Burkina Faso’s Interim President Told His Peers To Stop Being Imperialist Puppets

Voice of East: Burkina Faso’s Interim President Told His Peers To Stop Being Imperialist Puppets By Andrew Korybko What President Traore just did was break the taboo on patriotic military coups by taking advantage of the global attention afforded to the second Russia-Africa Summit... Read More › - Voice of East
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Could the US Realistically Use Taiwan to Fight a Proxy War with China?

Kim Petersen: Illustration: Liu Rui/GT John V. Walsh (@JohnWal97469920) is an antiwar writer who is well versed on China. Recently, he wrote an article titled “Arming Taiwan is an Insane Provocation.” Insane, yes, but it is also a blazing sign of desperation. A plethora of American words and actions touching on mainland China reveal a jittery seat […] - Kim Petersen
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Everyone Should Read Eritrean President Afwerki’s Explanation Of The New Cold War

Voice of East: Everyone Should Read Eritrean President Afwerki’s Explanation Of The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko President Afwerki is the longest-serving and most consistent anti-imperialist alive so his assessment should be taken seriously by all observers. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki met with... Read More › - Voice of East
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Almost Everything’s Residual, But Not Everyone Is Owed Residuals

Thomas Knapp: “‘Generative AI’ cannot generate anything at all without first being trained on massive troves of data it then recombines,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes at The Washington Post. “Who produces that training data? People do. And those people deserve residuals.” I disagree. In the sense that Gordon-Levitt — an excellent and well-known actor, writer, and director — … Continue reading Almost Everything’s Residual, But Not Everyone Is Owed Residuals → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The Coup In Nigeria Could Be A Game-Changer In The New Cold War

Voice of East: The Coup In Nigeria Could Be A Game-Changer In The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko It’s too early to tell whether the Nigerien junta is multipolar like its neighbours or if it’ll be co-opted by the West to function as... Read More › - Voice of East
https://voiceofeast.net/2023/07/27/the-coup-in-nigeria-could-be-a-game-changer-in-the-new-cold-war/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Term Limits Wouldn’t Fix the Supreme Court

Thomas Knapp: “According to respected polls,” Ira Shapiro writes at The Hill, “public approval of the Supreme Court has dropped precipitously to the lowest level in the 50 years that it has been measured.” And not, he cautions, not just to recent revelations concerning the less than ethical (those are my polite words for “bribe-accepting”) behavior on the … Continue reading Term Limits Wouldn’t Fix the Supreme Court → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The Fix For Failure: Banks Should Sell Their Services, Not Gamble With Your Money

Thomas Knapp: The collapses of three large US banks (Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank) so far this year has certainly caught the attention of  Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. On June 29, Fed chair  said at a conference (without going into detail) that the failures “suggest a need to strengthen … Continue reading The Fix For Failure: Banks Should Sell Their Services, Not Gamble With Your Money → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Social Security: All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an IOU

Thomas Knapp: “Three of Donald Trump’s rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination,” Jeff Stein reports at the Washington Post, “are pushing for cuts to Social Security benefits that would only affect younger Americans.” With the first Republican primary debate approaching,  the nomination contest is a two-way race between former president Donald Trump (far ahead) and everyone else … Continue reading Social Security: All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an IOU → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Congress Tries to Wish Away Israeli Racism and Apartheid

Thomas Knapp: On July 18, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution by the kind of lopsided vote (412 for, 9 against, 1 present) normally reserved for proclamations lauding members’ hometown Little League programs. Unlike most legislation, Concurrent Resolution 57 is short enough to fit comfortably into newspaper op-ed length: “Resolved by the House of Representatives … Continue reading Congress Tries to Wish Away Israeli Racism and Apartheid → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Putin Is Unlikely To Listen To Medvedev’s “Inhumane” Advice About Fighting Terrorism

Voice of East: Putin Is Unlikely To Listen To Medvedev’s “Inhumane” Advice About Fighting Terrorism By Andrew Korybko The so-called “turbo-patriots” as they’re popularly known nowadays in Russia won’t be happy, but they should respect President Putin’s reluctance to escalate if they’re true patriots,... Read More › - Voice of East
https://voiceofeast.net/2023/07/18/putin-is-unlikely-to-listen-to-medvedevs-inhumane-advice-about-fighting-terrorism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Opposing War: No Disclaimers Required

Thomas Knapp: Over the last seventeen months, it’s become customary for those who disagree with US foreign policy  on the Ukraine war to preface every objection to that policy with at least one, possibly two, disclaimers. Disclaimer #1: The Russian invasion, they’ll concede, was “unprovoked.” Optional Disclaimer #2: The Russian invasion, they’ll say, was “unjustified.” I understand … Continue reading Opposing War: No Disclaimers Required → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Sudan’s Neighbors Signaled That They’re Disinterested In Fighting A Divide-And-Rule Proxy War

Voice of East: Sudan’s Neighbors Signaled That They’re Disinterested In Fighting A Divide-And-Rule Proxy War By Andrew Korybko Sudan’s neighbours might not be able to stop its slide into a full-scale civil war that sparks the next “African World War”, but it wouldn’t be... Read More › - Voice of East
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Russia’s Shuttering Of The Polish Consular Agency In Smolensk Wounds Warsaw’s Pride

Voice of East: Russia’s Shuttering Of The Polish Consular Agency In Smolensk Wounds Warsaw’s Pride By Andrew Korybko It’s unlikely that the two memorials that were looked after by the Polish consular agency in Smolensk will fall into complete disrepair as a result of... Read More › - Voice of East
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No Labels: An “Insurance Policy” … for the Establishment

Thomas Knapp: Former US Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut sat down with Washington Post newsletter The Early, in mid-July to answer questions about the new organization he co-chairs. It calls itself “No Labels,”  and it’s in the process of lining up ballot access for … well, something. “Democratic strategists and anti-Trump Republican operatives have concluded,”  David Corn writes at … Continue reading No Labels: An “Insurance Policy” … for the Establishment → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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ERA Fight Demonstrates the Folly and Futility of Constitutionalism

Thomas Knapp: “Democrats in Congress, the New York Times reports, “are making a fresh push for the nearly century-old Equal Rights Amendment to be enshrined in the Constitution, rallying around a creative legal theory in a bid to revive” it. Interesting, but what’s so “creative” about “a joint resolution …  stating that the measure has already been ratified … Continue reading ERA Fight Demonstrates the Folly and Futility of Constitutionalism → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The Ukrainian FM’s Reportedly Planned Trip To Pakistan Is Likely To Procure More Military Aid

Voice of East: The Ukrainian FM’s Reportedly Planned Trip To Pakistan Is Likely To Procure More Military Aid By Andrew Korybko NATO urgently needs others to send Kiev more military aid after this de facto New Cold War bloc already ran through its stockpiles,... Read More › - Voice of East
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Solar Radiation Modification: Maybe The Best We Can Hope For?

Thomas Knapp: “The White House,” Politico reports,  “offered measured support for the idea of studying how to block sunlight from hitting Earth’s surface as a way to limit global warming …” Such geoengineering solutions to “global warming” might range from injecting sulfates into the upper atmosphere to reflect sunlight back into space (as happens naturally with large volcanic … Continue reading Solar Radiation Modification: Maybe The Best We Can Hope For? → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The Reported CELAC-EU Brouhaha Over Ukraine And Reparations Distracts From A Key Point

Voice of East: The Reported CELAC-EU Brouhaha Over Ukraine And Reparations Distracts From A Key Point By Andrew Korybko The CELAC states signaled that the EU’s hostility towards Russia wouldn’t affect their bilateral ties by dint of preparing for their first summit in eight... Read More › - Voice of East
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Legal Eagle Monopoly is for the Birds

Thomas Knapp: “A Washington, D.C.-based bar discipline committee,” Politico reports, recommends that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani be disbarred for his efforts to steal the 2020 presidential election on Donald Trump’s behalf.  “By prosecuting that destructive case,”  the committee’s report states, “Mr. Giuliani, a sworn officer of the Court, forfeited his right to practice law.” Meanwhile, … Continue reading Legal Eagle Monopoly is for the Birds → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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The SCO States Agree On The Contours Of The Emerging World Order

Voice of East: The SCO States Agree On The Contours Of The Emerging World Order By Andrew Korybko The competition between the SCO’s and the West’s envisaged world orders is indisputably a defining feature of the New Cold War. The global systemic transition to... Read More › - Voice of East
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A US War on Mexico Wouldn’t Win the US War on Drugs

Thomas Knapp: “A violent drug cartel is suspected of leaving a severed human leg found hanging from a pedestrian bridge Wednesday in Toluca, just west of Mexico City,” CBS News reports. “[T]he trunk of the body was left on the street below, near the city’s center, along with handwritten signs signed by the Familia Michoacana cartel.” Familia … Continue reading A US War on Mexico Wouldn’t Win the US War on Drugs → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Kiev Inadvertently Proved That China Is Militarily Neutral In The NATO-Russia Proxy War

Voice of East: Kiev Inadvertently Proved That China Is Militarily Neutral In The NATO-Russia Proxy War By Andrew Korybko Kiev’s foreign patrons would have certainly been aware of their proxy clandestinely procuring drones from China via its volunteers’ purchases, yet they turned a blind... Read More › - Voice of East
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Never Too Late to Call College a Scam

Thomas Knapp: By the time that the United States Supreme Court decided Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, et al. v. Nebraska, et al. on June 30, it was no longer surprising that a majority Republican Court would side against a Democratic administration in opposing broad executive power to forgive student debt — even if … Continue reading Never Too Late to Call College a Scam → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Police Racism Is A Problem In France But So Are Criminal Gangs

Voice of East: Police Racism Is A Problem In France But So Are Criminal Gangs By Andrew Korybko Average folks of all ethnic backgrounds, political dispositions, and social classes are caught in the middle of this crisis. Violence won’t help control the cost of... Read More › - Voice of East
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