Have You Tried Box Breathing?

This article was previously published June 29, 2020, and has been updated with new information.

Eurozone Hits Record 5% Inflation in December, Energy Prices High

Inflation numbers in the Eurozone hit a record high of five per cent in a single month in December, topping the previous record set the month before as high energy prices are believed to be driving the trend. Data released this week revealed that the Eurozone, which encompasses every country

AUDIO: The CIA’s War on Democracy

The above audio is a shortened version of a video interview from a few weeks ago between author (and regular OffG contributor) Edward Curtin and lawyer/political activist Robert Kennedy jr. Their conversation touches on many aspects of the CIA’s devious role in so many aspects of history, including

20 Years of US Torture – and Counting

(New York) – Twenty years after Guantánamo Bay detention operations commenced on January 11, 2002, a new report assesses the massive costs of US unlawful transfers, secret detention, and torture after the September 11, 2001, attacks. The report, from the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute

Right Kind of Stress Can Make You Resilient to COVID-19

This article was previously published August 16, 2020, and has been updated with new information.

NFT Investors Are Losing Millions to Scammers

Theft of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) appears to be on the rise, with many collectors losing millions of dollars as a result.

Winning the War on “Misinformation”

“Free inquiry on a free platform is the only practice that distinguishes a free from a slave society.” Milton Mayer, They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45 When I was little, I had a poster of a raccoon with his paw over a kitten’s mouth saying, “If

South Korea: Businesses Light Up Shops All Night to Protest Virus Curfew

Several small business owners in the South Korean national capital of Seoul left their shop lights on all night on Thursday to protest a state-mandated coronavirus curfew ordering small businesses nationwide, such as cafes and restaurants, to close by 9:00 p.m. each night, South Korea’s Yonhap News

Eye Drops to Replace Your Reading Glasses?

The U.S Food and Drug Administration approved prescription eye drops, called Vuity, to treat presbyopia, commonly known as age-related farsightedness.

A Veggie That's a Fruit, With More Vitamin C Than an Orange

This article was previously published August 8, 2020, and has been updated with new information.

‘COVID Chronicles’

The “COVID Chronicles” movie gives a concise look at the pandemic, answering some of the questions that have left many people scratching their heads, because the reality and science don't seem to match up with what the media is reporting. Ivor Cummins is a biochemical engineer with a background in

A Starry New Year: January Horoscopes 2022

January is a month of new beginnings and renewal.

Kazakhstan: Cancel ‘Shoot Without Warning’ Order

(New York) – Kazakhstan should immediately annul any order to security forces to shoot to kill without warning, Human Rights Watch said today.

EU: Put Fundamental Rights at Top of Digital Regulation

(Brussels) – The European Union’s draft rules to regulate internet platforms have the potential to better protect human rights online, Human Rights Watch said today.

UAE: State Security Retaliates Against Ahmed Mansoor

(Beirut) – United Arab Emirates authorities retaliated against the detained human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor after July 2021, when regional media published a prison letter he wrote detailing his mistreatment in detention and flagrantly unfair trial, Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) said today. An informed