In this video, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Richard D. Wolff, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, discuss a central question: Are we witnessing the beginning of a new crisis of the U.S. dollar? Starting from the Petrodollar system, the Iran conflict, and growing uncertainty in financial markets, Varoufakis […]
In this video, released exclusively in German on our channel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and journalist Aaron Maté discuss the growing crisis of the U.S.-led world order and whether the political and institutional structures of the American empire remain sustainable. Drawing on Gaza, Syria, Iran, AI-driven warfare and the role of media and technology, […]
We are currently in our annual crowdfunding campaign. If you want our independent and non-profit media network to continue in 2025, please participate in this campaign by clicking here. In November, the Trump administration released its so-called “new” National Security Strategy. Across both mainstream and alternative media, many commentators portrayed the document as a significant break from […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs To read the original text in English, visit the following link: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-national-security-strategy-memo ABOUT JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development […]
We are currently in our annual crowdfunding campaign. If you want our independent and non-profit media network to continue in 2025, please participate in this campaign by clicking here. In our capitalist economy, employers pay wages and set prices that together determine whether a decent life is affordable. Employers’ goal is to maximize their profit. But employees […]
In this video, we interview former US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson about the state of the U.S. empire under the Biden administration.
Today acTVism Munich presents two animated videos from “The Rules” – “Keep Connecting Dots” and “How To Feel Good About Poverty”.