Gruesome Femicide in Iran
Headlines about the beheading of 17-year-old Ghazaleh (Mona) Heydari shook Iranian society on Saturday.
Clara Steitz
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
Bidenflation Triggers 'Stunning' Collapse of Consumer Sentiment to 10-Year Low
Consumer sentiment plunged in the early weeks of February as consumers lost faith in the Biden administration’s economic policies, inflation rose to the worst level in 40 years, and the long-term economic outlook of American households fell to its least favorable level in a decade.
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Moscow Plays a Weak Hand on Lawlessness in Chechnya
Russia is a country where thousands are detained at peaceful demonstrations and even single-person picketers are thrown behind bars — all in the name of public safety and even public health.
China: Imprisoned Tibetan Monk’s Health in Peril
(New York) – The Chinese government should immediately and unconditionally release the imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso, Human Rights Watch said today.
UK Energy Price Hike Threatens to Worsen Poverty Crisis
Last week, the United Kingdom government raised the price energy providers can charge customers by 54 percent in response to rising fossil fuel costs, putting the human right to an adequate standard of living at risk for millions. Poverty rates have risen sharply in UK households with children over the
Presleep Ruminating on Intrusive Thoughts Increased the Possibility of Dreaming of Threatening Events
This study investigated whether ruminating on an intrusive thought before sleeping led to an increased likelihood of dreaming of threatening events.
Inattentive Perception, Time, and the Incomprehensibility of Consciousness
Cerebral energy supply is insufficient to support continuous neuronal processing of the plethora of time-constant objects that we are aware of.
Limit the Lectins
STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published January 7, 2018, and has been updated with new information.
These Herbs Can Help Suppress Tumor Development
Plant scientists from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, took the next step in discovering how compounds found in Mediterranean spices, including thyme and oregano, may be developed into pharmaceutical products that could help suppress tumor development. The research was published in December 2021 in the Proceedings of the National
Google Doesn’t Want You to Research Mass Formation Psychosis
At the end of 2021, the term “mass formation psychosis” had a value of 0 on Google Trends, meaning there's not enough data for the term to even make it on the charts.
This Visceral Tissue Affects How You Think
This article was previously published April 30, 2020, and has been updated with new information.
Human Rights Watch Among Pegasus Spyware Targets
The targeting of a Human Rights Watch staff member with Pegasus spyware underscores the urgent need to regulate the global trade in surveillance technology, Human Rights Watch said today.
Partaking of the Food of the Gods: Diving into Ceremonial Cacao
“We’re aware that medicine is something that heals us and brings us into harmony and for the indigenous communities medicine is anything that brings us into alignment – that connects Mind, Body, and Spirit. So when we talk about Cacao medicine its the understanding that cacao is guiding us to
NIH Study Shows COVID Shot Affects Menstrual Cycle
Women around the globe have reported changes in their menstrual cycles following COVID-19 shots.