I’ve written extensively and in depth, for decades, in two published books and over a thousand published articles, with tens of thousands of references, on the rapidly shifting state of the world, the causes and major factors and historical unfolding of these changes, what it all means and entails, and
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Writings of J. Todd Ring: Global Tectonic Shift: The Rise Of China & The Collapse Of The West
To more deeply understand China’s rise, and the decline of the West, see my essay, The Failure Of Propaganda & The Resort To Fascism, which traces the history of the last 60 years. But I will summarize this global tectonic shift, or major parts of it, here. Hold onto your
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: The Big Picture: Markers Of The Global Tectonic Shift, Now Underway
Or, The Big Picture: Economic Strength vs Economic Insolvency: US, Canada and Uruguay compared Uruguayan national debt in 2023:$40 billion USD(52% of GDP) Canadian national debt in 2023:$1.4 trillion USDOr$1,400 billion USD US national debt in 2023:Roughly $30 trillionOr$30,000 billion(Not including corporate and household debt, which brings the total to
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: BLOWBACK – And Collapse
JFK, MLK, The CIA – And The Collapse Of The West Yes, the evidence is clear: the CIA killed JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X. They are the goons of the corporate-state oligarchy. What did you think they do? Defend freedom and democracy? Were you born yesterday? (Read, Killing Hope,
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Homelessness in New York City
I recently helped organize a homelessness study tour of New York City. Our group consisted of 30 Canadians from the non-profit sector, government, law enforcement and academia. We toured six sites over a three-day period. Here’s my ‘top 10’ overview of the tour: https://nickfalvo.ca/ten-things-to-know-about-homelessness-in-new-york-city/
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Finally!
Finally … Ford blinked. All unions who had supported @fordnation during 2022 election, came out publicly in support of education workers & against Bill 28. Ontario was on verge of general strike. @fordnation has now pledged to repeal Bill 28 (which only passed 4 days ago). 5/ — Professor Carol
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: From All Over
Reconciliation visit: The final stop for Pope Francis in Canada was a visit to Iqaluit. The Globe and Mail reports: On Friday, [Pope Francis] met with several school survivors In Iqaluit before an outdoor performance that included traditional throat singing and drum dancing. His speech before hundreds began with another apology
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Art of Civilized Torture – The Legacy of Dan Mitrione
This is where ‘patriots’ and others accuse me of hating the West and America. Good. Our inflated sense of being the ‘good guys’ and on the right side of history shields us from the monstrous atrocities that have been and are being committed in our name. The very truth
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Shit-Life Syndrome – US Politics
Societies that do not adequately redistribute wealth face the Shit-life syndrome problem. Living on the margins is stressful at best. Living precariously is the reality for all to many Americans and Canadians and unfortunately it can lead to some very self destructive voting patterns. “My state of Ohio is home
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United States – Moving toward Ameri-exit
The fact that the US is still entangled in Afghanistan has all but left the news media in the United States. I certainly hope that powers involved here can keep their agenda focus and actually produce some results. The status quo quagmire needs to end. From the Asia Times –
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Noam Chomsky On Iran the US
The US foreign policy regarding Iran is foolish. Noam Chomsky analyzes the situation: “The most dangerous immediate foreign policy crisis is the conflict with Iran, which has been deemed the official source of all evil. Iran must end its “aggression” and become a “normal country” — like Saudi
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: That Can’t Happen In America…
How quickly we slip in barbarity. From Normalizing Atrocity, Ken Orphan writes on Counterpunch: “Thousands of socialists and leftists were marched into stadiums in Chile in the 1970s and gunned down, tortured, or disappeared in a country with a much smaller military than the US. Between 1965 and 1966,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Electoral Politics in the United States – Rob Urie
Why would people vote against their own interests? Why do so many people choose not to vote at all? Some of the answers lie with the very structure of the American political system and the ideological rules that are currently being followed. Noam Chomsky has always said that the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: China’s Long Game – Waiting for Trump to Bring Down the United States
China’s economic prowess is just part of its rivalry with the United States. This is a standard part of an ascending power taking its rightful place alongside a once-dominant power. According to research analyst, Laban Yu, Trump’s trade war won’t stop China’s long game. “China can only conclude that the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Venezuela – Causes of Chaos
The US has a funny notion of what is in its ‘backyard’. It would be really wonderful if the citizens of the US would decry the economic terrorism being carried out on their behalf. “The success of Chávez and Maduro’s governments in reducing poverty and inequality in Venezuela and
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: There’s a Reason They Called it MAD.
They were all the rage in my day. Tactical nuclear weapons, mini-nukes, or “those little bags of instant sunshine.” Somewhere around here I’ve got a then-“secret” field manual laying out how these weapons were to be used in the event of a massive Soviet invasion of western Europe. All eyes
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: China and the 2008 Recession – A Different Economic Strategy.
It would seem that a different set of choices were made during the 2008 recession in China than here in the West. I’m having trouble seeing the problem with the economic strategy the Chinese pursued. Of course, it was because the centralized power of China’s government put the needs of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Paul Street – What Goes Around – Trampling the Helpless Abroad
The conclusion of Paul Street’s essay is important in naming the situation the US currently inhabits. “You cannot maintain democracy at home while conducting an authoritarian empire abroad” is the idea that lies at the bottom of the problems plaguing the United States. The notion that there are people, by
Continue reading52 Ideas: I honestly thought Donald Trump would have…
In 1787, the American Constitutional Convention came to be. George Washington was elected to be its chairman and he sat in a very beautiful chair. On the back of the chair, a sun was carved. Very few people took notice of the chair but Benjamin Franklin was one of them.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Possible Paths to Solutions on the Korean Peninsula – By Rajan Menon
Menon’s arguments are quite rational, but with the current American Republican Administration having rational arguments doesn’t count for much. “Here’s a prerequisite for avoiding war in Korea: stop believing in the North’s denuclearization, attractive and desirable as it might be (if achieved through diplomacy). It doesn’t follow, however, that
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