7 Reasons why the NHS needs to close

The NHS is a liability which does more harm than good.

Grave New World: The Soft Tyranny of Tomorrow

The Frankfurt School predecessor and Marxist author Walter Benjamin was fascinated by the curious transformations of capitalism from the mid-to-late 1800s, when Marx wrote, to the early 20th century of Benjamin’s day. In the industrial era Marx observed, commodities were primarily viewed as raw materials and basic goods. Marx

Chew on This: Is There Plastic in That Gum?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Society has a dangerous addiction to plastics and your exposure now includes chewing it.

Russia Instructs Teachers to Spread Disinformation About Ukraine

This week, Russia’s Education Ministry provided schoolteachers with “information for a social studies session.” “Disinformation” would have been a more accurate title for the two-page text, which teachers are apparently meant to read out loud in their classrooms before screening a video of President Vladimir Putin. Guidance is provided

Saudi Arabia: Alleged Child Offender Again Sentenced to Death

(Beirut) – A Saudi man who was 14 at the time of his alleged crime and whose previous death penalty conviction was overturned by the Saudi Supreme Court was sentenced to death again on March 2, 2022 by a lower criminal court, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling flouts the

On the Rocks: UK Supermarkets Remove Russian Vodka over Ukraine

British supermarkets are joining the virtue signalling effort during the invasion of Ukraine, announcing that they have removed Russian vodka from their shelves and renamed Chicken Kievs.

Chile Needs More Free Speech, Not Less

Chilean institutions were put to a test in October 2019, when thousands of people took to the streets with demands that started over the price of public transportation and broadened to reflect generalized anger over economic inequality. The election of a Constituent Assembly to write a new Constitution emerged as

How Far Will Russian Forces Go in Ukraine?

As Russian forces invading Ukraine confront stronger and more effective resistance than the Kremlin probably anticipated, the big question is: what comes next.

Hungary: Smear Campaign Targets Critical Voices

(Budapest) – A smear campaign by a leading pro-government newspaper against independent journalists and activists poisons political and public debate ahead of the April 3, 2022 national elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Video clips recorded without the subjects’ consent and out of context quotes aim to show civil society activists

Ukraine coverage reveals West’s inherent racism

We don’t talk about racism much at OffG, except in meta-analyses of its political weaponisation. A lot of the time “racism” is used by the establishment to attack people who pose a threat to the status quo (see: Jeremy Corbyn). Other times it is used to simplify complex political

Britons to Pay Fifth More for Bread Due to Russian Invasion

The price of a loaf of bread is set to increase by 20 per cent in Britain as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine causing a global wheat shortage.

UN rights body should urgently create monitoring & accountability mechanism

“We left because we live with no bomb shelter,” Yulia told Human Rights Watch.Just like her, close to 800,000 have fled Ukraine in search of safety, and over 100,000 have been internally displaced.

Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Threatens Rights and Dignity

The Senate for the US state of Florida passed a cruel and dangerous bill today that will ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Nonstop Ringing: Can COVID-19 Lead to Tinnitus?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Since the start of 2020, people who have gotten COVID-19 have not all recovered immediately.

Broccoli Shows Major Healing Potential

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published August 27, 2018, and has been updated with new information.