From the Editors: "It's the British Empire, Stupid " has been the caption used by LaRouche organizers sporting a banner with the map we feature on our cover. That map was conceived to give you a mental image of the control being exercised by the global British Empire in multifarious ways-and to underscore the fact that to rid the world of the scourges of war, famine, drugs, deindustrialization, and dictatorship, mankind has to take on the real center of that control, not side issues, or mere patsies. The Queen is not amused by the LaRouche movement's determination to expose and bankrupt her empire, nor Eurasian moves to drive ahead for true scientific progress, as our lead story points out (Feature). We back it up with relevant documentation on exactly what the Royals have been up to recently, and a profile of the Satanic empire's operations as a whole.Our news sections will give you a good idea of exactly why the Royals are upset. The recent China-Russia agreements (International) represent a sharp blow to the Empire, as do challenges to the European Union, for example, in Italy. In the U.S., the British Empire's policies, and its puppet Obama, are also taking significant hits. See our coverage of Kesha Rogers' Senate campaign, and a number of stories on the growing troubles for the lame-duck President, ranging from Benghazigate, to his Cheneyac war policy, and the IRS (National). Our Science section this week features a discussion which the monarchy would also like to ban: how mankind can expand his control over the stratosphere, to deal with the devastating crises being created by the current drought in the Western United States, among other places. This session of the weekly LaRouchePAC New Paradigm Show points directly toward the crucial contributions of Vladimir Vernadsky, which are the subject of a paper by Lyndon LaRouche which we will publish in our next issue. The Empire is "striking back," of course, in ways other than the political attacks on LaRouche and his associates. The assault on China is heating up, as is the EU/NATO escalation in Ukraine, in the aftermath of the elections. These crises are indicative of the imperial intent for global depopulation and war. And don't miss our Economics report, for the story behind all the hype about the new "market highs."