Licorice and Slippery Elm Tea Are Best for a Sore Throat
Although you can get a cold throughout the year, most people have a higher risk of the common cold in the winter and spring months.
Alain White
20 Years of US Torture – and Counting
(New York) – Twenty years after Guantánamo Bay detention operations commenced on January 11, 2002, a new report assesses the massive costs of US unlawful transfers, secret detention, and torture after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
The report, from the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute
Winning the War on “Misinformation”
“Free inquiry on a free platform is the only practice that distinguishes a free from a slave society.”
Milton Mayer, They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45
When I was little, I had a poster of a raccoon with his paw over a kitten’s mouth saying, “If
South Korea: Businesses Light Up Shops All Night to Protest Virus Curfew
Several small business owners in the South Korean national capital of Seoul left their shop lights on all night on Thursday to protest a state-mandated coronavirus curfew ordering small businesses nationwide, such as cafes and restaurants, to close by 9:00 p.m. each night, South Korea’s Yonhap News
Kazakhstan: Cancel ‘Shoot Without Warning’ Order
(New York) – Kazakhstan should immediately annul any order to security forces to shoot to kill without warning, Human Rights Watch said today.
UAE: State Security Retaliates Against Ahmed Mansoor
(Beirut) – United Arab Emirates authorities retaliated against the detained human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor after July 2021, when regional media published a prison letter he wrote detailing his mistreatment in detention and flagrantly unfair trial, Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) said today. An informed
How Do Tyrants Make People Act Against Their Own Interests?
The year is 2021, going on 2022.
Top Tips for a Healthier 2022
The start of a new year is often a good time to take stock and plan out beneficial lifestyle changes.
UK plans to test EVERY school child TWICE this week ….so what happens when you run 7 million lateral flow tests in five days? And are you ready for the “new wave” of “cases” it will likely produce?
New plans, announced before Christmas, will require every secondary school pupil in the UK to take an on-site Covid test when school resumes after the Christmas break.
announced before Christmas
The government plans, allegedly to “monitor” Covid infection in students, go on to suggest that every child should receive a
9 Reasons to Include Ashwagandha in Your Health Regimen
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an herb that's been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years.
The Role of Metabolic Health in Better COVID-19 Outcomes
This article was previously published August 23, 2020, and has been updated with new information.
10 Joe Biden 2021 Blunders that Killed the American Energy Renaissance
Joe Biden wasted no time after being sworn in as president in destroying the U.S energy renaissance ushered in during Donald Trump’s presidency which made the country energy independent and a net annual petroleum exporter for the first time since at least 1949. Through regulations, executive orders, and
Tumblr Escalates Censorship to Placate Apple
Blogging platform Tumblr, once a powerhouse of content for millennials, has censored a wide swathe of hashtags on its Apple iOS app, in what the social media company says is an effort to remain within the Apple App Store’s community guidelines. Some of the censored terms include “girl,” “suicide
Apple Closes All New York City Retail Stores over Coronavirus Fears
Tech giant Apple has reportedly closed all 16 of its stores in New York City amid rising coronavirus cases in the city.
New York Democrats Push Bill to Curb 'Disinformation' on Social Media
State legislators in the Democrat stronghold of New York are pushing a bill that would allow lawsuits to be brought against tech companies that spread so-called misinformation.