US-China war would be a disaster for the world, says Communist party
A military conflict between the US and China would spell disaster for the world, the Communist party’s official mouthpiece has warned, in its first pronouncement on ties between the world’s two largest economies since Donald Trump moved into the White House.
theguardian.com
Russia disagrees with Trump labeling Iran ‘number one terrorist state’
“We do not agree with the definition,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. “All of you know that Russia enjoys warm relations with Iran, we do cooperate on a range of issues, and we do appreciate our economic ties which, we hope, will go further,” he added.
rt.com
German conservatives agree on Merkel as chancellor candidate for September election
Germany's conservative parties agreed on Monday to nominate Angela Merkel as their candidate for chancellor in a Sept. 24 election despite their long feud over how to tackle the migrant influx, participants at a conservative meeting told Reuters.
reuters.com
Americans sharply divided along partisan lines over travel ban, Trump: CBS News poll
Two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, the country remains sharply divided along partisan lines. A large majority of Republicans approves of President Trump and his recent executive order temporarily restricting entry into the U.S. by foreigners and refugees, while Democrats disapprove in similar numbers.
cbsnews.com
Romania’s Leaders Back Down, but Protesters Aren’t Going Anywhere
Romanian anti-corruption protesters were out in record numbers on Sunday evening, so distrusting of their government that they refused to accept its contrite promise the night before to capitulate to their demands and rescind a decree that had decriminalized some corruption offenses.
nytimes.com
OP/EDs
The Mortgage-Bond Whale That Everyone Is Suddenly Worried About
Almost a decade after it all began, the Federal Reserve is finally talking about unwinding its grand experiment in monetary policy. And when it happens, the knock-on effects in the bond market could pose a threat to the U.S. housing recovery.
bloomberg.com
This Is Marine Le Pen’s Plan to Break Up the Euro
National Front leader Marine Le Pen will take back control of the central bank and fire up the printing presses as she leads France out of the euro if she wins the presidential election in May, her chief economic adviser said.
bloomberg.com
Revolutionary Lessons From Flyover Country
Paradoxically, the Religious Right may hold a kind of key for those of us faced with staying in our left- behind places, rather than futilely attempting to keep up with the ever-ascending capitalist project. Flyover places like Utica, inconsequential in the schemes and dreams of global corporate capitalism, are now prominently associated with conservative religions whose members are passionately pissed off at being ignored by the establishment that looks down on them and ignores their needs.
counterpunch.org
Holy Warriors Against the Welfare State
A dispatch from the dark heart of DeVos-land.
thebaffler.com
