Recall Election of Socialist Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant Set for December
On Sep. 30, King County Elections formally certified a petition seeking to recall Seattle City Councilmember...
Afghan Debacle: Marine Jailed for Questioning Authorities, People Donate Over $2.5 Million
A U.S. marine who criticized his superiors for mishandling the Afghan withdrawal was detained and placed...
Facebook Comes Back Online Following Widespread Outage, Millions Disrupted
Facebook recently went down, triggering a frenzy worldwide as millions of businesses and individuals...
China’s Evergrande Crisis Could Lead to a Massive Domino Effect in Real Estate
Commentary by Cheng Xiaonong An overarching illusion about China's prosperity concerns the "construction...
Tattoos for Tacos: Mexican Restaurant’s Free Meal Deal for Permanent Wearers of Their Logo
While there is no such thing as a free lunch, exceptions to the rule may apply. One small San Francisco...
In Challenge to Beijing, British Warship Transits Through Taiwan Strait
For the first time since 2019, a warship of the British Royal Navy sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sept. 27, testing Beijing’s territorial claims. The HMS Richmond, a frigate of the U.K.’s Carrier Strike...
Trio of Pfizer Scientists Expose Surveillance and Profit-driven Corporate Culture, Virtues of Natural Immunity on Hidden Camera
A new undercover video sting on a trio of Pfizer scientists speaking in a personal setting has not only shed light on the organization’s profit-driven, surveillance-based corporate culture, but showed that Big Pharma’s scientists are...
Medieval Monks’ Secret to Reducing Distraction and Attaining Mental Clarity
An ever-increasing amount of electronic information in our everyday lives is causing us to become hyperstimulated and unable to focus or relax. Monks in the Middle Ages also had a difficult time focusing, and their...
Chinese Authorities Euthanize Pet Cats After They Test Positive for COVID-19
Three pet cats in China were recently put to death by authorities, against the will of their owner. Officials claim that both the owner and the cats tested positive for COVID-19. The incident took place...
Germany Arrests 96-year-old Nazi Camp Secretary, Trial Will Proceed
Irmgard Furchner, a 96-year-old former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, is now on trial in Germany. She is accused of being involved in the deaths of thousands of prisoners held at the Stutthof camp...
Chinese Manufacturing Sector Weakens, Power Crisis Remains a Major Threat to Factory Output
China was said to have made a strong economic recovery following the damage unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic however, the latest manufacturing data and a host of other issues ranging from severe power cuts and...
Developing Nations Pushed Into Greater Debt by China’s Belt and Road Projects
According to a report published by the AidData project by the College of William & Mary in Virginia, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has largely been beneficial to China rather than its partners. Pushed...