Heavy stuff: Culture of Tolerance for Police Brutality.
Time and time again demonstrations against COVID-mandates were met with police violence. The aggressive, not rarely brutal, handling of the events was a common theme.…
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Satellite Maps: Shanghai’s Supply Chain Standstill
By Carmen Ang Graphics/Design: Nick Routley Satellite Maps: Shanghai’s Supply Chain Standstill China has mandated a strict “zero COVID” policy since the onset of the…
The Largest Global Land Grab in Human History
The commoditization of nature is justified as being driven by the protection of natural resources. But scratch beneath the surface and the greed and avarice…
769 Athletes Collapsed This Year During Competition
What’s Going On? One America News Network reported that from March 2021 to March 2022, more than 769 athletes collapsed during a game. The average…
From Mosul to Raqqa to Mariupol
As we recently reported, the U.S. and its allies have dropped over 337,000 bombs and missiles, or 46 per day, on nine countries since 2001 alone.…
Imports into the EU – Energy
Per the above graphic Europe imports most of its energy. The energy potential of each country differs. Germany is pushing so called renewable energies, which…
Sanctions in perspective
Quod licet Iovi, not licet bovi. What is permitted to Jupiter, is not permitted to cattle, as the Romans had it. Who decides who is…
How The Economic Machine Works
There is no doubt that in these times the virus epidemic is only one of several layers through which our society is changed massively –…
Sophistry and Narcissism – An Elective Affinity
What does it mean, “sophistry”? Is it a mere twisting of words, or something else? The art of being right at all costs contains strategies…