Current Affairs

  A critical but underreported financial conflict is unfolding in the United States. President Trump’s confrontation with major banks over cryptocurrency legislation and the broader control of money signals a significant power struggle over control of financial systems. While global attention remains fixed on geopolitical conflicts such as the situation in Iran, this banking war carries potentially greater consequences for …

  BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard investment firms are the largest shareholders in 88% of the companies in the S&P 500, effectively controlling a vast portion of the U.S. corporate landscape. Their influence extends beyond typical businesses into critical sectors such as defense contractors (Raytheon, General Dynamics, Boeing, Northrop Grumman), Hollywood, and pharmaceuticals. BlackRock alone, led by Larry Fink, manages …

  The massive American and Israeli military intervention against Iran is a war of enormous significance. President Donald Trump confirmed in his historic declaration of war against Iran that major combat operations are underway with the aim of destroying the current Iranian clerical regime. If the US and Israel succeed in this operation, one of the results will be that …

  If you compare China and the United States, both countries reaped immense wealth during the globalization boom from the late 1980s, yet only one country saw that wealth uplifted its broader population. If you look at GDP growth and surpluses, both nations gained large amount of wealth. China’s GDP grew ten times, and their medium income grew about eight …

  China proposes a new form of globalization with vastly different values than the Western globalist model. It respects national sovereignty, strongly supports traditional values, strictly controls free speech but embraces the existing pluralism within the Chinese culture. This contrasts with the pre-Trump U.S.-led globalism based on a liberal democracy which does not respect traditional family values and religious principles, …

  “For a quarter century I have pointed out the destructive effect of moving American investment and jobs to China and other points abroad. Offshoring served the interests of corporate executives and shareholders. The lower labor costs raised profits and, thereby, executive bonuses and the prices of the stocks, resulting in capital gains for shareholders”, writes one of America’s leading …

  Massive military interventions by the United States of America and the State of Israel have targeted the Islamic Republic of Iran in a full on war of enormous significance. Should the U.S. and Israel succeed in this operation, China is set to loose its access to Iranian oil, in the ongoing geopolitical war over fossil fuels. First Hamas, then …

  The detailed address delivered by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, covered a array of themes including economic recovery, border security, national security, social policies, and the traditional values that built America. Some excerpts follow: I’m very proud to say that during my time in office, both the first four years and in particular this last year, …

  President Trump’s opening remarks in the 2026 State of the Union speech sum up the past year’s historic turnaround of the American economy. “When I spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide-open border, horrendous recruitment for military and police, rampant crime …

  Hanne Nabintu Herland speaks to Paul Craig Roberts about the rising totalitarianism and the New Left’ shutdown of free speech. “The reason intellectuals like me can speak freely is that we don’t want anything, no appointments, no grants, no favors from anyone. We are not dependent on the establishment. If we were, we would be shut down. We now …