COMMENTARY
We have long argued that structural forces, such as aging labor forces at a time of ever-rising debt, would keep inflation and interest rates higher for longer. This view is now consensus. Surging global yields show shifting market narratives, from deep rate cuts to almost no cuts, keep driving sharp volatility. These moves go beyond […]
“ Great principles, great ideals know no nationality!” – Marcus Mosiah Garvey America’s rising national debt has had a devastating impact on middle class and poor families.The increased debt has led to rising interest rates. This in turn has caused mortgage rates and rent to get sky high. Black people have been the hardest hit […]
SPACE FOR COOPERATION AND MANOEUVRES Despite such nuances about securitisation, the US and China still have many disagreements, such as over how peace, stability and (which) rules, are maintained. Naturally, this has led to growing mistrust. We tend to think of trust as “trustworthiness”, or whether others share our fundamental moral values and therefore should […]
We are good people, but we’ve been listening to leaders who often tell us what we want to hear rather than the way things are. Exploitation is not representation. It is often the first step to tyranny. Will I be able to write to you freely in four years, or will my words be suppressed […]
The U.S., Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are on a mission to restructure the global chip supply chain. The proposed “Chip 4 Alliance” wants to internalize all parts of the semiconductor business—research and development, design, manufacturing, packaging, sales and consumption—in-house. This chip clique will only reach outside the circle in strictly controlled circumstances. These four […]
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Commentary: The last stand of Tory D. Johnson: What Huntington Beach tells us about the demise of BLM
Black Hot Fire Network
March 20, 2025
In the summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter felt unstoppable. Protests swept the country, corporations pledged solidarity and police faced calls for reform. But nearly five years later, as the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, that moment has collapsed — banners gone, donations dried up and racial justice has become taboo. Nowhere is this […]