Swiss Gold Referendum: What It Really Means Paul Craig Roberts In a few days the Swiss people will go to the polls to decide whether the Swiss central bank is to be required to hold 20% of its reserves in the form of gold. Polls show that the gold requirement is favored by the less well off and opposed by wealthy Swiss invested in stocks....

Opening the Gates to World War III Paul Craig Roberts "The US wants to subdue Russia, to solve US problems at Russia's expense. No one in history ever managed to do this to Russia, and no one ever will." Vladimir Putin, November 17, 2014. According to news reports, Washington has decided to arm Ukraine for renewed military assault on Russian ethnics in Donetsk and Luhansk....

Washington’s Reckless Demonization Of Russia -- Paul Craig Roberts If Professor Petras’ account of the developing war scenario in Ukraine is correct, it would seem that the Russian government has underestimated Washington’s mendacity and overestimated European independence and sense of survival. There is little doubt that hubris has made Washington insane. But it is difficult to account for Europe’s insanity. With winter at hand, how...

NOTE: An earlier report on the study by Michael Wood and Karen Douglas was published by Kevin Barrett on Press TV July 12, 2013. http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/12/313399/conspiracy-theorists-vs-govt-dupes/ Guest Article by J. D. Heyes Researchers -- psychologists and social scientists, mostly -- in the U.S. and United Kingdom say data indicate that, contrary to those mainstream media stereotypes, "conspiracy theorists" appear to be more sane than people who...

PCR interviewed for English broadcast of Russia’s pravda.ru/world http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/20-11-2014/129091-interview_paul_craig_roberts-0/ and for italy http://www.remocontro.it/2014/11/20/fu-accanto-a-reagan-ora-prevede-guerre-e-declino-americano/ Interview with Paul Craig Roberts   I recently had the chance to interview Paul Craig Roberts. I remember briefly, for the uninitiated, that Dr. Roberts was a senior official of the US government, economic advisor to the President during the first term of Ronald Reagan. It is to him the creation of...

Strategic Culture Foundation Henry Kissinger Says Obama’s Neocons Have Produced A Mess In Ukraine Kissinger: Ukraine should forget about Crimea and NATO membership Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke about global threats, the secession of Crimea and Ukraine's NATO accession. Mr. Kissinger said that there currently is an urgent need for a new world order, but its coming into being will be long and complicated. "There...

The siege of Julian Assange is a farce - a special investigation by John Pilger John Pilger is one of the most distinguished investigative reporters and documentary film makers. For many decades he has exposed the extraordinary crimes of the Anglo-American-Israeli governments and the complicit media that covers up the crimes. In the article below he documents the illegal harassment of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange by...

The Next Presidential Election Will Move The World Closer To War Paul Craig Roberts Glenn Greenwald has revealed that Hillary Clinton is the presidential candidate of the banksters and warmongers. https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/14/despite-cynicism-genuine-excitement-hillary-clinton-candidacy/ Pam and Russ Martens note that Elizabeth Warren is the populist alternative. http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/10/hillary-clintons-continuity-government-versus-elizabeth-warrens-voice-for-change/ I doubt that a politician who represents the people can acquire the campaign funds needed to run a campaign. If Warren...

A Global House Of Cards Paul Craig Roberts As most Americans, if not the financial media, are aware, Quantitative Easing (a euphemism for printing money) has failed to bring back the US economy. So why has Japan adopted the policy? Since the heavy duty money printing began in 2013, the Japanese yen has fallen 35% against the US dollar, a big cost for a country...

Patrick L. Smith Writes Intelligently in Salon about Putin’s Important Speech THURSDAY, NOV 6, 2014 06:01 PM CST The New York Times doesn’t want you to understand this Vladimir Putin speech The Russian leader delivers an important foreign policy address we should consider. The Times botches it badly PATRICK L. SMITH Give me a sec to count. In my lifetime the Soviet Union and latterly...