par Henri Ramoneda
De 1932 à 1935, la vaste plaine du Chaco, supposée riche en pétrole, fut l'enjeu d'une guerre meurtrière entre la Bolivie et le Paraguay. La Bolivie fut soutenue dans son effort de guerre par les compagnies pétrolières étatsuniennes, désignées comme le cartel des sept sœurs, alors que le Paraguay fut armé par les compagnies pétrolières britanniques.
By Tom Engelhardt
TomEngelhardt.com
July 22, 2026
I recently drove to a gas station in Massachusetts to fill my tank with regular gas, the cheapest around, and, to my surprise, given what's going on, it was only $4.59 a gallon.
Okay, okay, I take back that "only" and admit it. It's not good to joke about the nightmare of gas prices these days. But in truth, that may indeed still prove to be the good news, since Donald Trump remains at war (or perhaps at chaos) with Iran, a country a mere 6,300 miles or so from Washington, D.C., and so crucial to American power on this distinctly overheating planet of ours (right?).
By Tom Engelhardt
TomEngelhardt.com
July 22, 2026
I recently drove to a gas station in Massachusetts to fill my tank with regular gas, the cheapest around, and, to my surprise, given what's going on, it was only $4.59 a gallon.
Okay, okay, I take back that "only" and admit it. It's not good to joke about the nightmare of gas prices these days. But in truth, that may indeed still prove to be the good news, since Donald Trump remains at war (or perhaps at chaos) with Iran, a country a mere 6,300 miles or so from Washington, D.C., and so crucial to American power on this distinctly overheating planet of ours (right?).
By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com
July 22, 2026
What we do know is that things have internal structures with dynamics that operate whether we "like" them or not.
Correspondent Manoj S. recommended an essay from the always-insightful John Michael Greer on the dissolution of unproductive classes behind the smokescreen of AI: A Game of Musical Chairs
"You can sell Americans on anything, no matter how wretchedly unsatisfactory it is, by labeling it as progress.
One of the dumbest popular narratives you see today is the idea that Zionists persuaded a reluctant Trump to start a war with Iran after he was re-elected, like they were chasing him around going "Would you like to bomb Iran?" like the guy from Green Eggs and Ham while he yelled "Not in a...
By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com
July 22, 2026
America's latest forever war continues to ravage the middle east as US forces bomb Iran for the tenth consecutive night in a series of exchanges which The New York Times reports have caused a significantly higher number of injuries to US troops than the Pentagon has acknowledged.
By Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org
July 22, 2026
Mouthing the usual collection of Trump lies about the evil of Iran, Trump says the New York Mayor will not be allowed to arrest the indicted War Criminal Netanyahu when he lands in New York to give Trump Israel's latest orders. The American president shows pride in being Israel's puppet.
As both Trump and Biden enabled and financed the Palestinian Genocide, shouldn't both also be arrested ? Why only the Israeli War Criminal ? Why not also the two American presidents who made it possible ? Israel has no more Palestinian blood on its hands than do Biden and Trump.
By Donald DeMarco
Crisis Magazine
July 22, 2026
Flannery O'Connor, who had an admirable propensity for being honest, made the remark that "the truth will make you odd." She would not be surprised, if she were around today, to learn that a dubious student-led protest was sufficient for authorities to remove her name from one of the residence halls at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. More than 80 scholars and authors signed a letter protesting the change.
By Larry C. Johnson
Sonar21
July 22, 2026
Tehran delivered to Washington via Pakistan in early April, a formalized demand for the withdrawal of US combat forces from military bases across the region. It sat in a package alongside the lifting of all sanctions and UN resolutions, the release of Iranian assets held overseas, reparations, and Iran's right to nuclear enrichment.
Instead of waiting for the US to agree to the demand, Iran has launched targeted attacks during the past two weeks on key US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
By Charles Burris
July 21, 2026
Las Vegas is the Rosetta Stone to understanding America's confluence between the State and organized crime. In their monumental book, The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America, the brilliant husband and wife research team of Roger Morris and Sally Denton have authored a comprehensive synthesis detailing the historic nexus of organized crime syndicates, Wall Street, and the intelligence community.
par Larry Johnson
J'ai évoqué la diminution des stocks de plusieurs catégories de missiles de combat américains dans de récents podcasts et j'ai décidé de vous fournir les meilleures données disponibles afin de vous aider à saisir l'ampleur du problème. Les tableaux ci-dessous sont basés sur les analyses publiques les plus récentes du CSIS, du Payne Institute et des principaux médias (à la mi-2026) et présentent une estimation actuelle (à mon avis trop optimiste) des niveaux de stock américains de ces systèmes d'armes clés.
By Russell CONTRERAS, Delano MASSEY
The semiquincentennial is becoming a proxy battle over patriotism, belonging and whether the country's founding ideals should be celebrated as settled history or unfinished work.
The big picture: Civil rights groups, Latino leaders, Jewish and multifaith organizers, Asian American advocates and left-leaning civic groups are using the anniversary to highlight race, religion, immigration and democracy.
By Lauren PEARLE
In a deeply divided country, one issue is cutting through the noise: Americans increasingly agree that the affordability crisis is real and that it could get worse.
A new Guardian/Harris Poll released Tuesday found that 95% of Americans believe the country is suffering from an affordability crisis and that 57% believe the overall economy is getting worse, up from 46% who said the same in February.
par Les affaires mondiales en contexte
"L'Amérique n'a jamais été aussi riche, et pourtant, des millions d'Américains se sentent de plus en plus pauvres. Pendant que Wall Street fête des records historiques, la classe moyenne, elle, se rétrécit".
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By Danaka KATOVICH
In an era of high prices for fuel, food, and housing, an extra $4,000 could make a life-saving difference for many families. But instead, that's what the average household had to shell out for the Pentagon last year.
In an era of high prices for fuel, food, and housing, an extra $4,000 could make a life-saving difference for many families. But instead, that's what the average household had to shell out for the Pentagon last year.
So Much Intel, So Little Insight
Yes, it's staggering. The U.S. government has eighteen intelligence agencies-euphemistically known as the IC or the intelligence community. Interestingly, the infamous DOGE, searching for government efficiency, never challenged that "community."
And that "community" doesn't come cheap. Courtesy of my AI friends, here's a rough budget breakdown:
par Philip Giraldi
La Maison-Blanche découvre encore plus de "communistes" et de terroristes.
Dans les États-Unis de Donald Trump, on peut toujours se réveiller le matin et parcourir en ligne les gros titres de la nuit pour découvrir quelque chose de nouveau et de passionnant. Au cours de la semaine écoulée, cela a été un mélange entre une nouvelle guerre (encore) contre l'Iran et une gestion compliquée d'autres dossiers, alors que le président Trump semble s'en prendre à ses ennemis aux États-Unis et ailleurs.