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  • A Critical Tool to Address Currency Manipulation and Stem Record-Setting Trade Deficits Has Been Shirked by the Trump Administration, a New Public Citizen Analysis Shows The Trump...
  • Note from Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Here is our initial 14-page analysis of the NAFTA 2.0 text, following up on the statement from Sunday night...

    • Will Canada agree to a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation deal this week given the high-stakes Quebec election occurring on Oct.1? Our Canadian friends say...

  • Of all realized masters I find that Rumi had a way of speaking from the heart that not many could parallel. His words radiate compassion, unconditional love for others and most importantly...
  • Jim Carrey is overflowing with amazing advice for living a successful life. Here is a new video created by The Journey of Purpose of Jim Carrey’s recent Viral video of his inspiring...

    • Has your heart been broken? It’s one of those tough experiences. Your world seemed to crumble and fall at first. But as the years turned into years, you slowly became okay. Then suddenly...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Apple cider vinegar is a popular home remedy for a variety of health issues. But can it also treat cancer? We look at the research.
  • Emotional exhaustion can arise after a period of excessive stress. Some people are more at risk than others, including those in demanding jobs or with caring responsibilities. People...

    • Nux vomica is a natural remedy that some people believe can treat high blood sugar, relieve pain, and have antioxidant effects. We look at the research...

  • By Stefania Costa 24 September 2018(Imazon) – In August 2018, SAD detected 545 square kilometers of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, an increase of 199% in relation to August...
  • By John Aidan Byrne22 September 2018 (New York Post) – Ten years ago, it was too-easy credit that brought financial markets to their knees. Today, it could be a global debt of $247...

    • By Laura Zuckerman24 September 2018PINEDALE, Wyoming (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday ordered Endangered Species Act protections restored to grizzlies in and around Yellowstone...

  • The video of a white woman confronting a Spanish-speaking family as they were trying to enjoy a meal at a Virginia restaurant, even demanding to see their passports, has gone viral...
  • Twitter is removing accounts that tweet out and support Alex Jones and his website www.infowars.com. Yahoo News reports the company confirmed the removal of more accounts affiliated...

    • Similar to the 2016 election, political pundits have been stating for months that the Democratic party is all but a sure thing to win enough seats to control the House of Representatives...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • Over eleven years ago, a report came out from the Delaware Department of Education.  The topic was Delaware students and what they were looking for in education.  This is a voice...
  • There are a finite number of students in Delaware schools.  Sure, the number enrolled steadily grows over the years, but there are only so many schools.  We know in Delaware that...

    • A citizen in the 9th State Representative district caught Monique Johns or someone from her campaign stealing a Kevin Hensley flyer from their door.  This is a very bad optic for the...

  • TweetTeachers are running for office in unprecedented numbers. And that’s not the only thing that makes this wave of teachers-turned-candidates unique. In the latest episode...
  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, Jennifer and Jack talk to Anand Giridharadas about his best-selling new book, Winners Take All: the Elite Charade of Changing the World...

    • TweetIn 1977—please don’t do the math!—I climbed aboard a school bus headed for a newly integrated school, part of an ambitious and court-ordered school desegregation experiment...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • October 25, 2018 Asia Pacific Bulletin No. 444 Philippine Defense Cooperation with Russia: A Wake-up Call for the United States? By Anna Patricia L. Saberon Since the election of...
  • The Jamal Khashoggi Murder and Malaysia’s Foreign Policy by Dato Amb. (Rtd.) Dennis Ignatius http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Malaysia’s Novice Foreign Minister Saifuddin...

    • October 24, 2018 Rejoice, for this is genuine Rule of Law Opinion  |  Dean Johns http://www.malaysiakini.com  COMMENT | Feelings of schadenfreude, the expression for which...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Apple cider vinegar is a popular home remedy for a variety of health issues. But can it also treat cancer? We look at the research.
  • Emotional exhaustion can arise after a period of excessive stress. Some people are more at risk than others, including those in demanding jobs or with caring responsibilities. People...

    • Nux vomica is a natural remedy that some people believe can treat high blood sugar, relieve pain, and have antioxidant effects. We look at the research...

      Chicago Boyz



  • So, several posts by the Zman blog crystalized in my own mind a partial understanding of the situation as regards the new cold civil war. The whole Trumpland/Clinton Archipelago split...

  • Birds

    2 days ago


    • This month marks the 56th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world dangerously close to thermonuclear war. Several years ago,  I read  Rockets and People...

  • I am a former Special Forces Green Beret from back in the Vietnam War era and since we were trained in many military skills including making improvised explosive devices my opinion...
  • Nature Rules not Mankind We have been schooled over the past 40 years that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is rising to levels never seen before on this planet and as a result the world’s average...

    • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on October 23, 2018 by sundance Tonight President Trump dined with military leaders in the Cabinet Room. The president answered a few questions...

  • It was a dark day on Wednesday, but there were a few rays of light that managed to shine through anyway on today's BradCast. [Audio link to show follows below.] We'll start here with the...
  • It's another very busy show on today's BradCast (for a change), exactly two weeks out from this year's crucial midterm elections. Among the stories covered [audio link to show is posted...

    • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Mexico braces for powerful Hurricane Willa --- and so does Central Texas; September 2018 was the fourth hottest September ever recorded; PLUS: Climate change...

  • The IPPC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has released its most frightful and alarming report yet — Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC. The message is blunt...
  • ( The UN bafflegab brigade deserves a special award for recycling nonsense to new heights of alarming rhetoric. )
  • The medical profession has sounded the alarm on the potential health risks of climate change. And one demographic in particularly is vulnerable to the threats arising from a warming...

    • The images of climate change are now part of daily broadcast news. News anchors finally dare to utter the words climate change. And politicians running for office are now aware that...

      bluebird of bitterness




  • A classic comedy skit in honor of the birthday of Johnny Carson (1925-2005).

  • Bear necessities

    3 days ago


  • The International Uranium Film Festival, which travels the globe each year showcasing films of every genre about every facet of nuclear power and nuclear weapons, will be back at...
  • Nuclear Age Peace Foundation president, David Krieger, writing this week on Beyond Nuclear International, asks whether all the many disarmament and peace treaties have actually...

    • Mud dredged from the Hinkley C nuclear construction site in Somerset, England, and dumped 1.5 miles off the Welsh capital, Cardiff, into the estuarine bay, could contain plutonium...

  • Authorities in New York are holding a press conference on 7 or more suspicious packages, some of which contained pipe bombs, sent to political targets, mostly in New York state. On...
  • A recently unsealed lawsuit has accused two U.S. military contractors of treating American citizens working as military translators in the Middle East like “slaves.” The two...

    • Turkey's government has already locked up more than 70 journalists -- most of them in the wake of a failed coup. President Recep Erdogan says the imprisoned journalists are terrorists...

  • By Christian Jarrett. People with ADHD seem to find it easier to break free from prior concepts and examples.
  • By Emma Young. Given that there’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, anything that can help with memory is surely to be welcomed.

    • By Alex Fradera. The findings refine our understanding of which mechanisms are more likely to increase pain acceptance.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • An enormous statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe greets those who spend time within these peaceful grounds. At 50 feet tall, it’s said to be the world’s largest Our Lady of Guadalupe...
  • Moss and lichens carpet the twisting trees and stones within this forest, creating a fairy-tale ambiance. An eerie Neogothic mausoleum is nestled among the trees, adding to the area’s...

    • The town of Malinalco is considered to be one of Mexico's finest Pueblos Magicos, or "Magic Towns," due to its many strange and beautiful sights. One of the most interesting is the 16th-century...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Barry Ritholtz comments on Donald Trump's choice to model his budgetary policy on the combination of freebies for the rich and...
  • Bagged cats.


  • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Eric Levitz discusses the glaring gap between Americans' policy preferences, and the outcomes from a political system which falls far short...

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