Co-Written By Rosemary Mason and Colin Todhunter If the proposed Monsanto-Bayer merger goes through, the new company would control more than 25 per cent of the global supply of commercial seeds and pesticides. Monsanto held a 26% market share of all seeds sold in 2011. Bayer sells 17% of the world’s total agrochemicals and also has a seeds sector. If competition authorities pass the[Read More...]

Co-Written by  Ashish Kumar Singh, Vidya Bhooshan Singh & Siddhartha Negi Biodiversity of India The term ‘biodiversity’ is a contraction of ‘biological diversity’, which is being used in conservation science. ‘Biological diversity’ in its current sense began to be used in the early 1980s, with interest in the concept elevated by publications such as ‘Limits to Growth’, which discussed the[Read More...]

From every nook and corner of the world, a term; “Progress and Development” resounds regularly. Over this term, there is existing competition among nations. Nations strive hard; utilize a big chunk of their budget on this name. However, the concept of progress and development we hold lets us down at once especially the moment we experience moral bankruptcy, discrimination, injustice,[Read More...]

  A development professional’s career demands not just technical skills but empathy; not a form of empathy that comes from superiority, but one born from a profound humility. l’ve learned hard lessons that have shaped my ideas about good principles and practices in development. The most abiding lesson is that we should value people over projects, and at the same time value[Read More...]

On Wednesday morning last week, I, as a research fellow with the Hoover Institution, got to attend a speech by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. It was followed by a Q&A session with former Secretary of State and my Hoover colleague Condoleezza Rice. Unfortunately, questions from the audience were not allowed. The talk was about … Continue reading "Rex Tillerson at Hoover"

In recent testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, four former US diplomats provided remarkably candid commentary on recent US involvement in the Middle East, revealing a number of the most closely guarded secrets of US diplomacy. The four former diplomats emphasized the importance of the region’s oil, spoke critically about the weaknesses of US … Continue reading "A Rare Glimpse Into the Inner Workings of the American Empire in the Middle East"

Nous allons aujourd’hui nous intéresser à un article qui s’est fait remarquer par sa violence et sa teneur particulièrement militante et manipulatoire. Il vise le leader de la France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, et a été rédigé par le journaliste Pierre Plottu pour France Soir, le 21 décembre 2017.

Amazon released the short list-- 20 cities-- they say they're considering for a second headquarters.

Police fought ISIS militants south of Mosul.
The post Clashes South of Mosul; 10 Killed in Iraq appeared first on Antiwar.com Original.

  The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it. Almost always it seemed to stand for blind belief and reaction, dogma and bigotry, superstition, exploitation and the preservation of vested interests.[Read More...]

Source : Paul R. Pillar, Consortium News, 03-01-2018
Le nihilisme de la politique américaine moderne s’étend à l’échelle internationale, un côté cherchant à détruire tout héritage positif de l’autre, alors que l’administration Trump poursuit ses efforts pour saboter l’accord nucléaire avec l’Iran du président Obama, rapporte l’ex-analyste de la CIA, Paul R. Pillar.

 
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Palestine Chronicle | January 21, 2018 NBC reported that three Palestinian human rights groups pulled out of the Los Angeles Women’s March Saturday after it was announced that one of the featured speakers was actress Scarlett Johannson, who promoted SodaStream, a beverage company that owns a factory in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. […]

So we all saw Trump's fake news awards last week and enjoyed the stupidity of the dinosaur fake news establishment being skewered once again. But #fakenews is not limited to bogus stories about Trump. As Corbett Report stalwarts will know, fake news is being pumped out all the time on any number of issues. So let's hold a REAL fake news awards!

A new draft law adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament and awaiting Petro Poroshenko’s signature threatens to escalate the Ukrainian conflict into a full-blown war, pitting nuclear-armed Russia against the United States and NATO, reports Gilbert Doctorow. By Gilbert Doctorow While…Read more →

There isn't a better candidate running for Congress than Kaniela Ing-- not a better candidate in Hawaii or a better candidate running anywhere. On of the top members of the state legislature, he has a record, not just on policy, but on courageous leadership that qualifies him for Congress. He's the kind of candidate who will make Congress a better place-- or die trying. He's not the kind of guy who's going to sit quietly in the back of the room while Pelosi, Hoyer and the corrupted establishment tell him what their rules are.Take a look at the clip up top.

Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on January 19, 2018, on the occasion of the commemoration of the death of Fayez Moghniyeh, father of martyrs Jihad, Fouad and Imad Moghniyeh In case this video is censored by Youtube, find it on Dailymotion, Vimeo or Rutube. See Kafka 2.0: How Youtube’s Political Censorship is […]

It is France that called for an ‘urgent’ UN meeting- Earlier there were claims that Russia was going to do that. Claims, quite frankly I did not believe.  Since I hold  the opinion Russia  green lighted this operation. As did Iran. As did Syria.

by Javier
Climate variations that alter the angular momentum of the atmosphere modify the speed of the Earth’s rotation, which affects the length of day (LOD). Alterations in LOD integrate different climate-affecting phenomena, and can anticipate turning points in climate.

A little over a year ago at TomDispatch I wrote about the bloody nightmaresrupturing my sleep and the night terrors gripping my little household in the wake of Donald Trump’s election...

"Monsanto will be liable" – Kalyan Goswami, director general of the National Seed Association of India

Pat "Chester the Molester" Meehan doesn't look so happyYesterday I got an e-mail from Keystone Progress, one of the most reliable progressive groups in Pennsylvania.

By Paul Craig Roberts | Institute For Political Economy | January 21, 2018 The main function of the National Security Administration is to collect the dirt on members of the house and senate, the staffs, principal contributors, and federal judges. The dirt is used to enforce silence about the crimes of the security agencies. The […]

RT | January 21, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is famous in Western media for executing people that fall out of his favor – though some seem to have found the knack of returning from the dead. Reports regularly surface on Kim’s latest means of execution, ranging from the relatively mundane firing squad to the […]

By Tyler Cochran | Campus Reform | January 19, 2018 Pierce College will have to defend the constitutionality of its policies restricting speech to just 0.003 percent of campus after a judge rejected its motion to dismiss a student’s lawsuit. With help from attorneys at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), student Kevin […]

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FBI Whistleblower on Pierre Omidyar and His Campaign to Neuter Wikileaks (Pierre Omidyar is a very shady character, Mint Press News)

In 1948, The New Yorker published what would become one of the most famous short stories in American literature. This was The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, which told the tale of a community that, once every year, selected a citizen to be stoned to death in order to ensure a good harvest.

America needs REAL Dems to push us forward, not more corrupt New DemsOne of the ways the Democratic establishment-- usually led by the DCCC-- advantages its corrupt conservative candidates is by clearing the field.

Afghanistan military forces have been engaged in bitter fighting with the Taliban in recent months [Xinhua]
The Afghanistan Interior Ministry reported on Sunday that at least 19 people had been killed in the attack the previous night on Kabul Intercontinental Hotel.
Six foreigners – including Venezuelans and Ukrainians – were among the dead, but the death toll is feared to rise higher, the local media said.
Other news reports put the number of killed foreigners at 14. At least 12 people are reported in critical condition.

left i on the news | January 20, 2018 Remember how we were initially told that “Russia” (in quotes, because we have no idea who actually placed these ads, whether they had any relationship to the Russian government, or whether they were Russian at all) placed 3000 ads on Facebook? Only to learn later that […]

Becoming a logical person is not just a matter of memorizing and applying formulas, or learning how to tell the difference between a valid and an invalid syllogism. Rather, it involves cultivating intellectual habits and skills that, though they may seem simple and obvious, are only achieved after years of struggle and education.
In his book Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking, venerable philosophy professor D.Q. McInerny lays out the following 10 habits that people must cultivate if they are to think clearly and effectively:

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The NSA Is a Blackmail Agency
Paul Craig Roberts
The main function of the National Security Administration is to collect the dirt on members of the house and senate, the staffs, principal contributors, and federal judges. The dirt is used to enforce silence about the crimes of the security agencies.

Yes, it is Sunday once again, and as usual time for my weekly rant...I got jammed up with some family and personal business between yesterday and earlier today...But luckily I got almost all of that out of the way and I found a window of opportunity of a few hours to sit down and get this rant out..... First and foremost... The weather up here in central Canada has actually been quite nice these last few days.. Temperatures have moderated to near freezing (0 Celcius or 32 Fahrenheit)...

By James M. Dorsey
Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet supremacist and anti-pluralistic form of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism raises questions about the scope of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s commitment to what he has termed ‘moderate’ Islam. So does Saudi missionary activity in Yemen.

MEMO | January 21, 2018 Israel will not prosecute a guard from its embassy in Amman who killed two Jordanians in July, as had long been demanded by the kingdom, two Israeli sources said to Reuters on Sunday. Instead, the Foreign Ministry and Shin Bet security agency will review protocols surrounding the actions taken by […]

By Lydia O'Neal and David Sirota / Newsweek.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels with Gov. Elect Mike Pence at the Statehouse before Pence's inauguration in Indianapolis, on January 14, 2013. AJ Mast/AP

By Simon Davis-Cohen / DeSmog.

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Washington Pursues Permanent War
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The Classic Learning Test offers an alternative to the SAT and ACT. As opposed to these standardized tests, the Classic Learning Test measures a student’s knowledge of great works of literature and applied mathematical skills.

By Jeremy Salt | American Herald Tribune | January 21, 2018 After more than a century the Zionists seem poised to deliver the coup-de-grace to Palestine, by annexing the West Bank. Limited in the first place to the settlements, it would be the forerunner to the annexation of the entire territory. The status of the […]

RT | January 21, 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has turned on Ankara’s allies, insinuating that the US in particular has been providing massive military support to Kurdish YPG in Syria. In a speech to his ruling AK Party Erdogan said that ‘some allies’ of Turkey had provided the YPG Syrian Kurdish militia with […]

Seven years after the beginning of the so-called Arab Spring, both commentators across the MENA region and its residents remain fairly unsatisfied with the “revolutionary changes” this movement brought them.

The BBC reported the interesting direction portrayed in President Putin’s campaign for re-election in March of this year: Man of the Church.
This to the “enlightened” Western media is undoubtedly taken as a quaint or primitive gesture, but in today’s Russia, this is a significantly important theme, whether a person is a believer in the Russian Orthodox Church or not.

How is it that California, which has spent nearly $1 trillion on antipoverty programs, has the highest poverty rate in the nation?

Of course the US backed Kurds in Afrin rejected the Russian offer!Since they and their backers have other objectives.First an observation: When news of Operation Olive Branch first broke the news coverage on main stream and many alternatives sites was absent! Today, I notice more msm coverage of the ongoing situation- A nearly two day delay. I suspect we'll get some heavy spin this coming week via the media- bad Turkey, bad Russia, bad Iran- Especially bad Turkey.Link