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“For ‘no nails’ go next door”

Sand in the gears of the globalised economy

(9 August 2022) (MB) We are driving to the northwest of Germany for a family affair. On the way, my husband remembers that he forgot to pack the essential outfit for this festive occasion, namely his jacket and shirt. So we stop at a well-stocked mens’ outfitter in a Bavarian town. There we are attended to by an experienced salesman. He knows his way around his assortment, the fabrics, cuts, sizes, models, styles. It’s a pleasure to be advised by such a person.

Reaching a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine

Statement by Participants of the “Science and Ethics of Happiness Study Group” under the auspices of the “UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network” (UN-SDSN)

(4 July 2022) (Editor CH-S.) The statement of the “Study Group on Science and Ethics” for peace negotiations in Ukraine as documented here clearly shows that possibilities for serious peace negotiations have always existed and still exist today. However, a prerequisite for this is the genuine will for peace, as can be seen from the proposal.

USA prolongs Ukraine war and disrupts grain trade

by Craig Murray,* United Kingdom

(4 July 2022) With no hope of a ceasefire soon, Turkey has turned to the more limited goal of ensuring that grain supplies can be shipped out from the Black Sea through the Bosporus.

From real cash to unreal digital money

by Prof. Dr Eberhard Hamer*

(4 July 2022) “The biggest and most far-reaching economic scandal of our days is currently taking place through the manipulation of the monetary and currency systems. For the first time, monetary fraud has a global dimension, because it takes place on a worldwide scale, that can no longer be controlled, stopped or prevented by any national government, and because it is formally legal even under outdated national laws”.1

US–China, a kind of détente on the horizon

by M. K. Bhadrakumar,* India

(4 July 2022) The Kyodo news agency reported on Monday that Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand are holding a four-way summit on the fringes of the NATO leaders’ gathering in Spain next week.

The Lethality of the Global Monroe Doctrine

by Vijay Prashad,* India

(4 July 2022) From its attacks on Global South countries to its willingness to go to war with a great power such as Russia, the U.S. is increasingly employing military force to compensate for its economic decline.