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“What is Socialism – an opinion from Vermont”
April 14, 2016 Guest Analyses

“What is Socialism – an opinion from Vermont”

by Gary Flomenhoft This whole Bernie thing has got people debating about what socialism is. Is it New Deal liberalism? Scandinavian welfare statism? State communism? Or what? Let me simplify it for you. Socialism is basically anything run by or paid for by government. Socialism is what free enterprise needs to operate. You might even call it the operating system for business. Business needs stable government, a strong judiciary to

The scandal at Russia Insider (Saker message)
April 14, 2016 Blog, Community News and Announcements

The scandal at Russia Insider (Saker message)

Dear friends, It is with great sadness that I have to address the crisis at Russia Insider.  I am heartbroken at seeing people whom I consider as respected friends now in an open conflict.  I have waited as long as I could before addressing this issue because I wanted to speak to all the parties involved and ask for the opinion and assessment of a few trusted friends.  However, since

Ukraine slides into chaos as the prospect of all out war re-emerges
April 13, 2016 Guest Analyses

Ukraine slides into chaos as the prospect of all out war re-emerges

by Leon Tressell The recent bout of in-fighting within the Kiev junta has been accompanied by warning’s from the IMF that Ukraine must do more to deal with the massive problems of corruption before it receives any more loans. The in-fighting between the various oligarchs and their political puppets within the Rada reflects the failure of crony capitalism to deal with any of the pressing economic, social and political problems

The controversy about Stalin – a “basket” of preliminary considerations
April 11, 2016 Saker Analyses and Interviews

The controversy about Stalin – a “basket” of preliminary considerations

When introducing Jimmie Moglia’s video series about Stalin I promised to share with you my own take on this most controversial personality.  Let me immediately say that what I will write below is most definitely not some seminal analysis of the life and personality of Stalin, but rather few more or less disjointed thoughts on a topic which I still feel that I do not understand. The figure of Stalin

ICTY Judgments: A New Storm in the Balkans?
April 11, 2016 Guest Analyses

ICTY Judgments: A New Storm in the Balkans?

by Stefan Karganovic Two recent judgments handed down at the end of March by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in the Karadzic and Seselj cases, may turn out to have serious implications for peace and stability in the Balkans. To be sure, most of the Karadzic trial judgment was standard ICTY prose – “victors’ justice” unconvincingly disguised as legal, and even historical, analysis. The defendant Karadzic,

The Destiny of Russia or a Secret Thousand Year Plan
April 11, 2016 Speeches, Statements and Interviews

The Destiny of Russia or a Secret Thousand Year Plan

by Vladimir Markin Source: http://vecherka.su/articles/society/119332/ Translated by Alexander Maidan 01.04.2016 00:30 Dear colleagues! Dear fellow editors! Answers to asked and unasked questions have been piling up. But, please, let us keep this between ourselves. It is not meant for the press here, in the capital. You probably ask yourselves as you watch your screens: why and to what end are they showing all this? Why do self-confessed Russophobes march through

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