ELIZA BLEU AND THE PERPETUAL TRAUMA MACHINE—PART 2

Milei's "Miracle" Faces First Cracks As Argentina's Unemployment Rises Argentina’s much-touted turnaround under Javier Milei may be losing momentum, with fresh labor data pointing to a weakening jobs market, according to Bloomberg. By the end of last year, unemployment had climbed to 7.5%—the highest rate for a fourth quarter since the Covid era—reflecting a deterioration in employment conditions before the government pushed through its landmark labor overhaul. New figures show that joblessness in the formal sector increased for the first time in three quarters, while the share of workers in informal roles...

The US military’s first kamikaze drone unit is ready for potential strikes on Iran, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing a US Central Command official. “We established the squadron last year to rapidly equip our warfighters with new combat drone capabilities that continue to evolve,” Capt. Tim Hawkins told the outlet. CENTCOM first announced in December […]

Lavrov Soberly Acknowledged The Challenges Posed By Trump 2.0 Authored by Andrew Korybko, He calmly acknowledged that it’s now more difficult for Russia to advance its foreign policy goals due to the US’ renewed attempt to dominate the global economy through coercion and force, but he still believes that BRICS will play a pivotal role in furthering the global systemic transition to multipolarity. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently gave an interview to TV BRICS about their namesake organization and its role in the global systemic transition. He began by contextualizing the present moment in...