Wednesday, January 01, 2020

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  The American Dream


  • After the events that we witnessed on Tuesday, there will be no going back to the way things used to be.  A cataclysmic war in the Middle East is not going to benefit anyone, but at this...
    ( Yep. It's always somebody else's fault. Heck, the new 'troops' are even designated as 'warfighters'. )
  • During colonial times, European powers exploited Africa for the vast resources that it possesses.  But what China is doing today is actually much worse.  Yes, the Chinese greatly...

    • The events of the past couple of days should be a major wake up call for all of us.  The number of mass shootings in the United States hit a record high in 2019 as the thin veneer of civilization...

  • It's alarmingly cheap and easy to remove the clog in your sink caused by food, grease and other nasty buildup.
  • The first new phones of the year are coming up fast. Here are the most important features and specs they'll bring.

    • The Bulldogs and Bears head to New Orleans for New Year's Day football.

  • by Rainer Shea Writer, Dandelion Salad Rainer Shea: Anti-Imperialist Journalist, Dec. 28, 2019 December 31, 2019 Ten years ago, Americans were beginning to confront the reality...
  • Dandelion Salad TheRealNews on Dec 30, 2019 2019 presented a complicated and mixed legacy for Latin America. Right-wing governments continued to make electoral in-roads, but popular...

    • by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy, Dec. 10, 2019 December 29, 2019 Roger Hallam is of course right in his short book, Common Sense for the 21st Century...

      The Economic Collapse



  • Iran has just made a tragic mistake.  When Iranian proxies directly attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, it sent shockwaves across the entire planet.  Of course it immediately...
  • One of the best ways to determine where things are heading is to look back at how much has changed over the past 12 months.  2019 has been one of the most memorable years in our history...

    • A lot of people seem to have forgotten that we were literally on the brink of war with Iran earlier this year.  Back in June, President Trump cancelled a major U.S. bombing mission against...

  • By Haider A. Khan* When I decided to become a US citizen in 1990s, it was a deliberate decision to spend The post Impeachment: An Ordinary Citizen’s View – OpEd appeared first...
  • Kazakstan is continuing its efforts to bring back its citizens who travelled to fight in the middle east, with particular The post Kazakstan’s ‘Holistic’ Reintegration Of...

    • Pro-lifers are using civil rights protections to lobby against early abortions, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal Sexual and The post Pro-Lifers...

  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org New science studies have conclusively confirmed our rain is toxic, how bad is it? Recent reports reveal our forests are not growing back...
  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Weather and politics are increasingly the themes of the day. Which subject poses the greatest challenge to us all? From mass methane...

    • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Ongoing investigations and document releases continue to expose the endless flow of lies and deception emanating from the US government...

  • In anticipation of what 2020 may bring in the area of intelligence, we present you with our selection of the top spy stories of 2019.
  • In anticipation of what 2020 may bring in the area of intelligence, we present you with our selection of the top spy stories of 2019. This is part one in a three-part series; Part two will...

    • The floor plans of the headquarters of MI6, Britain’s foreign-intelligence agency, were temporarily lost by a contractor, an incident that led to a temporary lockdown of the building...

      Joniopolis



  • I don’t get why I have to have a rodent-themed Christmas. Last time I told you our new tradition was having a surgery-themed Christmas. But the longer tradition involves rats and...
  •           We all have holiday traditions, right? It seems mine is to have major medical procedures on them. My main cancer surgery was right before Thanksgiving last year, followed...

  •   Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • Happy New Year, Kenya. 2020 marks a decade of action towards the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Peace and development are inextricably linked, with each...
  • The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for a second term at the helm of the institution...

    • The year 2019 was a year of exciting firsts for the African Development Bank Group. The year was marked by innovation and several new milestones that brought us closer to the “Africa...

  • Some critics of this adaptation have commented that it's unlike the other Little Women films or that not everything that happens with this movie is exactly how the novel does it...
  • As the 'Teens come to an end, the 'Twenties are not looking very promising -- that is, to people into peace, health, prosperity, justice and equality. The post Some Housekeeping at...

    • I don't like to focus on the negative, but this year, it was too easy to narrow down a list for the worst movies of the year. Of course, this list is my opinion. Not everybody will agree and...

  • I went to SoulCycle, in a jumpsuit infused with drugs, to get my ass kicked. For journalism. It was a Thursday afternoon class, and Molli, our petite, yet vigorous instructor helped...
  • Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. It was a startling announcement: A California...

    • In the early morning hours of January 1, 2009, a 22-year-old black man named Oscar Grant sat on the floor of Oakland’s Fruitvale BART station in front of two Bay Area Rapid Transit...

      RSS Feed for Author: Paul Craig Roberts



  • The advocates of diversity could do much more good if they redirected their emphasis to saving the life of diversity on planet Earth. But this would require intelligence and empathy...
  • Be we religious or be we not, our celebration of Christ's birthday celebrates a religion that made us masters of our souls and of our political life on Earth...

    • As people learned of the fate suffered by Palestinians at Israel's hands, criticism of Israel's policy toward Palestinians by human rights activists grew, and boycott, divestment...

  • Vic Emergency is reporting more than 10 fires are burning in East Gippsland on December 30, 2019, including three large fires that have been burning for more than a month. Communities...
  • A Long March 5 rocket carrying a test satellite payload, launched by China at 12:45 UTC on December 27, 2019, produced an amazing night sky show as parts of it disintegrated over Guam...

    • North Dakota's 2019 harvest is said to be one for the history books due to the severity of the damage to crops from September to October by adverse weather conditions. What makes the...

  • According to the market research firm Yougov , more than 1 in 5 Americans plans to participate in Dry January this year.
  • The goal of dense breast notifications is to spur a conversation between a woman and her health care provider. The provider can let a woman know how having dense breast tissue affects...

    • Olaparib is already approved for use in BRCA-mutated ovarian and breast cancers.

      WhoWhatWhy



  • Reading Time: 5 minutes As we brace for the onslaught of news that we expect in 2020, here is a look back at some of our most interesting work from last year. The post All the News You Made...
  • The Mysteries of Time

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  • Reading Time: 4 minutes From one minute to the next, we will end one decade and begin the next. A great opportunity for some ruminations on time itself. The post The Mysteries of Time...

    • Reading Time: 2 minutes The End of a Decade Without a Name ; 'Disinformation' Is the Word of the Year ; and More Picks 12/31 The post Science Students, Teachers Get Times Square New Year’s...

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