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On NAFTA’s Quarter-Century Mark, Data Reveal a Wide Gap Between 1993 Rosy Promises and 2019 Realities As the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) marks a quarter century...

With the signing of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Nov. 30 as the migrant crisis at the border escalates, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement...

To combat the constant overwhelm, the modern world imprints on an Empath, they need to protect themselves and work to stay grounded. Nowadays, with the constant bombardment...

Spiritual Masters are guides on our individual journeys, they discover the real peace within. Throughout life, every person is going to be travelling a different path on their spiritual...

Over recent years, it has been clear that coffee protects against Parkinson's disease. A recent study tries to pin down the exact molecules involved.

New research suggests that physical activity may treat depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder, as scientists find a link between motor activity and mood...

By José Arcia24 December 2018(Mongabay) – From the air one can observe the destruction wrought by an open-pit mining project in Cerro Petaquilla and on the ground people talk about...

12 December 2018 (Center for Biological Diversity) – On Tuesday the Trump administration offered more than 150,000 acres of public lands for fossil-fuel extraction near some...

At this point it is very easy to imagine a scenario in which this shutdown extends into February, and when food stamp benefits get cut off we could truly see a national temper tantrum...

The new law also outlines what are considered to be violations of federal hemp regulations such as cultivating cannabis plants without a license or producing plants that contain...

Television is very different than it was when I was a kid.  There are so many platforms to watch TV shows these days!  2018 was one of the best years ever for those who regularly watch...

These were my favorite tunes for 2018!  One band appears often on this list for the simple reason they came out with the best album of the year.  It was an awesome year for new music in...

TweetCan listening to the Beatles “When I’m 64” make you younger? In a word, no. But listening to the latest episode of Have You Heard will definitely make you smarter. Education...

TweetThe latest episode of Have You Heard is inspired by a brand new, and must read book: Ghosts in the Schoolyard, by sociologist Eve Ewing. Ghosts excavates the long backstory...

December 29, 2018 Call me racist but Malays are in decline and it’s our fault – Dr. M https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/458169 Malays were lagging behind economically but...

December 30, 2018 HAPPY AND PEACEFUL 2019 TO ALL, FAR AND NEAR FROM CAMBODIA-LAND OF WONDER       Phnom Penh by Tonle Sap

Over recent years, it has been clear that coffee protects against Parkinson's disease. A recent study tries to pin down the exact molecules involved.

New research suggests that physical activity may treat depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder, as scientists find a link between motor activity and mood...

We currently have a “partial government shutdown” which no one seems to notice. Most of the appropriations bills were passed and signed. The Homeland Security budget became...

Newgrange is an ancient structure in Ireland so constructed that the sun, at the exact time of the winter solstice, shines directly down a long corridor and illuminates the inner...

Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on December 28, 2018 by sundance With the congressional year now effectively over Bob Goodlatte and Trey Gowdy are retired.  With...

Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on December 28, 2018 by sundance Incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has selected corrupt former DOJ career embed, Douglas...

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Every great Reality TV show needs a dramatic and gripping season finale. So too, apparently, does does every horrible Reality TV Presidency! [Audio link is posted below] Today is...

Good people all, this Christmas time, Consider well and bear in mind What our good God for us has done In sending His beloved Son. With Mary holy we should pray To God with love this Christmas...

Legal counsel for Beyond Nuclear (Diane Curran, of Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, L.L.P. of Washington, D.C.; and Mindy Goldstein and Caroline Reiser of the Turner...

Opposition to consolidated interim storage facilities (CISF) for irradiated nuclear fuel, targeted at the Southwest, persists. On Dec. 17, a coalition of environmental groups...

The reputation of the meat industry will sink to that of big tobacco unless it removes cancer-causing chemicals from processed products such as bacon and ham, a coalition of experts...

In this day and age, risqué can be risky. But Cynthia von Buhler is bringing sexy back to NYC.

By Christian Jarrett. People experience love in many situations beyond just romantic relationships.

By Emma Young. The implications for the real-world experience of stress is far from clear.

The Classics Museum, located in the heart of the Australian National University campus, is a small, well-maintained museum that's open to the public. But though the museum is indeed...

In the first half of the 20th century, tens of thousands of Japanese people sought opportunity abroad. Many ended up putting down roots in a tropical new home, and now, Brazil sports...

Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Joe Vipond and Noel Keough highlight the gap between the global impetus to avoid climate breakdown and the narrow self-interest of the...

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