Being rich has its points and once I was very wealthy! Or at least wealthy according to the times and era. It is hard for me to understand how in a few short years that the world went from a millionaire being rich, to a millionaire being upper middle class. Having millions in dollars is […]
We live in a brand new complex and the building is still going on. It is in its final few months though and something has become clear, that puts a new light on things in Russia… I receive so many e-mails about how Russia is a terrible place and no one has rights and how […]
Revolutionary strategists must ask themselves: How can we best structure our own movement? And: What kind of political framework should we aim for, once we relegate the Banking-Militarist Complex to the dustbin of history? The answer to both questions is the same: genuine (or direct) democracy. Democracy, for the Greeks who coined the word, meant […]
I watch the media play game of twisting the words of the Geneva agreements on the settlement of the situation in Syria. As always the West is dancing one tune and one tune only, as Russia and China stick to their guns and are adamant about what should be done in Syria. Russia is a […]
The majority pro-Kremlin party United Russia intends to submit to the State Duma a bill whereby non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that pursue political activity and receive financing from abroad are assigned the status of a foreign agent. A co-sponsor of the bill MP Alexander Sidyakin commented that the draft law does not ban NGOs or limit […]
The building blocks of the historic visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Pakistan in September have begun arriving in Islamabad. It is a poignant moment in the region’s history and politics. This will be the first time a Russian president visits Pakistan since its birth in 1947. The Russians are fabricating some hardy bricks […]
I have an article in the past about how Moscow was going to grow in size. Well it has happened and this looks like just the beginning of her growth phase… Reclaiming and developing new territories will take dozens of years. Fresh projects listed include building two highways, extending the Moscow metro and constructing over […]
Russia’s children rights ombudsman has condemned a U.S. ranch, where troubled adoptees are held. Pavel Astakhov has been visiting the Ranch for Kids, in the U.S. State of Montana, which is a respite care home that helps children, most of them from Russia, who have suffered disrupted adoptions. “The very form of the children’s being […]
Letter–Russian Highly Enriched Uranium TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE June 25, 2012 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(b), I hereby report that I have exercised […]
I saw this years ago and then I saw it again the other day. I decided to see if this was true. I decided are they that manipulative in America. Since I started to look I have found hundreds of cases of this type of manipulation. But hey! lets worry about this particular case and […]