Biden Vows to Veto Bipartisan Plan Reversing His Tariff Waivers for China

President Joe Biden is doubling down on his suspension of United States tariffs on suspected China-made solar panels, vowing to veto a bipartisan plan that would reverse his tariff waivers.

Report: General Motors Plans to Double Electric Vehicle Production

General Motors is reportedly preparing to ramp up its electric vehicle (EV) production in a few months to challenge Tesla as Elon Musk grapples with his own business struggles.

How Are the COVID Shots Affecting Mothers-To-Be?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE While a typical vaccine must undergo 10 to 12 years of trials before it's released, during the pandemic, COVID-19 shots were made available to the public just 10 months after development, courtesy of an Emergency Use Authorization. Even pregnant women were subjected to the shots, and in many

Electromagnetic-field theories of qualia: can they improve upon standard neuroscience?

How do brains create all our different colors, pains, and other conscious qualities? These various qualia are the most essential aspects of consciousness.

This Week in the New Normal #61

Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. You will go nowhere and be happy The age of “cheap flights” is over, Bloomberg reported this week. They

Speak Your Truth: Don’t Let the Government Criminalize Free Speech

“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” George Washington What the police state wants is a silent, compliant, oblivious citizenry. What the First Amendment affirms is an engaged citizenry that speaks truth to power using whatever peaceful

Wool Over Our Eyes

It is curious to me that people do not understand that historically, perpetrators of evil have always made an effort to convince people in general that what they are doing is not evil, and in fact is good for them. There have been no exceptions to this rule throughout history—

Tech Giant Oracle Cuts Ties with Foreign Disinformation 'Experts' GDI

Oracle, an international technology giant known for its cloud and enterprise products, has cut ties with the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), the UK-based, State Department-funded group that advised advertisers to blacklist conservative media. In a statement to the Washington Examiner, which released GDI’s blacklist earlier this year, Oracle corporate

Are AI Lawyers Coming for Us? What We Need to Know

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This story is about the implications of the latest developments in legal tech.

Artificial Sweeteners Are Toxic to Gut Bacteria

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Editor's Note: This article is a reprint.

Biden Signs 'Environmental Justice' Order to Impact Every Federal Agency

President Joe Biden on Friday signed an “environmental justice” order in the Rose Garden that gives the White House more ability to track the implementation of social justice policies throughout the administration. The order will create a new Office of Environmental Justice within the administration to coordinate efforts across the

Washington Post: Mayorkas Plans Global Migrant Pipeline

President Joe Biden may open a welcome center for global migrants in the South American country of Colombia, according to a report in the Washington Post.

1,000-Year-Old Viking Treasure Found by Young Girl with Metal Detector

A thousand-year-old Viking hoard consisting of coins and jewellery was reportedly found by a girl armed with a metal detector.

California Gives Local Water Agencies 100% of Allocations; 1st Time Since 2006

The State of California has decided to provide local water agencies with 100% of the water supplies that they requested for the first time since 2006, up from 5% that was initially allocated before the rainy winter began. In December, in a crippling drought and facing predictions of a third

A history of Davos meetings in context of events at the time

This is a tour down memory lane and explores the history of the World Economic Forum (“WEF”).  It has been shaping and shaped by geopolitics for decades.  Leaders from around the world gather at Davos to set aside their differences and speak a common language, reaffirming their commitment to a