A French journalist who was held hostage by Isis for 10 months has spoken out against air strikes in Syria, saying they represent “a trap” for Britain and other members of the … Continue reading Man held captive by Isis for 10 months says how they can be defeated

Great speech as to why going to war is not such a good idea. Continue reading Great argument against going to war

Apart from the fact that it’s scary that your Google search history is readily available to the government (and your coworkers) making buying a backpack and a pressure cooker very dangerous, the Twitter … Continue reading Trending on Twitter #Found In My Search History

While all the focus and hope for tackling climate change is on COP 21 in Paris, starting today, secretive global trade deals are already negating any commitments that might be made at … Continue reading The secretive trade agreements that could scupper climate change ​action​ – TPP & TTIP

A prominent economist has a radical proposal for stimulating the economy: just add money to everyone’s bank account. It is crazy enough to work? It’s not crazy, it’s actually common sense. Take … Continue reading Why Not Just Print More Money? – The New Yorker

After reading “The Shock Doctrine” by Naomi Klein, you realize that the United States has been responsible for some pretty shocking happenings around the world. I later came across this study from … Continue reading The Consequences of US “Shock Doctrine” Policy

Stretch of Whitehall blocked by 4,000-strong protest outside Downing Street, and smaller rallies held in other cities Source: Thousands attend protests against UK airstrikes on Syria Continue reading Thousands attend protests against UK airstrikes on Syria

An analyst thinks the way big software companies are paying employees is hurting investors — and hiding what’s really happening. Article over at Business Insider states that high pay to tech companies’ … Continue reading Tech Companies Paying Employees Too Much, at Expense of Shareholders. What?

The “parade blue” sky was fleeting, but stunning. These pictures show you how easy it is for China to go from air pollution equivalent to smoking 40 cigarettes a day to nice clear … Continue reading How China’s air gets cleaned up for a military parade

Interview on Dialogos Radio with renowned economist Warren Mosler, on money, debt, how central banks operate, on Greece, on the European Union and how its policies have perpetuated the economic crisis, and on his proposed solutions. Continue reading Warren Mosler Interview about Money, the Euro and Greece – Dialogos Radio

  Anonymous is making good on its promise of a digital battle against ISIS and has struck a blow, ridiculing the terror group with an unlikely but potent weapon — mockery. On Thursday, … Continue reading Anonymous hacks ISIS site, replaces it with Viagra ad

Pharma companies are spamming America’s health care providers. And of course, there’s the whole question of ethics as well! Here, John Oliver addresses it as well: Source: Here’s how often doctors get … Continue reading Here’s how often doctors get hit up by drug companies