Same Story, Different Decade: How WHO’s Definition of a Global Pandemic Benefits Big Pharma

During the years leading up to 2009, the World Health Organization worked alongside vaccine manufacturers, namely GlaxoSmithKline, to ensure that European and African countries entered into contracts to vaccinate their citizens in the event of an unforeseen global flu pandemic

The Machine Stops

The second half of short-story double is The Machine Stops, by EM Forster.

Taurus Full Moon: Profound Catharsis

October 31, 2020 — A Taurus Full Moon arrives on October 31, at 7:49am Pacific Time, inspiring shock and sudden change.

Japan: End Aid to Vietnam’s Police

(Tokyo) – The Japanese government should immediately cancel plans to provide financial assistance to Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, which has long been responsible for serious human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 19, 2020, Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced a 300 million yen (US$2.84

8 Lies That Prevent You from Being Happy

We often tell ourselves lies that leave us sabotaging our own happiness.And we are not even aware that we do.

Blue Moon In Taurus: Surprises & Obstacles

We are having a Full Moon in Taurus on October 31st for the majority of the world, and in the early hours of November 1st in New Zealand and some Australian time zones.

Integrating The Dark & Illuminating Your Being

Halloween, or Samhain as it was called by the Celts, is upon us.

Afghan Police Take Page from Taliban Playbook

An Afghan police raid on the home of two female journalists in Kabul raises concerns about rising threats to women in public life – in this case from the Kabul police, who seem to have taken a page out of the Taliban’s playbook. At about midnight on October 15, Afghan

Cambodia: Hun Sen Threatens Families of Activists

(Bangkok) – The Cambodian authorities should stop arbitrarily arresting, harassing, and threatening activists who participated in and organized protests on the anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements on October 23, 1991, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments that signed the landmark accords should publicly defend Cambodians facing attacks for calling for

The Establishment of the African Union Hybrid Court for South Sudan

On August 25, Transitional Justice Working Group of South Sudan, Human Rights Watch, and Institute for Security Studies held a webinar for the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) members and other officials to discuss the urgency for the establishment of the AU Hybrid Court for South Sudan,

Progress Protecting Rights While Combatting Covid-19

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, Human Rights Watch has pressed governments around the world to respect people’s rights to life and the highest obtainable standard of health.

Human Rights Watch: 2021 Domestic Transition Priorities for the Next US Administration

Whoever wins the November 3 presidential election has an opportunity – and a responsibility – to help the United States move forward by making human rights a priority in the next administration.

The Next President Should Protect Human Rights in the US and End Abuses

Whoever wins the November 3 presidential election has an opportunity – and a responsibility – to help the United States move forward by making human rights a priority in the next administration.

Reintroducing Consciousness in Psychopathology – review of the literature and conceptual framework.

Alterations in consciousness are among the most common transdiagnostic psychopathological symptoms.

Eleuthero: The Endurance Enhancing Herb

Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is one of our premier adaptogens in the herbal world, widely loved for its stress reducing, quality of life enhancing properties.