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Europe on a Death March to a War Economy

Europe is not being dragged into decline by fate. Its leaders are choosing an energy squeeze, a financial time bomb over frozen Russian assets, and subordination to United States tariffs and war demands, while…

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The Rent Crisis Was Manufactured — To Serve Profit, Not Shelter

By Esther Cohen Homes were reclassified as assets. Scarcity was cultivated. Empty houses multiplied while permissions went unbuilt. Private equity moved in. The housing system no longer delivers stability but extraction, driving…