The Real Trump-Zelensky $500 Billion Minerals Deal

Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain After weeks of on again off again, US mainstream media headlines today, February 26, 2025 announce that Trump and Ukraine’s president Zelensky—after weeks of ‘tit for tat’ mutual accusations–have reportedly reached a deal for Ukraine to pay the US from Ukraine’s minerals wealth. The deal details remain…

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Unexploded World War I mortars found at construction site, Washington police say

An archaeologist at a construction site reported finding unexploded military munitions, Washington police said. The explosives found Tuesday, Feb. 25, appear to be mortar shells dating back to World War I, the Vancouver Police Department said in a Feb. 26 news release. World War I mortar (Vancouver Police Department/Facebook) They were found during construction at Pearson Field, a municipal airport, police said. A police…

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UN chief warns U.S. aid cuts threaten global health, safety, prosperity

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced serious concerns over the sweeping cuts to U.S. foreign assistance, warning that the reductions could prove disastrous for vulnerable populations worldwide Addressing reporters at the UN on Friday, Guterres remarked, “Going through with these cuts will make the world less healthy, less safe and less prosperous. “The reduction…

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A Rot in the System

Cover art for the book A Rotten Crowd: America, Wealth, and One-Hundred Years of The Great Gatsby by John Marsh In A Rotten Crowd: America, Wealth, and One Hundred Years of The Great Gatsby (Monthly Review Press, 2024), author and English professor John Marsh unpacks culture and the economy over a century through the lens…

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