Invasion of toxic herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides warrants action to protect public health — not shield the chemical industry from liability. A new peer-reviewed study in Environmental Science & Technology has delivered a wake-up call: our homes are not safe havens from pesticide exposure. Researchers tested indoor dust, drinking water, and urine…
Fog of war rules. A crack Thai analyst worries about the intersection of so many vectors not making sense: “There’s something so odd about this war. It feels like someone is pushing both sides to escalate.” Escalation, so far, also rules. Even with Tariff Temper Tantrum Trump (T4) now…
Escalation with Russia is clearly on the cards (in one form or another), but Trump has also threatened to attack Iran’s nuclear sites – again. A U.S. President, beset by the Epstein story that refuses to lie down and die, and under pressure from domestic hawks because of a…
Though it sports a Kentucky- and MAGA-branded name, the new Super PAC launched solely to support a primary challenge against popular Republican Congressman Thomas Massie is funded entirely by three Israel-backing billionaires from Nevada, New York and Florida, according to disclosure filings posted on Thursday. The super PAC was launched in…
The level of compensation doctors receive from Medicare is currently under renewed scrutiny; these standards are mirrored by health insurers. The quantity of reimbursement weighted to specialists is likely to shift towards primary care physicians. Reconfiguration of doctors’ fees is overdue, although they are determined by a secretive American Medical Association committee.
Ron Paul is turning 90 this month. One of the most influential political figures of his time, Paul has meant many things to many people. Here’s at least a part of what he’s meant to me. When I was 20 years old, I supported Pat Buchanan for president. A…
Americans and the Western World face many threats that receive little, if any, attention because they are long term and slow acting. They are not immediate in our face like Trump increasing tensions with Russia with his ultimatums and placement of nuclear armed submarines, or like the Democrats’ weaponization of…
As I have long maintained, the systems that modern-day Americans have embraced have served to produce a very dysfunctional society. The best manifestation of this dysfunction are the suicides of young people. When youngsters are checking out of life early, that’s a powerful sign that something fundamental is wrong.
Some months ago, I pointed out that a benefit of Preacher Johnnie Moore’s taxpayer-funded defense firm, the Orwellian labeled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, had one benefit and one benefit only. It would allow its American employees, former soldiers in many cases, to be on the ground in Gaza seeing what…
The most infuriatingly complex scandal of all time has just been reduced to a page or two, thanks to another declassified release. It was a cover-up. The Russiagate scandal has long been one of the most convoluted, hard-to-follow news stories of all time. It even has multiple names thanks…
