Future Natures: On Seeing Commons through Popular Genres

In academic research about the commons, few scholars are as venturesome in their creative approaches than the scholars and researchers associated with the Centre for Future Natures, at the University of Sussex in England. Led by anthropologist and research fellow Amber Huff, Future Natures explores “ecologies of crisis, commons, and

Algeria: Arbitrary Travel Bans Against Critics

(Beirut) – Algerian authorities have increasingly used arbitrary travel bans to retaliate against perceived critics, Human Rights Watch and MENA Rights Group said today.

Europe’s car industry is collapsing due to the European Union’s “green” agenda

Europe’s car industry is collapsing, primarily because of the European Commission’s “green” agenda and arrogance in failing to admit it is making a “mistake” going down this path. As if she is some sort of saviour, Ursula von der Leyen launched a “Competitiveness Compass” and promised to trim

Artificial white blood cells detected

First we saw the erythromer, now we have new white blood cells.

Bill is filed in Italian Senate for Italy to exit the WHO

On Thursday a bill was filed with the Italian Senate proposing that Italy withdraw from the World Health Organisation. “The League presented its bill to LEAVE the WHO (World Health Organisation), as the United States did with Donald Trump,” Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s League Party said. Let’

The climate change movement is the new communism says Australian parliamentarian

Australian parliamentarian John Ruddick says that ending globalist institutions like NATO, the United Nations and the European Union is a massive step towards renewal for Australia, Europe and America. Rudduck also called the man-made climate change movement the “new communism.” Let’s not lose touch…Your Government and Big Tech

Homs 2012 and the Genesis of Syria Chemical Weapons Narrative

During the 2011-2014 war to overthrow the Syrian Government in 2011, its belligerents, specifically the US, Turkey, France, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel, have repeatedly accused the Syrian Government of both stockpiling and using chemical weapons (CW).

Wikipedia Ruined My Life

Dr. Vernon Coleman describes how Wikipedia has ruined his life by publishing false information about him, which has led to him being discredited and losing book sales.

Lebanon: Rights Agenda for New Government

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to new prime minister-designate, Nawaf Salam. The incoming government should enact reforms that guarantee everyone’s rights in Lebanon and ensure accountability for

Power vs Life: Towards Wide Boundary Sovereignty

(Recorded January 20th, 2025) Description We are alive at a critical juncture for human civilization, and the biosphere, where the pursuit and accumulation of power – accelerated by technology and AI – increasingly threatens the support systems of the diversity and majesty of complex life on Earth. These high stakes of our

Simplicity and Complexity

It seems to me that when people talk about voluntary simplicity, they are talking about refusing to engage with wasteful lifestyle patterns.

An Economics of Love

In early 2024, I offered an online 12-week course called “An Economics of Love” under the auspices of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate.

If you want holistic medicine you must do it yourself

The medical establishment has been influenced by the drug industry and focuses on solving problems with drugs, surgery, or radiotherapy, rather than acknowledging the importance of stress, diet and preventive medicine. True holistic medicine combines orthodox and alternative medicine to treat the patient as a whole but this approach is

As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from World Health Organization

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Are we too smart for our own good?

Evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr (1904-2005)—who, I’m told, was a very smart person—concluded, late in life, that high intelligence may be a lethal mutation. In this article, we’ll explore some reasons for this startling and paradoxical assessment. Intelligence is useful and entertaining. Companies go out of their