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Original source: Diego Ruzzarin
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What does it mean when a superpower's economic policies are linked to millions of deaths? This analysis challenges the official narrative and the moral foundations of global intervention.
US Sanctions Killed 38 Million People Over 50 Years, Says John Mearsheimer
Professor John Mearsheimer claims that unlawful, unilateral US economic sanctions killed 38 million people between 1971 and 2021. He contrasts this with the widely cited figure of 100 million deaths attributed to communism — a number he calls fabricated, tracing it to the CIA-sponsored "Black Book of Communism," whose methodology academics have long disputed. The pattern exposes a structural tension between US foreign policy and its human cost, with stark implications for America's self-image as a noble nation.
"Through the economic sanctions that the United States imposes unilaterally and illegally, from 1971 to 2021, the United States killed 38 million people."
US Army Officer Interrupts Senate Over Gaza; New Epstein Files Implicate Trump
A US Army officer disrupted a Senate session to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza, highlighting deepening dissent within the military over American support for Israel. The protest reflects a wider collapse of public consensus around US foreign policy. Meanwhile, new Epstein documents linking Donald Trump compound the legitimacy crisis facing the country's power structures.
"I want you to stop the genocide in Gaza and stop lying to the American people, because you have been doing it for a long time. You have been funding a genocide."
Claudia Sheinbaum Moves to Reform Mexico's Unaffordable Housing Loans
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pushing back against a mortgage system she says was built to enrich a few, not to guarantee workers the right to a home. Under the current structure, borrowers pay several times a property's value without ever clearing their debt — a model Sheinbaum labels predatory and speculative. The deeper issue is the commodification of a fundamental right.
"These loans were designed as a business for a few — not as a right for the Mexican people to have a home."
Lula bans digital casinos in Brazil, citing harm to working families
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has banned digital casinos, targeting gambling addiction and the economic damage it inflicts on working families. While taxing online gambling could boost public revenue, Lula argued that the money lost to betting drains household budgets, causing food shortages and missed payments for education and healthcare. The fiscal upside, he concluded, is wiped out by direct social harm to the working class.
"Food money, rent money, children's school fees — vanishing on a phone screen. Digital casinos cannot keep indebting families and tearing them apart."
Iran strikes Israeli targets; India implicated in sinking of Iranian vessel
Iran has struck Israeli targets, reportedly including Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence, in what analysts describe as Israel receiving the 'Gaza treatment.' At the same time, India has been confirmed as a collaborator with the United States and Israel in the sinking of an Iranian ship in international waters — raising hard questions about India's geopolitical alignment within BRICS. The moves signal a direct escalation in the Middle East and a reshaping of strategic alliances globally.
"Iran is pummeling Israel — giving it the Gaza treatment. Some would call that divine justice."
Colombia's left wins big; Cepeda emerges as presidential contender
Colombia's left scored a decisive electoral victory, propelling Cepeda to the front of the presidential race. The result builds on President Gustavo Petro's record of raising the minimum wage and expanding worker protections — gains that voters feel directly. The central question is whether the progressive project can hold against internal opposition and external pressure, including warnings that the CIA may be funding opposition parties across Latin America.
"What I applaud most about Gustavo Petro's government is the minimum wage increase and protection for the working class. That, to me, is a major victory."
Ecuador's President Noboa Defies Public Opposition to U.S. Military Bases
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has confirmed the installation of U.S. military bases in the country, brushing aside overwhelming public opposition recorded in a prior survey. The decision lays bare a structural tension between popular will and government action, suggesting that for certain power structures, democracy is only valid when it produces the "right" result. At the core is the weaponization of freedom and democracy — concepts redefined to serve geopolitical convenience, hollowing out national sovereignty.
"Democracy, remember, works for the United States and its lackeys — as long as you vote the right way."
U.S.-Israel War on Iran Exposes Staggering Costs and Regime-Change Failure
The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has exposed a punishing economic toll — estimated at one trillion dollars per day for the United States — and the collapse of its regime-change strategy. The assassination of the Ayatollah, rather than destabilizing Iran, turned him into a martyr and hardened the government's position. Iran has targeted military assets, while the U.S. and Israel stand accused of bombing civilian infrastructure — schools, hospitals, and water treatment plants — deepening the region's humanitarian and environmental crisis.
"The problem is they own Hollywood. So people get very confused."
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