Why don’t we treat all refugees as though they were Ukrainian?
Masses of refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere have faced racially motivated hostility in Europe. Now, Ukraine’s refugee crisis is revealing Western double standards. By Sonali Kolhatkar / Independent Media Institute It was inevitable that when brown-skinned…
“War is unacceptable!” | Gerald Häfner: Neutrality and overcoming the bloc – a perspective for Ukraine and Europe
Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland, 25 February 2022 Gerald Häfner, Head of the Social Sciences Section at the Goetheanum, expressed extreme shock at the “Russian invasion” of Ukraine. If the armed conflicts that have now begun are not immediately stopped, millions of…
OPINION: Should we ban the Russians or ban the Comrade?
By Nathan Green, St Vincent and the Grenadines With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we have to instruct our Government that we want nothing more to do with Russia. But unfortunately, for many years, the state of Saint Vincent and…
OPINION: More Money than Sand
By Nathan Green. February 2022. Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and has become a regional business hub in the Middle East. Behind the facade of respectability that Dubai has carefully…
Elections in Colombia: Prospects for change and lack of guarantees
With legislative and presidential elections coming up in Colombia, the supposedly “oldest democracy in Latin America” will see if it can consolidate the most precarious and recent peace on the continent. By Lautaro Rivara / Globetrotter The Latin American and…
Strange bedfellows
By Paul MCGowan From PS Audio Here’s a puzzle. What do Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, Classé, Boston Acoustics, hassle-free thermometers, sleep aids, and an electronic whizbang that checks your pulse have in common? If your…
Can eating organic help prevent Parkinson’s disease?
A growing body of research suggests a connection between the pesticide paraquat and Parkinson’s disease. By Miguel Leyva / Independent Media Institute Agricultural workers in the United States currently use more than 400 different pesticides on their crops to ensure “higher yields…
Crafting with intent
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio In a recent post, I wrote about the power of a strong point of view—knowing where you want to go then working hard to get there. Another way to say that is crafting with…
Avert the disaster of a lost generation – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (FEBRUARY 7, 2022)
By Basil Springer “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” – Matthew 19:14 When planning for our children’s development it is difficult to find words that…
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash join Young in Anti-Rogan Campaign
By Nick Koutsobinas From Newsmax Singers David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash on Wednesday released a statement in alignment with their former bandmate Neil Young in presenting Spotify with the ultimatum of them or Joe Rogan, host of ”The Joe Rogan Experience.”…