Venezuela: Political Persecution a Year After Elections

(Washington, DC) – Venezuelan authorities are carrying out widespread abuses against critics through politically motivated arrests, a year after the presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today.Hours after polls closed on July 28, 2

Psychedelic Renaissance: The History and Rebirth of Psilocybin Mushrooms

Scientifically speaking, psilocybin mushrooms are a polyphyletic or informal group of fungi that contain a psychoactive compound called psilocybin. When consumed, this mind-altering substance eventually turns into psilocin. Over 180 species

Midazolam murder: “If you want to kill somebody, get a doctor or a nurse to do it”

Derek Dimmock, an 86-year-old man from Putney, UK, was admitted to the Royal Trinity Hospice in June 2020 with gout and later died under controversial circumstances.  His family is alleging he was involuntarily euthanised using midazolam, a

Is the West Doomed to Repeat Japan’s Fatal Financial Mistakes?

Japan’s dazzling economy was second only to the U.S., with incredible technological leadership, industrial productivity, and an enormous trade surplus. Then it collapsed into three decades of stagnation. Symptoms of the disease that destroy

Kaja Kallas is the real threat to Europe

While Ursula von der Leyen may have survived yesterday’s vote of no confidence, the result has laid bare growing cross-party discontent with her increasingly authoritarian leadership. Support for the European President is eroding. The most