Trump’s Second Act: Power, Resistance, and the Limits of Governance

In my 2021 book, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival, I traced how social power arose among humans and how it has been used in societies large and small, ancient and modern. Whatever insights that book contains, now is a good time to put them to the test.

The Gauntlet. Where is Thrutopia?

COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2022. Sean Kidney steps onto’ stage and prepares to deliver his opening remarks. He is the CEO and co-founder of the Climate Bonds Initiative, a climate finance NGO dedicated to turning bond markets and other financial sectors ‘green’.

The FDA Bans Popular Food Coloring Red Dye No. 3

Walking down the various grocery aisles, you've undoubtedly noticed bright red candies, colorful sodas and even pink-tinted medicines on store shelves for years. Many of these products owe their eye-catching color to a substance called Red Dye No.

Huge crowds gather in Lebanon for funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

A trailer carrying the coffins containing the bodies of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine drives through the crowd during a funeral procession at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb.

Dr. Guy Hatchard submits a report to New Zealand’s Covid Inquiry

The submission highlights several key points, including the failure to consider the risks of novel genetic interventions, the suppression of concerns and questions about vaccine safety and the failure to take account of a hierarchy of evidence in scientific publishing.

Here's what to know about Germany's election this Sunday

People walk past a truck with an election campaign poster featuring Friedrich Merz, leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in Oberhausen, Germany, on Feb.

Hamas releases Israeli hostages, returns remains of Shiri Bibas

Israeli hostages Averu Mengistu (4th-R) and Tal Shoham (L) are flanked by Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage during their release in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption TEL AVIV — Hamas released six Israeli hostages early Saturday in

Arab leaders huddle in Saudi Arabia in pushback to Trump's Gaza plans

This handout picture shows (from L) Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egypt's President Abdel

The damage education does

What is the purpose of education?  Is it to educate you so that you become a more thoughtful, more creative or wiser person? Is it to teach you how to think for yourself?  No.  It’s to prepare you for work and to train you to become obedient to what

Anti-Oxidant Sources to Destroy the Graphene Oxide Necro-Molecular Crown

Today, the mission of any human being, who respects oneself, is to heal, daily, the Nature, meaning one’s organism, which is, perpetually, assailed by the genocidal vectors of the “Trans-humanist” Techno-Culture

Latvia 'cannot exist without multilateralism, without democracies,' ex-PM says on U.S. shift

Former Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins at a press conference on the first day of an EU summit at the Europa building, the EU Council headquarters, on June 29, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images Europe hide caption A month after Latvia hosted a major multinational NATO operation

Australia warns airlines to beware of Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, the People's Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang travels in the Torres Strait off Australia's coast, on Feb. 11, 2025. AP/Royal Australian Navy/ADF hide caption MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand on Friday to

USAID was also running covert operations for the CIA

The original mission of USAID was to provide support to developing countries in their efforts to acquire knowledge and resources essential to development. However, over time, the agency’s mission became corrupted and it was used as a tool for domestic political agendas and foreign covert operations by the State

Sandi Adams: The dangers of smart cities and 15-minute cities

Last week, Sandi Adams discussed smart cities and 15-minute cities on the Financial Rebellion podcast with host Catherine Austin Fitts, warning about their dangers and risks. One of the aims is to implement 7 regions of governance in the UK under Metro Mayors.

More than 150 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state

In this photo provided by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, a woman inspects a whale after more than 150 false killer whales have become stranded on Feb. 19, 2025, on a remote beach near Arthur River in Australia's island state of Tasmania. Department of Natural Resources and