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  • 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...

    • Statement of Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Note: The Trump administration gave notice to the U.S. Congress on Friday, Aug. 31 of its intent to sign...

  • Mr. Nagasaki decided to live on the island and had given up civilisation on his own volition. Have you ever heard of Robinson Crusoe? You probably have and if you have not, I have a real...
  • This astonishing announcement is based on the conclusions of a study using a new type of medically supervised near-death experiences. Berlin | A team of psychologists and medical...

    • However, life often gets in the way of positivity, doesn’t it? Getting cut off in traffic, impatience, losing our tempers… These are just some of the many minuscule occurrences...

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  • Elderberry fruit is a traditional natural remedy for colds and flus. Some research backs up these claims, though more research is needed. In this article, we look at the possible health...
  • Flying or traveling to high elevations can present difficulties for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Changes in altitude can cause high blood pressure, a lack...

    • Many women wonder what to expect from their first postpartum period, as well as when to expect it. In this article, learn about the first period after having a baby, including how to...

  • 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...

  • This report is an ADVERTISEMENT from SafeHaven.com Mark this date down: October 17th. That’s the day that Canada fully legalizes recreational cannabis. And that’s also the...
  • The intent is world domination

    • A 2000-foot-wide rock...

  • The Delaware Department of Education announced Delaware won $10.4 million dollars from a federal grant.  What is the innovative use for this whopping amount of money?  Absolutely...
  • The Delaware Department of Education held their first public meeting for Senate Bill #172 which is supposed to show clear transparency with education funding so people can compare...

    • Tomorrow night, the Delaware Department of Education will hold the first meeting on education funding.  More specifically, cleaning up the hot mess where you can’t really tell...

  • 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...

    • TweetAre you a graduate student whose research on K-12 or higher education is ready for the podcast limelight? Then we have 30 minutes of prime audio real estate with...

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  • October 6, 2018 Why Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman Gave Up on Happiness The cognitive psychologist spent years studying happiness, yet now he considers satisfaction and life...
  • October 5, 2018 The US Supreme Court–The Ongoing Brett Kavanaugh Saga “In this crucible of power politics, of bullying and posturing and rage, no one has been more severely tested...

    • October 5, 2018 Small states must play smart by Chheang Vannarith http://www.khmertimes.com.kh Cambodia Flag “Cambodia is pursuing a light hedging strategy and striving to...

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  • Elderberry fruit is a traditional natural remedy for colds and flus. Some research backs up these claims, though more research is needed. In this article, we look at the possible health...
  • Flying or traveling to high elevations can present difficulties for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Changes in altitude can cause high blood pressure, a lack...

    • Many women wonder what to expect from their first postpartum period, as well as when to expect it. In this article, learn about the first period after having a baby, including how to...

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  • This attracted quite a bit of controversy over at my own site. I’d like to start fresh here. In another spot the point was raised that Christine Blasey Ford should know about the research...
  • I have neglected you over here, part of that being because of eye surgery. I had a macular hole, and after having it stitched up had to be face down for a week. I won’t be able to see out...

    • Stuart Schneiderman linked an article by Robert Samuelson on the 1846 British repeal of the tariffs on food imports, which further linked an Economist article arguing that: With...

      Centinel2012



  • Paul Nielsen Published on Feb 18, 2018 http://www.debatetheleft.com ✅ Support Paul Nielsen via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/debatetheleft ✅ Your support is GREATLY...
  • Oct 8 2018 | by Bill Warner There are people who can be assassinated because they offend the Sharia. But in the politically correct society we live in says that to be afraid of anything...

    • Paul Nielsen Published on Sep 22, 2018 http://www.debatetheleft.com ✅ This Belgian top intellectual completely destroys Islam and explains Islamic history and the Islamic...

  • On today's BradCast, the religious left fights back! [Audio link to show follows below.] But first: It's little wonder Fox 'News' doesn't like it when celebrities on the left speak...
  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The world's scientists issue alarming report warning we are almost out of time to prevent worst impacts of global warming, but there's still time to act; PLUS...

    • On today's BradCast: In case it wasn't clear until now, the stakes for November's midterms couldn't be higher --- for the nation and for the planet --- leading to what might be a difficult...

  • Over 50 citizens from across Canada will lobby for a liveable world on Parliament Hill October 13-16. This year’s lobbying of elected officials by Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada...
  • Many environmentally and socially conscious people feel overwhelmed right now. How can they counteract a host of problems, including climate disruption, species extinction...

    • Canada is doubling down on fossil fuel infrastructure expansion. In May the Trudeau government bought a pipeline — Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain project — with $4.5 billion...

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  • Camille Saint-Saëns was born in Paris on October 9, 1835. He was a musical prodigy who began playing piano at the age of three, was composing at the age of five, and made his debut as a...


  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today released its new report on global warming which contains dire predictions about the consequences if insufficient action...
  • All nuclear power plants routinely release radioactive gases and water contaminated with radioactive isotopes. When a nuclear plant has a serious accident — as occurred at Three...

    • During events to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Yoko Shimowsawa stood in that cut with a handheld microphone and told her story. She recounted how her young...

  • The project, code-named Dragonfly, would blacklist phrases like "human rights,""student protest," and "Nobel Prize," and has resulted in at least seven Google employees quitting...
  • Senator Bernie Sanders called for a new world order that promotes shared prosperity and solidarity over state sovereignty during a foreign policy speech at Johns Hopkins University...

    • President Donald Trump, they say, seeks to “upend” their “liberal world order.” And so, the globalist-minded Council on Foreign on Relations, a key Deep State institution...

  • By Christian Jarrett. The results help explain why debating controversial issues can feel futile.
  • By Mo Costandi. The findings provide a striking demonstration of how the mind and body are intertwined.

    • By Christian Jarrett. It could be beneficial to correct students' misconceptions about how much their peers study, the research suggests.

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  • Late in the 16th century, mapmakers in Spanish Empire, working on continents across the ocean from Europe, didn't have access to the age's best technology. Though the first printed...
  • Of the many construction projects in development in Reykjavík, the most extraordinary has to be the sanctuary for the Ásatrú religion, the first pagan temple erected in Iceland...

    • Need a deck of trick cards? Looking for a new set of cup and balls to impress your family with over the holidays? Hoping to pick up a cursed monkey’s paw? Magic stores were once one of...

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  • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Matt Taibbi interviews Bernie Sanders about the concentration of wealth in a few large financial institutions - and the importance of regulating...

    • Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Simon Wren-Lewis notes the importance of including the working class among the groups identified as part of a progressive movement...


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