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Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: The West Is LOSING Control
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Europe's economic crisis stems from abandoning cheap Russian energy, not US tariffs. This has triggered a forced shift to a military economy, funded by seizing Russian assets and soaring debt, while slashing social spending. The result is industrial decline, rising costs, and a dangerous pivot away from civilian prosperity toward militarization and US dependency.
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