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- Denying kids meals will be BoJo’s legacy, but the solution for feeding the poor is community based – and that means proper funding
Boris Johnson’s government has refused to extend a free school meal scheme to England’s half-term holiday. It’s time local communities took charge of providing meals for school kids, but they need to be adequately funded. - ‘What Killed Michael Brown?’ is the new must-see documentary that eviscerates the mainstream narrative on race in AmericaA new film streaming on Amazon uses the tragedy of Michael Brown’s death in 2014 to insightfully reveal the manipulations and machinations that distort modern-day race relations in the US.
- China’s new sanctions against American defence companies have the potential to cause major damage to the US militaryBeijing has fired a warning to the US over its arms sales to Taiwan with a new round of sanctions. The move is symbolic for now, but if China wants to get tough it really could hammer the supply chains of the impacted companies.
- I lost multiple friends to opioids, and the deaths won’t stop while the system creates crises to sell ‘solutions’Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is pleading guilty to charges related to its role in the opioid epidemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans. But a single cause celebre won’t reverse the spiral of despair that causes it.
- Caitlin Johnstone: America has no allies, only hostagesThe US-centralized empire functions like a giant blob that absorbs nations and turns them into imperial client states. Once absorbed, it is rare for a country to escape and rejoin other genuinely sovereign nations.
- From bendy banana ‘bans’ to vegan sausages being renamed ‘tubes,’ UK’s 45-year food fight with EU won’t end with BrexitThe EU’s ‘bonkers bureaucrats’ have long loved to issue crazy food rules that have enraged Brits. And Brexit won’t stop these culinary clashes. The unpalatable truth is they’ll continue, and we won’t have a seat at the table.
- Apparently, Republicans are having more sex than Democrats. But is it better?With the US presidential election only days away, you might think that sex is the last thing on anyone’s mind. According to a new survey, whether or not that’s the case depends largely on where your political loyalties lie.
- BBC's upcoming White Helmets ‘documentary’ gears up to be a character assassination of those who challenge Syria war narrativesThe BBC is preparing an attack against journalists, former diplomats, academics and scientists who challenge the dominant pro-war narratives against Syria underpinned by the pseudo-humanitarian White Helmets.
- 75th Anniversary of the United Nations: Old problems, new challenges and global solutions24 October has been traditionally celebrated as United Nations Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of this most reputable global organization.
- United (Socialist) States of America? Trump-Biden showdown is a battle for the capitalist soul of the countryThe final presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden highlighted what is really at stake: not the political fortunes of two politicians, but rather what a future America might look like.
- Putin’s long game strategy on nuclear missiles in Europe may well pay off because Cold War treaties completely ignored ChinaIn announcing a new variation of his long-held proposal for a moratorium on intermediate-range nuclear forces in Europe, Russia’s president seeks to repeat history, turning an anticipated US/NATO “no” into an eventual “yes.”
- Flu away: Scientists baffled at disappearance of influenza... but is it really gone, or just masked by Covid-19?There has been a 98% plummet in flu infections this year, dispelling fears of a Covid and flu ‘twin-demic’ about which many had warned. Experts say we can thank masks and social distancing. But does this really add up?
- Denying kids meals will be BoJo’s legacy, but the solution for feeding the poor is community based – and that means proper fundingBoris Johnson’s government has refused to extend a free school meal scheme to England’s half-term holiday. It’s time local communities took charge of providing meals for school kids, but they need to be adequately funded.
- ‘What Killed Michael Brown?’ is the new must-see documentary that eviscerates the mainstream narrative on race in AmericaA new film streaming on Amazon uses the tragedy of Michael Brown’s death in 2014 to insightfully reveal the manipulations and machinations that distort modern-day race relations in the US.
- China’s new sanctions against American defence companies have the potential to cause major damage to the US militaryBeijing has fired a warning to the US over its arms sales to Taiwan with a new round of sanctions. The move is symbolic for now, but if China wants to get tough it really could hammer the supply chains of the impacted companies.
- I lost multiple friends to opioids, and the deaths won’t stop while the system creates crises to sell ‘solutions’Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is pleading guilty to charges related to its role in the opioid epidemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans. But a single cause celebre won’t reverse the spiral of despair that causes it.
- Caitlin Johnstone: America has no allies, only hostagesThe US-centralized empire functions like a giant blob that absorbs nations and turns them into imperial client states. Once absorbed, it is rare for a country to escape and rejoin other genuinely sovereign nations.
- From bendy banana ‘bans’ to vegan sausages being renamed ‘tubes,’ UK’s 45-year food fight with EU won’t end with BrexitThe EU’s ‘bonkers bureaucrats’ have long loved to issue crazy food rules that have enraged Brits. And Brexit won’t stop these culinary clashes. The unpalatable truth is they’ll continue, and we won’t have a seat at the table.
- Apparently, Republicans are having more sex than Democrats. But is it better?With the US presidential election only days away, you might think that sex is the last thing on anyone’s mind. According to a new survey, whether or not that’s the case depends largely on where your political loyalties lie.
- BBC's upcoming White Helmets ‘documentary’ gears up to be a character assassination of those who challenge Syria war narrativesThe BBC is preparing an attack against journalists, former diplomats, academics and scientists who challenge the dominant pro-war narratives against Syria underpinned by the pseudo-humanitarian White Helmets.
- 75th Anniversary of the United Nations: Old problems, new challenges and global solutions24 October has been traditionally celebrated as United Nations Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of this most reputable global organization.
- MSM BEAT THE BIDENS to declare laptop leak ‘Russian disinformation’ – when did the media shilling get this obvious?It’s not the media’s job to cover for Joe Biden. Yet the New York Times and its ilk have fallen over themselves to call the damaging leaks “Russian disinformation,” while also awkwardly publishing the FBI’s denial of the claim.
- Sleazy shirt-tucker Giuliani is the cheapest of all cheap shots in Sacha Baron Cohen’s patronising and predictable Borat 2The Borat sequel is a collection of easy laughs at the expense of conservatives, with the easiest of all involving Trump’s personal attorney. But, 14 years on, will even woke liberals fall for these tired old gags?
- Slavoj Zizek: We should look to how Cuba coped with the fall of the Soviet Union to deal with our new Covid worldIt’s time to be brave enough to acknowledge that we are in a hopeless situation, and Covid has changed the way our world will work forever. But we can thrive again if we accept there will be more state control in our lives.
- A Russia-China military alliance would be a bulwark against America’s global imperialism. Is it time for Washington to panic?Vladimir Putin says it’s ‘quite possible to imagine’ a full-blown defense pact between Moscow and Beijing in the near future. Such a deal would transform the geopolitical balance – and be a big headache for the US and NATO.
- Call me a Grinch, but with festive markets abandoned, the ski season gutted and zero excitement around, Christmas 2020 is offSanta’s not coming to town & the Three Kings can keep wandering afar. Thanks to Covid-19 cracker-downs, we apparently need to prepare for a ‘digital Xmas’. ‘Tis the season to be miserable.
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