How the biggest baddest bully is being felled by a tiny little bug

By Robert A. Vella If this was a boxing match, the tale of the tape would be ridiculously one-sided.  The Continue reading →

Carnage in the Markets: Coronavirus bites Capitalism’s Achilles Heel

By Robert A. Vella It happened in 1637, 1720, 1769, 1772, 1791, 1796, 1819, 1825, 1837, 1847, 1857, 1866, 1869, Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Oil Prices, Mueller investigation, Trump, Clinton, N.C. Election Fraud, and a Bomb Threat

By Robert A. Vella Here’s the news roundup for another busy Friday: oil prices Russia has negotiated a deal between Continue reading →

Love can’t be forced: the Trials and Tribulations of the G20 Summit

By Robert A. Vella The G20 was formed in 1999 to provide an international forum for the world’s wealthiest nations Continue reading →

Fact-checking Trump’s rationale for defending Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi killing

By Robert A. Vella The rationale President Trump is using to defend Saudi Arabia in the assassination of journalist Jamal Continue reading →

Global Recession: A Real and Present Danger?

By Robert Borosage Listening to the presidential debates would suggest that the only foreign policy challenges that the U.S. faces Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia, Russia to Freeze Oil Output Near Record Levels

Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to freeze oil output at near-record levels, the first coordinated move by the world’s two Continue reading →

Another bad day for Global Markets as Commodity Prices, Consumer Demand drop further

By Robert A. Vella Say what you will about global capitalism.  I am certainly no fan, but it is the Continue reading →