Our director of publication and editor-in-chief directed French magazines several years ago, and has won journalism awards abroad. He has regularly contributed to some fifteen major dailies and magazines around the world. Voltaire, International Newsletter is available by subscription for €500 a year, is published 42 times a year (not in July-August, nor during the…
Voltaire Network | 6 June 2025 • The second round of the Polish presidential election was held on 1st June. The results are: – Karol Nawrocki – PiS: 10,606,877 votes cast, i.e. 50.89% of the voters; – Rafal Trzaskowski – KO: 10,237,286 votes cast, i.e. 49.11% of the voters. • The presidency therefore remains with…
Trump is trying to square a globalized world through a national-based American capitalism. It won’t work. Former President Teddy Roosevelt (1901-09) described the essence of US foreign policy as “speaking softly while carrying a big stick”. Under the incumbent president, Donald Trump, it seems to be all about “speaking loudly”. What Trump is carrying in…
Last month, when we reported that Russia had liquidated the bulk of its US Treasury holdings in just two months, we said that “we can’t help but wonder – as the Yuan-denominated oil futures were launched, trade wars were threatened, and as more sanctions were unleashed on Russia – if this wasn’t a dress-rehearsal, carefully coordinated with…
VIENNA, AUSTRIA — While the White House’s frenzied anti-Iran campaign has entailed unprecedented attempts to twist the arms of the United States’ traditional European allies, the pressure may be backfiring – a reality made all the more clear by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s claims that Europe’s three major powers plan to continue trade ties…
During the recent meeting in Caracas of the Venezuelan Presidential Economic Advisory Commission, in mid-June 2018, President Maduro said something extremely interesting, but also extremely disturbing – nonetheless highly important for the region to be aware of. Mr. Maduro mentioned Yugoslavia, the foreign induced local conflicts, the breakup and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, starting with the…
After Venezuela, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands prudently repatriated a substantial portion (if not all) of their physical gold held at the NY Fed or other western central banks in recent years, this morning Turkey also announced that it has decided to repatriate all its gold stored in the US Federal Reserve and deliver it to the Istanbul Stock Exchange, according to reports…
Our director of publication and editor-in-chief directed French magazines several years ago, and has won journalism awards abroad. He has regularly contributed to some fifteen major dailies and magazines around the world. Voltaire, International Newsletter is available by subscription for €500 a year, is published 42 times a year (not in July-August, nor during the…
Voltaire Network | 6 June 2025 • The second round of the Polish presidential election was held on 1st June. The results are: – Karol Nawrocki – PiS: 10,606,877 votes cast, i.e. 50.89% of the voters; – Rafal Trzaskowski – KO: 10,237,286 votes cast, i.e. 49.11% of the voters. • The presidency therefore remains with…
Home » Mundo Obrero » Bola de confusión: la depresión que viene Por Mumia Abu-Jamal Cuando pensamos en la economía, la mayoría de nosotros estamos en una bola de confusión. “Bola de Confusión” no es solo una gran canción de los días de R & B (Ritmo y Blues). El término significa que están sucediendo…
