Globalism

On the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear chain reaction experiment, pacifist and mathematician Brad Lyttle looks back on the history of nuclear deterrence. “The human species has created the machinery to destroy itself," Lyttle explains.

There has been a surge in international migration in recent years, reaching a total of 244 million individuals in 2015. Forced displacement has also reached a record high, with 65.3 million individuals displaced worldwide by the end of 2015 – including refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers.

The Senate passed a $700 billion defense policy bill on Monday, exceeding what even Trump requested and putting the US on track to have the largest military budget since the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Wild swings are the daily bread and butter of a structural crisis. This means that we shall live in chaotic uncertainty until the structural crisis is resolved in favor of one of the two prongs of the bifurcation. We need to concentrate our analyses and our actions on what makes it more likely that the progressive side of the bifurcation outweighs the reactionary side in the middle-term resolution of the struggle.

In his current dealing with North Korea and Iran, President Trump's bottom line cannot be a winner. It can only be a worldwide human disaster.

Both Trump and Kim are dubious figures, driven by fragile egos and unsound judgement. Yet, they are both in a position that, if not reigned in soon, could threaten global security and the lives of millions. Neither Washington, nor Pyongyang, Tel Aviv or anyone else should hold the world hostage, exacting political and economic ransom in exchange for not destroying our planet.