Haiti Is Not a Failed State. It’s a Pillaged One. The Lie of the “Failed State” It’s become something of a journalistic reflex: call Haiti a “failed state,” imply its dysfunction is homegrown, and lament how, despite international aid and good intentions, nothing ever seems to work. This...

I’ll be honest — five years ago, if someone had told me I’d be writing an article advocating for a whole-food, plant-based diet, I would have laughed while chomping down on a bacon cheeseburger. But here we are, and the science is so compelling that even the...

Photo by Jorge Alcala on Unsplash You want the truth? Fine. Here it is, without euphemism or patriotic padding: the United States is a decaying empire, cracking at every seam. It’s not just facing “challenges.” That’s what politicians say when they want you to stop thinking....

The Great Heist: How Employers Have Stolen Over $50 Trillion From Workers Since 1975 The largest theft in American history isn’t happening in banks or jewelry stores. It’s happening in offices, factories, restaurants, and construction sites across the country, where employers have systematically stolen over $50...

An analysis of existential threats beyond surface statistics The statistics surrounding human extinction are already alarming enough to command attention. From Metaculus users estimating a 0.5% chance of extinction by 2100 to climate scientists warning of civilization collapse within decades, the numbers paint a sobering...

Look, I’m going to be real with you about what’s happening with Bitcoin right now. It’s not pretty. While everyone’s getting hyped about “digital gold” and “financial freedom,” BlackRock is sitting there with over 530,000 Bitcoin — that’s more than half a million coins — laughing all the way to...

Up to 85% of Americans Believe Abortion Should Be Legal in At Least Some Circumstances Despite What Politicians Say Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash The Hypocrisy of Politicians and “Democracy” on Abortion In state capitols across America, politicians routinely stand at podiums declaring they represent “the...

New Documents Show The Korean War was Actually a Genocide Committed By the United States in order to “Contain Communism” Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash The Korean War of 1950–1953 stands as one of the most devastating examples of American military brutality in the 20th...

Why Friedrich Merz’s Old-School Market Ideology Can’t Compete with China’s State-Backed Economic Power Germany just got a new chancellor, and Friedrich Merz is already making all the predictable moves. Tax cuts, deregulation, investment incentives — the greatest hits of 1990s economic thinking. But here’s the problem: it’s 2025,...

Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash Look, I’m just gonna say it: healthcare in America is completely fucked. Like, monumentally, catastrophically broken. And it’s getting worse. 67% of Americans are losing their shit over healthcare costs right now. That’s more people than are worried about inflation (63%)...

UnitedHealthcare Caught Paying Off Nursing Homes to Let Seniors Die Because Hospital Transfers were “Too Expensive” So apparently UnitedHealthcare — you know, that massive health insurance company that’s probably screwed you over at least once — has been literally paying nursing homes to NOT send sick elderly people to...

Zionist Billionaire Frank Lowy’s Path from Ethnic Cleansing in the Nakba to Anti-China Think Tank Founder So here’s a story that’ll make your head spin. Frank Lowy — Holocaust survivor turned billionaire shopping mall mogul turned geopolitical puppet master — has spent decades crafting narratives that conveniently serve Western interests....

Also, ich hab die Schnauze voll davon, so zu tun, als würden deutsche Medien immer die Wahrheit erzählen. Die Tagesschau — angeblich der Goldstandard des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks — verkauft uns seit Jahren dieselbe müde, irreführende Scheiße über China und Afrika. Und es nervt langsam echt. Immer dieselbe Leier Jedes Mal, wenn...

So Microsoft just straight-up banned their own employees from saying “Palestine,” “Gaza,” or “genocide” in company emails. Yeah, you read that right. The same company that preaches about diversity and inclusion is literally censoring words from internal communications like some dystopian nightmare. But here’s the...

You think you’ve seen peak corporate insanity? Hold my beer. BlackRock — the world’s most powerful asset manager and UnitedHealth’s biggest shareholder with nearly 10% ownership — is literally suing the health insurance giant. But not for what you’d expect. They’re mad that UnitedHealth might actually be giving patients too...

Photo by Timo Volz on Unsplash Let’s cut through the bullshit. When Western politicians pontificate about Taiwan, they dress it up in all the usual suspects: democracy! Self-determination! The sacred rules-based international order! It’s a beautiful song, really. Makes you want to shed a patriotic tear...

There exists perhaps no more exquisite demonstration of the theatrical nature of international justice than the spectacle we have witnessed in recent years: the world’s most august legal institutions solemnly pronouncing judgment upon Israel’s conduct, only to watch helplessly as their verdicts are consigned to...

It is a curious thing when a nation discovers that its most prolific killer was not a foreign terrorist in a cave, but a man in a suit sitting in a corner office in Minneapolis. Brian Thompson, the late chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, presided over...

Photo by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu on Unsplash Nigeria stands as Africa’s most populous nation and one of the world’s largest oil producers, yet beneath its abundant natural wealth lies a complex web of exploitation that stretches back over a century. The story of Nigeria’s oil industry cannot...

Welcome to Pakistan, where the markets are chaos, inflation is eating people alive, and the IMF is back for its 23rd “rescue” mission since 1958. You’d think after two dozen bailouts, someone would ask: How the hell did a country with nukes, natural resources, and...

There exists a peculiar phenomenon in the intellectual landscape of our time — a man who hides behind the armor of credentials while spouting nonsense with the conviction of Moses descending from the mountain. Jordan Peterson, that professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Toronto, has...

Burkina Faso’s Renaissance: How a 36-Year-Old Leader Achieved 18% GDP Growth in Two Years While Challenging Western Hegemony In a remarkable economic turnaround, Burkina Faso’s GDP has surged from $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion during Ibrahim Traoré’s tenure — a striking 18% growth rate in just two years....

AIPAC-backed law threatening Americans with prison for boycotts of Israel collapsed after GOP lawmakers revolted over free speech concerns Photo by Louis Velazquez on Unsplash America’s Peculiar Relationship with Israel and the Limits of Political Fealty When one considers the curious spectacle of American legislators drafting bills...

Photo by Colin Lloyd on Unsplash According to a recent Gallup poll, 70% of Americans now believe the American Dream is no longer attainable for the average person. This stark figure represents a seismic shift in national consciousness. The myth of American exceptionalism is crumbling under...

Photo by Ahmed Abu Hameeda on Unsplash Let us dispense immediately with the comforting fictions that have clouded this subject for far too long. The Palestinian people have been subjected to what can only be described as a multi-generational atrocity — one executed with military precision, defended with...