been to 54 countries and have lived in 10. These 5 underrated places are worth the trip

businessinsider.com Kate Boardman, a content creator who has traveled the world, in Guatemala. Kate Boardman/@wildkat.wanders Kate Boardman has visited 54 countries around the world and lived…

China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971

businessinsider.com Lockheed engineers designed the D-21 spy drone in the 1960s for reconnaissance missions too dangerous for piloted aircraft. US Air Force Lockheed developed a spy drone in…

Israel and Iran’s conflict enters a new, dangerous phase

vox.com A crowd carrying a model of Iran’s first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, past a mosque during a gathering to celebrate the IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel, in…

Opinion: An overhyped U.S.-China arms race in AI helps big tech and venture capital

siliconvalley.com It’s a familiar refrain in tech boardrooms and government corridors: China is aggressively challenging America to an arms race in artificial intelligence. Whoever wins will…

China building new outpost on U.S. Doorstep, leaked documents reveal

newsweek.com On a Caribbean island just 220 miles from the shore of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a black-clad Chinese security guard swept an arm at more than a thousand acres of woodland…

Rupert Everett Honored at Lovers Film Festival in Italy

hollywoodreporter.com Rupert Everett landed in Turin, Italy on Thursday to collect the Star of the Mole, the special award given by the National Cinema Museum to personalities who have left an…

What is GDP and How Exactly Is GDP Calculated?

investorplace.com Here's why gross domestic product is so important to the health of a country's economy Gross domestic product, or GDP, measures a country’s economic growth. The converted…

SAAB CEO Says Rising War Risk Drives Defense Spending; Missile Stocks In Bull Market

zerohedge.com SAAB CEO Says Rising War Risk Drives Defense Spending; Missile Stocks In Bull Market Let's start with these five most recent headlines that show why defense spending needs…

Former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson calls for ‘pragmatism’ in US-China relationship

semafor.com The News Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson called for “pragmatism” in the U.S.-China relationship. Paulson, an influential China expert and founder of the Paulson…

Academy Museum Celebrates Sergei Parajanov’s Centenary With Screening Of Armenian Director’s ‘The Color Of Pomegranates’ Plus Restored Documentary About Him

deadline.com The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is shining a spotlight on one of the most revered filmmakers in cinema history. On Friday evening the museum in Los Angeles will screen…

Decentralization and Localized Manufacturing: Bitcoin, AI and 3D printing

bitcoinmagazine.com In the 1997 book The Sovereign Individual, William Rees-Mogg and James Dale Davidson make a convincing case that again and again throughout history, the dominant power of…

AI, Gold, & Nuclear War

zerohedge.com AI, Gold, & Nuclear War Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, So-called artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm. Meanwhile, gold has shot up…

Russia's hunted A-50 command planes are its eyes over Ukraine. Here's how it compares to the Boeing E-3 Sentry

businessinsider.com A US E-3 Sentry, left, and a Russian A-50 are early warning aircraft that play critical roles in military operations. Staff Sgt. Michael Battles/US Air Force, Misha…

Front-line NATO countries will be staring down a 'battle-hardened Russia' able to more easily strike if Ukraine falls, war analyst warns

businessinsider.com Ships from NATO navies sail in formation in the Baltic Sea during the exercise Baltic Operations 2023 on June 4, 2023. US Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Shawn Coover If Ukraine…

‘For All Mankind’ Renewed For Season 5; Apple Expands Universe With Spinoff Series ‘Star City’

deadline.com Apple TV+ isn’t done exploring the depths of space. The streamer has renewed its drama series For All Mankind for Season 5. Additionally, Apple TV+ has given the green light…

‘For All Mankind’ Renewed as Apple Expands Franchise With Soviet Spinoff ‘Star City’

hollywoodreporter.com Apple is doubling down on For All Mankind. The iPhone maker and streamer has handed out a fifth season renewal for Ron Moore’s For All Mankind and a straight-to-series order…

‘For All Mankind’ Renewed for Season 5 at Apple TV+, Sets Spinoff Series ‘Star City’

thewrap.com “For All Mankind,” Apple TV+’s critically acclaimed series that follows an alternate history version of the space race, has been renewed for a fifth season. And, along with…

Yes, Real Socialism Has Been Tried

thecornellreview.org Over the past 100 years or so, socialist experiments around the world unleashed a vast tide of tyranny, starvation, and mass murder on a scale never seen before in human…

Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure supplies

euronews.com If Russia's war on Ukraine shocked Europe into realising the folly of its dependence on Moscow for gas suppplies, growing geopolitical uncertainty has forced the EU to…

Russia is expected to grow faster than all advanced economies this year

cnbc.com Russia's economy is expected to grow faster than all advanced economies this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. Russia is expected to grow 3.2% in 2024, the…

Is the next cold war a drone-swarm race between US and China?

theweek.com The latter half of the 20th century was largely defined by a seething Cold War between the United States and what was then the Soviet Union over which global superpower's…

Donald Trump’s tremendous love

economist.com What does Donald Trump talk about when he talks about love? For the man presents himself as being full of it. He is associated with a politics of grievance and retribution…

28 photos show what Iran looked like before the 1979 revolution turned the nation into an Islamic republic

aol.com None From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. • None On February 11, 1979, the Islamic Revolution swept the country. • None The government…

Leading Russia watcher in China makes surprise Ukraine war prediction

newsweek.com A Chinese specialist on Russia has delivered a grim forecast for Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine: that it is doomed to fail. Peking University professor Feng Yujun is also…

US-Russia collaboration has long endured in space. The Ukraine war could ruin it

aol.com None The International Space Station has long been a symbol of international cooperation. • None Astronauts and cosmonauts from the US and Russia work closely together on…

American Education Needs a Pro-Parent Overhaul

newsweek.com With millions of families fleeing public schools in recent years and millions more set to join the exodus in the years ahead, the debate around public education is shifting…

Russia's saber-rattling against neighbor risks drawing China's ire

newsweek.com Russian saber-rattling against Kazakhstan for failing to back Moscow's war on Ukraine risks angering China and further destabilizing the central Asian region, according to a…

Russia fired commanders amid failure to recapture Kherson ground: report

newsweek.com Two Russian commanders have been dismissed for failing to recapture southern parts of Ukraine that were lost during Kyiv's counteroffensive last summer, according to…

No, Inflation Is Not ‘Too Much Money Chasing Too Few Goods’

forbes.com Former budget director Mick Mulvaney recently wrote that inflation “is too much money chasing too few goods.” That he was incorrect about inflation doesn’t indict him as…

Liz Cheney rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene's Putin rant

newsweek.com It has been a little over two years since Putin launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine in February 2022. As the conflict rages on, support for the war-torn country is…

Russian state TV wants Moscow to conquer three US states

newsweek.com In a recent appearance on Russia's state-run television, Russian political scientist Sergey Mikheyev suggested that the country's "empire" should grow to encompass three…

Marvel Revealed The Fantastic Four Comics You Must Read Before The MCU Reboot

looper.com Learn More Marvel Revealed The Fantastic Four Comics You Must Read Before The MCU Reboot The Fantastic Four is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring Pedro…

Resilience, Reconstruction, Recovery: The Path Ahead for Ukraine

cepa.org Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine is of immense consequence. Estimates of the cost of reconstruction — ranging as high as $1 trillion — do not fully capture the…

You probably shouldn’t panic about measles

vox.com Getty Images Disease surveillance has so far kept the infection at bay in the US, but the CDC has renewed concerns. On April 11, the Centers for Disease Control and…

The problem with Donald Trump's Ukraine plan

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump has made no secret of his intention to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as quickly as possible if he wins a second term in the White…

Putin issues orders for nuclear space program

newsweek.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued orders to Kremlin-controlled agencies regarding the development of a nuclear energy program for space. The Russian state media…

Ukraine isn't the only country Russia is trying to topple

businessinsider.com Russia's state-sponsored mercenaries are expanding efforts to destabilize Africa and the Middle East. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP To Russia, the Ukraine war and the "gray…

Ukraine parliament passes controversial bill to enlist more soldiers

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Suspilne Media, Ukrainska Pravda, and The New York Times The News After months of infighting, Ukraine’s parliament voted to pass a…

The wreckage of the Titanic was found nearly 39 years ago during a secret US Navy mission to recover nuclear submarines

aol.com None The Titanic sank 112 years ago, in April 1912, but the wreckage was only found 39 years ago. • None Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel found the wreckage 73 years…

The Russian Military’s Longest Range Firearms

247wallst.com Over the course of World War II, one of the most famous snipers to participate in the conflict was Lyudmila Pavlichenko from the Soviet Union. She was better known by her…