Could Venezuela Become the Pillar of the New Petrodollar?

By Drago Bosnic, November 07, 2026

Apart from losing the conventional conflict and repeatedly threatening to use thermonuclear weapons, Donald Trump’s actions also caused energy price hikes that hundreds of millions of Americans felt at gas stations and on their energy bills.

Heads or Tails, Wall Street Wins: Saving Our Pensions From The Casino

By Ellen Brown, November 08, 2026

State and local pension funds hold $6.2 trillion, more than a fifth of the GDP of the U.S. economy. That massive pool of money is not building housing, infrastructure or local businesses. It is parked in Wall Street’s casino, bidding up the price of existing assets, while asset managers collect their fees whether the pension funds win or lose.

A Short History of Ukraine and Russia

By Renee Parsons, November 09, 2026

At the 43rd Munich Security Conference in February 2007, Putin asserted that Russia would no longer accept a subordinate role in international affairs with “… the relationship between Russia and NATO must be clarified and further developed before Ukraine can join NATO. Otherwise, NATO will be an enemy to Russia.”

10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

By Medea Benjamin, November 09, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries is in line to become the first Black Speaker of the House, which would be a historic milestone. But members of Congress must examine Jeffries’ record, his priorities, and the kind of leadership he would bring to this moment. Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.

Policing the Crisis: Discipline and Punish

By Colin Todhunter, November 08, 2026

Policing the crisis? What crisis? The one defined by an obscenely wealthy and hegemonic class: the supposed crisis of the working class and how to control and discipline it.

BREAKING: FDA Confirms Gene Therapy DNA Integrated Into Human Genomes, Inducing Cancer

By Nicolas Hulscher, November 08, 2026

The FDA has confirmed insertional oncogenesis involving a viral-vector gene therapy that uses the same category of DNA-delivery technology as Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca COVID shots.

Jared Kushner’s Diplomacy for Hire

By Philip Giraldi, November 08, 2026

Many observers of the highly dysfunctional President Donald J Trump administration have noted how a major contributing factor for the foreign policy disasters might well derive from the appointment of two real estate billionaires personally linked to the president as its top negotiators.