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The signs are everywhere: credit exhaustion is global, and that means the global growth story is over: revenues and profits are all sliding as lending dries up and defaults pile up...

I recently received an insightful email from a reader who had come across my archives of free-lance articles and essays on home and urban design. I wrote dozens of articles for...

“Everyone is entitled to a fair and just trial” is a maxim that has applied to the law for centuries. Yet some historical cases show that this principle applies to animals as well...

Not a founding father nor a figure in living memory, 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, is understandably an unknown figure in American politics. Like any other...

A handy reminder for activists… pic.twitter.com/EMTZtwVngO — Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) February 16, 2019

Potential Enablers of Despotism Include Supreme Court Packed with Reactionaries, New Authoritarian Attorney General; GOP Hack Schlapp Predicts Quick Ouster of Mueller; Nadler’s...

United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Thursday, February 14, 2019 Former FBI Chief McCabe Triggered Obstruction and Counter-Intelligence...

Exposure to glyphosate — the world’s most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide and the primary ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup — increases the risk of some cancers...

Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Researchers presented Monday a comprehensive review of 73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically...

Oh No!!!!   (This is soooo damaging to the “Experts” claim that PM 2.5 is bad for you)  Burnt toast could expose people to more toxic air than if they were standing near a busy...

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Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review With the national election approaching, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus is squarely on domestic politics. After holding a...

China’s culpability in the massacre of Indian paramilitary soldiers by a Pakistan-based terrorist group is unmistakable. It openly shields Pakistan’s export of terrorism...

Munich Brawl: Pence Clashes with Merkel and Mogherini Over Iran Deal, Russian Pipeline by https://www.rt.com/ US Vice President Mike Pence went full throttle in Munich as he rolled...

Spreading The Fake Smollett “MAGA Country” Hate Crime: A Mainstream Media Montage by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ When oh when dear mainstream media will...

Ancient Indians considered Life to be ephemeral, transient and concentrated on realising the Reality and were concerned about the origin of the world and other philosophical questions...

The Americas can be identified through ancient Tamil groups as well. People of Cameroon speak Tamil, a language of India, even today.

  John Stoffel, a teacher in Indiana, is disgusted with the politicians who are intent on undermining public schools in his state. He wanted you to know how bad things are.   “Just...

    Denisha Jones speaks out here about the outrageous misuse of tests for children in kindergarten in Florida. Incoming kindergarten students are tested online and their scores...

This past week was just one of those weeks where I have to get creative to have anything to post here.  In this case, I reach for a class of guest I typically don’t post – the animal...

So far, 2019 has shaped up to follow a lackluster 2019 in terms of science and technology guests and content.  Sure, the usual suspects are providing their usual material, and MythBusters...

By Paul Homewood     If the toast don’t get you, the roast beef will!!   Advertisements

By Paul Homewood   h/t Quaesoveritas (and apologies for sending him to the spam box!!)   The BBC are now trying to backtrack from their report last week of how extreme weather events...

I.  According to the IPCC, the true manifestation of “global warming” can almost exclusively (93%) be found in the oceans.  The surface air or atmospheric heat changes amount...

By Pierre Gosselin and Kirye Today any warming found anywhere almost always gets blamed on heat supposedly getting trapped by rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Moreover...

Janresseger: Are Charter Schools Losing their Cachet? Is the Narrative Shifting? There is a swell of reaction against “corporate school reform.” It can’t be called a tsunami...

Nancy Bailey's Education Website: How NCLB is Still Destroying Reading for Children  NCLB was a bi-partisan bill signed into law in 2002 during the Bush administration’s push...

On the 210th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, some have suggested that United States faces a second “civil war” – a conflict over culture, economics, and world...

Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Some polls put 76-year-old Joe Biden as the Democratic front-runner for the 2020 presidential election. There is certainly some logic...

Imagine that I am a seafaring tyrant who has moored my galleon off a large island. Through my telescope, I see a healthy population creating wealth and improving their lives through...

President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, during the funeral for former President George H.W. Bush. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool...

1. “In Israel, Tel Aviv-based agency Gefen Team has created a reusable chip bag made of the same terry cotton you’d find in a towel, so you can eat out of it, then wipe off your caked...

From Cui, Li and Zhang: We conduct four randomized field experiments among 1,801 hosts on Airbnb by creating fictitious guest accounts and sending accommodation requests to them...

Someone from SiriusXM called and asked me what happened to my new 2018 Kia Niro plug-in hybrid, that they couldn’t find/track it. Continue reading →...

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? ? Mitchell Robinson of Michigan State University explains why he could not support for Cory Booker for the Democratic nomination in 2020...

Is it any surprise that the Minneapolis neighborhood dubbed “Little Mogadishu” would seem an awful lot like the real, big Mogadishu?

Politicians in high tax states are blaming the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction that hits their states hard for the thousands of their residents fleeing to lower tax states...

“President Jovenel Moise has brought home mercenaries to assassinate not only a desperate people who are clamoring for his resignation by demonstrating peacefully but especially...

There is increasing desperation on the part of the “humanitarian” regime-change network to protect its influence and the power of its narratives, not just in Syria but in future...

1. “In Israel, Tel Aviv-based agency Gefen Team has created a reusable chip bag made of the same terry cotton you’d find in a towel, so you can eat out of it, then wipe off your caked...

From Cui, Li and Zhang: We conduct four randomized field experiments among 1,801 hosts on Airbnb by creating fictitious guest accounts and sending accommodation requests to them...

Can the Home Secretary prevent Shamina Begum returning to the UK?(tags:UK terrorism rights law citizenship )First power from world's biggest offshore wind farm(tags:windpower...

"I swallowed the Brexit lies. Now I regret telling curry house workers to vote leave"(tags:UK europe fraud restaurant )Solar Mini-Grids Give Nigeria a Power Boost(tags:nigeria...

The lungs are self-cleaning organs, but people can also use certain methods to clear mucus and open up the airways. In this article, we look at seven natural ways in which people can...

Menstrual cramps are a common symptom of periods. They may cause mild discomfort in some people but severe pain in others. Learn about a variety of home remedies, such as heating pads...

BREAKING: Lindsey Graham, chairman of the committee responsible for oversight of the DOJ/FBI just announced he will be issuing subpoenas for anyone who signed or was involved in...

James Corbett from 2016. The cost of the U.S. “war of terror” overseas could be measured in the absurdly astronomical amounts of money spent on it since its inception over ... Read...

It might not make any difference.  Both George W. Bush and Donald Trump had relatives who condemned them very publicly, who urged people not to vote for their horrible relatives...

Donald Trump, Junior, said to a cheering crowd a few days ago “You don’t have to be indoctrinated by these loser teachers that are trying to sell you on socialism.”  Teachers...

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists sets world clock at two minutes from Midnight. The Climate Crisis is only one of the forces moving humanity closer to collapse. But it is the Poster Child...

It was just a task that Scout took on–a way to let us know that we don’t always have to be responsible for his goings and comings. Besides, if we put the leash ON the dog when we brought...