Category: Economy

Abortion: The Republican Party's Albatross Abortion: The Republican Party’s Albatross Authored by Bill King via RealClearPolitics.com, Polling has shown that for nearly five decades, slightly over half the American people have believed that abortion should be legal in some circumstances. Just over a quarter believe it should be legal in all circumstances, and about 17% …

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Europe Is Heading Towards A Triple Crisis Europe Is Heading Towards A Triple Crisis Via Remix News, Europe is unavoidably heading towards a triple crisis, German publicist Thomas Fasbender told Preussische Allgemeine in an interview on the occasion of the publication of his new book, “The eerie century” (Das unheimliche Jahrhundert). The subtitle of the book, “Before …

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2023 Women's World Cup Sets Attendance Record 2023 Women’s World Cup Sets Attendance Record Despite the time difference between Australia/New Zealand and major markets such as the United States and Europe playing to the disadvantage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World in terms of TV viewership, the month-long tournament was a huge success both in …

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Belarusian Forces Conduct Landing & Assault Drills Near Polish Border Belarusian Forces Conduct Landing & Assault Drills Near Polish Border Via Remix News, Belarusian soldiers are engaged in exercises near Brest, including parachute and landing operations… The Belarusian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a five-day training exercise for land and assault forces is being …

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Rare Earth Elements And National Security: Reclaiming US Control Amid China's Monopoly Rare Earth Elements And National Security: Reclaiming US Control Amid China’s Monopoly Authored by Antonio Graceffo via The Epoch Times, The Center for Strategic and International Studies on July 18 identified China’s control over gallium (a rare earth element) as a national security threat. Rare earth …

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These Are The World's Ten Busiest Airports These Are The World’s Ten Busiest Airports Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, U.S., was the world’s busiest airport in 2022, with an annual footfall of some 93.7 million passengers. The figure is 24 percent higher than in 2021, but 15 percent lower than in 2019, the year before the pandemic. …

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Europe Braces For $3 A Pill 'Poor Man's Cocaine' To Flood Streets After Gulf Crackdown Europe Braces For $3 A Pill ‘Poor Man’s Cocaine’ To Flood Streets After Gulf Crackdown Bloomberg has described that what’s been dubbed “poor man’s cocaine” at as little as $3 a pill is threatening to proliferate across the Middle East …

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NATO Suggests For First Time Ukraine Could Cede Territory NATO Suggests For First Time Ukraine Could Cede Territory Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, A NATO official has suggested Ukraine could cede some territory to Russia in exchange for joining the Western military alliance. The comments were made on Tuesday by Stian Jenssen, chief of staff for …

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West Alarmed As Putin Has Begun To Mediate Niger Coup Crisis West Alarmed As Putin Has Begun To Mediate Niger Coup Crisis Western nations are alarmed at the prospect of Russia deepening its presence and influence in West and Central Africa, particularly following the tumult in Niger late last month, which culminated in the July …

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The West And The War In Ukraine: Selling & Buying Hopium The West And The War In Ukraine: Selling & Buying Hopium Authored by Yves Smith via NakedCapitalism.com, The kinetic war in Ukraine has gotten less attention over the summer than in past periods due to the much-previewed-and-hyped counteroffensive in the southern oblast of Zaporzhizhia …

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