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Why we get bad diagnoses for the world’s energy-economy problems
The world economy seems to be seriously ill. The problem is not overly high oil prices, but that does not rule out energy as being a major underlying problem. Two of the symptoms of the economy’s malaise are slow wage growth and increasing wage disparity. Tariffs are being added as solutions to these issues. Radical leaders are increasingly being elected.[Read More...]
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Strange bedfellows: Ideology trumps defense of ethnic, religious and minority rights
A global rise of nationalist and populist tendencies has not only given anti-migrant, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic and racist tendencies a new lease on life, but opened the door to alliances between groups that once would have had nothing to do with one another. Developments in Israel, Indonesia and Germany suggest renewed nationalism and populism is in some cases redefining how states[Read More...]
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What Do We Make Of The Midterm Election?
What Do We Make Of The Midterm Election?
Paul Craig Roberts
Readers are asking for my thoughts about the midterm elections.
Looking at this CNN map—https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/results/house–it seems that except for thin areas of the northeast and west coasts and hispanic and black enclaves in the southwest and south, the country overwhelmingly voted Republican. -
The United Nations: Challenges and Leadership
To dream of vast horizons of the Soul Through dreams made whole, Unfettered free – help me! Help me make our world anew. Langston Hughes The United Nations remains the only universally representative and comprehensively empowered body the world has to deal with challenges to the security and welfare of the world society. However, the awareness of these challenges grows[Read More...]
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PBC News & Comment: Gloating Over Low-Ball Senate Win, Trump Fires Sessions
As expected, Trump’s scorched-earth campaigning expanded GOP Senate majority; as predicted, Jeff Sessions submits resignation as ordered, chaos continues….--Trump ally Matthew Whitaker will be acting AG, expect mischief
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In First, Two Middle Eastern Women Win Seats in US Congress
(MEMO) — Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar became the first Middle Eastern women to be elected to Congress during the US mid-terms yesterday. The two women made history as incoming election results showed that the pair had been chosen to represent Michigan’s 13th district and Minnesota’s 5th district respectively. They also become the first Muslim women to […]
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Hollywood Stars Raise Record $60 Million for the Israeli Army
(MEMO) — Hollywood celebrities raised a record breaking $60 million for the Israeli military at the Friends of the Israel Defence Forces (FIDF) annual gala last week. This year’s sold-out Western Region event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel welcomed more than 1,200 supporters of Israel, including prominent actors and singers like Ashton Kutcher, Pharrell Williams, Gerard Butler, and […]
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Resplandy et al. Part 2: Regression in the presence of trend and scale systematic errors
by Nic Lewis
In a recent article I set out why I thought that the trend in ΔAPOClimate was overstated, and its uncertainty greatly understated, in the Resplandy et al. ocean heat uptake study. In this article I expand on the brief explanation of the points made about “trend errors” and “scale systematic errors” given in my original article, as these are key issues involved in estimating the trend in ΔAPOClimate and its uncertainty. -
Not Much Of A Wave, But The House Did Change Hands, So There's That
Devolution of the Star ChildDemocrats winning the House means there will be an effective check on Trump's worst authoritarian tendencies. It also kills the Republican Party's ambitions to repeal the Affordable Care Act and further eviscerate the social safety net. So how many seats did the Democrats pick up? We don't know yet because so many seats-- and not just in California-- are still uncalled.
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American Citizen Detained by Trump Admin Without Charge for More than a Year Finally Set Free
A U.S. citizen illegally detained by the Trump administration for more than a year was finally set free thanks to the work of the American Civil Liberties Union. I have been following the saga of the American citizen who was detained by the U.S. military in September 2017 while fleeing from violence in Syria. This […]
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#PumpUpThaVolume: November 7, 2018
Media Monarchy plays Mink's Miracle Medicine, Low Cut Connie, Laura Gibson and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for November 7, 2018. ♬
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Where Does the UN Security Council Stand on Yemen?
Activists in London, June 2018, protesting the war in Yemen. Aircraft flown by Saudi coalition pilots but serviced by British and Americans and armed with their bombs, have been targeting Yemeni civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and, for a year, the main port in Hodeidah, through which 70 percent of Yemeni aid flows, starving the country. ALISDARE HICKSON/CREATIVE COMMONS
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Israel’s diamond exports crash as BDS and war crimes impact
By Sean Clinton | MEMO | November 7, 2018 Fig.1 – Graph of diamond exports and trends from main exporting hubs Israel’s gross diamond exports have crashed by a staggering 45 per cent since the 2014 massacre in Gaza that resulted in the death of over 2,200 people, mainly civilians including over 550 children. The […]
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Porkins Policy Radio episode 164 2018 Election Special with JP Sottile and Ed Opperman
JP Sottile joined me in the first hour for our 2018 Midterm Election Special. JP talked about the massive amounts of data coming in regarding this highly contested midterm. We talked about the role of women voters, MeToo, and the side shows like the “Migrant Caravan.” Later JP and I discussed several interesting Senate races including Missouri. JP also talked about Trump’s use of neo-fascist imagery and rhetoric to energize his base.
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Did Liberty Win? Here’s How to Tell
Did your guy win this past Tuesday? Did your party emerge victorious? The answers to those questions are quite often not the same as the answer to this question: Will the country be any freer or more civil or more prosperous because of the election outcome?
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Trump Calls CNN’s Jim Acosta a “Terrible Person” as Mayhem Breaks Out at Press Briefing
(CD) — Mayhem broke out at President Donald Trump’s first press conference following the midterm elections on Wednesday when Trump berated CNN reporter Jim Acosta as a “rude, terrible person” for asking a question about the Russia probe. “You should let me run the country. You run CNN,” Trump said as a White House aide attempted to physically take the microphone out […]
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Why the Midterm Results Could Be Good News for Trade
Trade will be a busy issue for at least the next two years.
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#MorningMonarchy: November 7, 2018
Crisis zones, Rad Cat killers and eating slugs + this day in history w/reinventing Axl Rose and our song of the day by Donna Dunne on your Morning Monarchy for November 7, 2018.
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Pentagon Report Questions US’ Own Legal Justification for Staying in Syria
Sputnik – November 7, 2018 The latest quarterly report by the Lead Inspector General on the status of Operation Inherent Resolve, the codename for the US military’s intervention against Daesh in Syria and Iraq, has paid extensive focus to Iran, mentioning it 105 times in 130 pages. However, while accusing Tehran of posing a growing threat to US forces, the report admits that the Department […]
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MI6 knew that terror-suspect was tortured into giving false Iraq-Al-Qaeda info – report
RT | November 7, 2018 UK ministers relied on questions from a tortured terror suspect to make their case for the Iraq War, the Middle East Eye (MEE) has claimed. British spies fed questions to the suspect even though they knew of his mistreatment. According to redacted documents, seen by the MEE, an MI6 officer […]
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US Blocks $199Mln in Assets Belonging to Iran, Syria, N Korea in 2017 – Treasury
Sputnik – 07.11.2018 WASHINGTON – The United States blocked nearly $200 million in assets belonging to Syria, Iran, and North Korea in 2017 as a result of the sanctions imposed on the three countries, the Treasury Department said in its annual report to Congress released on Wednesday. “Approximately $199 million in assets relating to the […]
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Medicare for All? Be Careful What You Ask For
The drumbeat continues for “single-payer” health insurance, or “Medicare for All.” How many proponents have first-hand experience with Medicare? How many opponents, for that matter? Economic principles are essential to any rational evaluation of these proposals, but on-the-ground experience helps, too. The following is a short story showing what it’s like to be a Medicare enrollee.
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CIA’s ‘surveillance state’ is operating against us all
© Getty Images By Sharyl Attkisson | The Hill | November 5, 2018 Maybe you once thought the CIA wasn’t supposed to spy on Americans here in the United States. That concept is so yesteryear. Over time, the CIA upper echelon has secretly developed all kinds of policy statements and legal rationales to justify routine, […]
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75,000 Russian expats spying in London? Their handlers’ workload must be a nightmare!
By Simon Rite | RT | November 7, 2018 The true scale of the workload facing Russia’s foreign intelligence agents has been revealed by a London based think tank, which estimates half of all Russian expats in the British capital are spies or informants. I’m no mathematician, but that seems like a hell of lot […]
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US-British Threats Against Russia Have a Long History
By T.J. COLES and Matthew ALFORD | CounterPunch | November 6, 2018 In their new book Union Jackboot: What Your Media and Professors Don’t Tell You About British Foreign Policy (Até Books), doctors T.J. Coles and Matthew Alford debate the rationale of Anglo-American policy towards Russia. Alford: There seems to be a consensus that we need a strong […]
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Crown Prince Launches Saudi Arabia’s First Nuclear Reactor Same Day Sanctions Hit Iran
(ZHE) — In but the latest after an insane month of news featuring the kingdom since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the AP reports Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman laid the ceremonial foundation stone for Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear research reactor on Monday. The site is the first of 16 planned reactor sites to be […]
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Finding Self Discipline with Houston Yoga Girl
Hanna Barboza speaking on her newly found journey into self discipline and what steps she is taking to become successful in that aspect of her life. Follow here @houstonyogagirl
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New Deep State Revelations: CIA Monitoring Whistleblowers
Derrick Broze breaks down new revelations regarding spying by the Central Intelligence Agency.
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On the True Nature of Revolutionary Theory: A Response to Dr. Pravat Ranjan Sethi
Dear Comrade Dr. Pravat Ranjan Sethi, Thank you for your most knowledgeable reflections on revolutionary theory and practice. I enjoyed them and benefited from them, as I am sure many others did as well. I would like to respond by putting a slightly different perspective on the subject. First, revolutionary thought is always “dialectical” because the dialectic is inherently[Read More...]
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Forgotten Lesson on Good and Evil
Imprisoned in a Gulag for eight years, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn had every right to be a “victim,” yet he refused to claim that victimhood. Instead, he took time to examine his own heart and recognized that he was just as much at fault for the evil problems in the world as were his persecutors.
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Ukraine-Russia Tensions Rise in Church Row
With an apparent nod from the U.S., the Ecumenical Patriarch’s ruling from Istanbul severed 1000-year ties between Moscow and the Orthodox church in Ukraine, raising further tensions between Kiev and Moscow, as Dmitry Babich reports. Moscow’s Role in Ukraine Orthodox…Read more →
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Ten years of Kandhamal anti-Christian violence in Odisha
I remember those days when the former prime minister of India late Atal Bihari Vajpayee had suggested for a national debate on conversion though our constitution, even then pointing that the practice of religion is a fundamental right. This was when, he was on an official visit to Dang, Gujarat on 10th January, 1999. Here,religious violence were taking place[Read More...]
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Trudeau’s Warm Welcome To The “White Helmets” Is Highly Hypocritical
By Andrew KORYBKO – Oriental Review – 07/11/2018 Canada has accepted over 100 so-called “White Helmets” from Syria. Popularly described as “neutral civilian volunteers” and “humanitarian rescuers”, this organization was proven by investigative journalists Vanessa Beeley and Eva Bartlett to be linked to terrorist groups, which makes Canada’s rolling out of the red carpet for […]
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Syria: peace implies international condemnation of the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood
Although several peace projects are currently circulating in the chanceries, Thierry Meyssan points out their inadequacy for this sort of war. According to him, those who begin with an amputated analysis of the conflict, yet still believe they are doing the right thing, will not only fail to resolve the problem, but will pave the way for a new war. It is imperative to treat the ideological question as a priority.
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Saudi Arabia Must Be Stopped, and This Time Perhaps They Will Be Stopped?
Andre Vltchek
21st Century Wire
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Trump’s War on the Fed
President Trump has stepped up his criticism of the Federal Reserve, saying of its aggressive interest rate hikes that it has “gone crazy.” The same charge has been leveled against Trump, but there may be a method to his madness . . . .
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Study Suggests Just 1 Energy Drink May Harm Blood Vessels
In recent years, health experts have been warning about the health consequences of consuming energy drinks, which contain a mixture of caffeine, sugar, and other herbal ingredients, due to the beverages’ effect on the heart. In a recent study, researchers found that consuming just 1 energy drink leads to blood vessel damage, which can point toward other health ailments.
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Compromised ethics run rampant in nutrition research
Marion Nestle's new book lays out the disturbing reality of industry influence on food studies
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Trump is king of GOP, Pelosi pulls House win, Progressives suffer setback
So much for a blue wave. Of all the three possible election result scenarios, Trump made midterm history, with a good overall Republican showing, by adding key seats to the GOP Senate majority, winning key Governor races, and losing the House in a moderate fashion.
According to the Gateway Pundit, thanks to President Trump Republicans picked up 4 new Senate seats on Tuesday with wins in Florida, Missouri, Indiana and North Dakata. -
Venezuela Reveals the Natural Progression of "Democratic Socialism"
Venezuela proves that democratic socialism can lead to socialist totalitarianism if it holds onto power for long enough—and that the terrible long-term economic results of socialism will only be corrected democratically by voters who doubt socialism.
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Brazilian researchers link rise in colon cancer to increase in pesticide use
Concerns have arisen that the country's farming industry is moving in an unsustainable direction
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Filming in the Most Depressing City on Earth – Jakarta
It stinks, it is the most polluted city on earth, but that is not the most terrible thing about it.
You can drive for ten or even twenty kilometers through it, and see only ugliness, fences and broken pavements. But there are many miserable cities on this planet, and I have worked in almost all of them, in 160 countries. -
VETERANS FOR PEACE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO GATHER IN LONDON FOR ARMISTICE
This weekend military veterans from around the world; Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Israel, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, USA, Wales and Zimbabwe, will attend the annual gathering of Veterans For Peace UK (VFP UK) in London. The weekend includes a public conference on Saturday and culminates with a remembrance ceremony at The Cenotaph in London on Sunday 11 November, Armistice […]
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Some Good News The Morning After
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat Joe Crowley again last nightThe NY Times defines what happened as a wave. It didn't feel like a wave to me last night-- not with Beto, @IronStache, Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams losing-- not to mention all those Senate races. But the Democrats did take back the House-- pretty substantially, and appear to have defeated Putin's favorite congressman, Dana Rohrabacher.
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What CNN Gets Wrong in Its Coverage of Seattle's New Minimum Wage Law
University of Washington economists have now released a follow-up paper which some are touting as vindication for the “Fight for $15.” CNN tweeted: “New evidence shows that Seattle's fast-rising minimum wage has boosted incomes for low-wage workers, with little negative effect on overall employment.”
Not so fast, CNN. When you actually dig into the results, a rather different picture emerges. -
US midterm vote: Democrats win control of House of Representatives
The Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections on November 6, gaining more than the 23 seats required for a majority. With many House races too close to call or with large numbers of votes still uncounted, particularly in states like California and Washington, which provide for voting by mail, the five television networks[Read More...]
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