Is there something more sinister than money behind the new HIV scare?
Although any “public health crisis” is big bucks for big pharma, the drive behind a “new AIDS variant” maybe more than greed.
Alain White
Amazon Cuts Off Coronavirus Leave for Unvaccinated Employees
Amazon will cut off paid leave for workers that contract coronavirus if they are not fully vaccinated.
Tory Green Motoring Tax Incentives to Burn £8bn Hole in Finances - Report
Tax incentives put in place by the UK Conservative party to push people towards green motoring could cost the exchequer billions, underlining the likelihood of new taxes being raised once electric cars are established, wiping out financial benefits for owners. A push to get motorists in the UK to adopt
Twitter Misses Targets for Revenue, Profits, User Growth Under Censor-Happy CEO
Twitter posted its first earnings report since appointing its new censorship-happy CEO, Parag Agrawal, and missed analyst estimates on earnings, revenue, and user growth.
Sen. Blackburn Sounds Alarm on Biden FCC Pick Gigi Sohn: 'Dishonest,' 'Radical Nominee'
Sen.Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemned one of Joe Biden’s more controversial nominees on the eve of her second Senate hearing, Gigi Sohn, who has been nominated to serve a five-year term at the FCC.
China's TikTok Helps Teens Go Viral with Racy Videos, Harming Mental Health
The algorithm for the Chinese-owned TikTok app makes it easier for teens to go viral and gain internet fame, especially with sexualized videos.
Go With Your Gut
STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published January 3, 2018, and has been updated with new information.
Awakening Artemis: Going to the Wild Side
The Alchemist’s Kitchen will be hosting a free virtual book launch for Vanessa Chakour’s “Awakening Artemis” on Sunday, January 30 at 6 pm.
Sri Lanka: Grave Abuses Under Discredited Law
(Brussels) – The Sri Lankan government is using the discredited Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to commit prolonged arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The European Union, other trading partners, and donors, should press for time-bound action to repeal the abusive law and reject
Nostalgic for the Future
Despite its pedigree as a fundamental element in civilization’s greatest stories, nostalgia has come to be associated with treacly sentimentality, defeatism, and spurious spiritual inclinations.
Homer, Vergil, Dante, the Biblical writers, and their ilk would demur, of course, but they have been dead for a few years, so progress’
Can Bitcoin Circumvent Economic Tyranny?
Finance guru Catherine Austin Fitts, whom I've interviewed before, and Aleks Svetski, editor of The Bitcoin Times magazine and host of “The Wake Up Podcast.”
DC March to Defeat the Mandates
An estimated 30,000 to 50,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a “Defeat the Mandates” rally.
Research Reveals Disturbing Sucralose (Splenda) Side Effects
This article was previously published February 6, 2019, and has been updated with new information.
Kazakhstan: Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested, Beaten
(Berlin) – Kazakhstan security forces have arbitrarily arrested peaceful protesters and others, ill-treated and tortured some detainees, and interfered with detainees’ access to lawyers following nationwide protests in early January 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch received credible reports of dozens of cases in which police arbitrarily detained
Top Five Tips to Avoid Dangerous Chemicals
This article was previously published February 26, 2020, and has been updated with new information.