The question does not bear asking, but in a global economy greased by what has been termed disposable people, the past’s previous examples of the same may be a country worth visiting. The prod along for such a journey came with the discovery of yet another gem from the ruins of Pompeii. The news headlines […]
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Rome is scorching hot. This beautiful city is becoming unbearable for other reasons, too. Though every corner of the beaming metropolis is a monument to historical grandeur, from the Colosseum in Rione Monti to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in San Giovanni, it is now struggling under the weight of its own contradictions. In […]
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Global warming is, in large part, the outcome of a destructive pattern instigated and sustained by capitalism. The latter can only survive through unhindered consumption, inequality, greed and, when necessary, war.
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This is a reprint of a piece run on August 7th, 2021 in The Wall Street Journal. It did not appear to be behind the paywall, but it is also early in the month and it might have been one of the “Free offerings” for any given month period. In light of pressure from world “leaders” […]
They were in with a shot. The English team, deliriously floating on chants of Football’s Coming Home, had made it to their first major Ttournament final since 1966. The UEFA European Football Championship would be decided at Wembley against an Italian side unblemished by defeat since September 2018. But the English, coached by the much […]
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The United States of America announced that a meeting of the “Group of Seven” will be held next Monday on the Syrian file in particular. The United States indicated that it will take place on the sidelines of the “Group of Seven” meeting, which will take place in the Italian capital, “Rome”. The “International Coalition […]
By Brian Shilhavy | Health Impact News | June 11, 2021 The UK Government’s reporting system for COVID vaccine adverse reactions from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency released their latest report yesterday, June 10, 2021. The report covers data collected from December 9, 2020, through June 2, 2021, for the three experimental COVID “vaccines” currently in use […]
On April 1, a mural appeared in the Southern Italian city of Naples, depicting Palestinian workers lining at an Israeli military checkpoint near the occupied city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank. It is called ‘Welcome to Bethlehem’. The mural, which quickly became popular in the town and on social media, was the work of […]
