US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency
By HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue. The agreement was reached by U.S. special envoy for climate […]
The plutocrats of Wall Street and Silicon Valley are scamming America
By Ryan McMakenMises Institute In recent years, it seems that the nation’s CEOs and billionaires are increasingly willing to drop the pretense that they are politically neutral entrepreneurs who simply want to go about their business. Last week, for example, more than a hundred CEOs met to plot ways to punish the people of Georgia […]
World Trade Center Building 7 did not collapse due to fire, report finds
Group of engineers and architects present new evidence contradicting a 2008 NIST report, which stated that Building 7 collapsed due to fire
Wealthy Americans refuse to pay $1.4T in uncollected taxes
Corporations fall through the cracks when it comes to paying taxes, the Congress needs to create a third-party verification system for their income
Report says government response to COVID-19 made Canada one of the world’s most miserable countries — even worse than US
Canada’s low score can be attributed to the “strong restrictions in behaviour,” poor economic response, the author says
Report: US accounts for one third of all global arms exports
Imports and exports of arms are said to be close to their highest level since the end of the cold war
George Floyd’s family gets US$27 M settlement
On March 12, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay US$27 million to settle a lawsuit by George Floyd’s surviving family, over his death in police custody in May 2020 — an event that ignited one of the largest protests against police brutality and racism across the US and around the world. Mayor Jacob Frey […]
CDC report finds 78% of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 were overweight
The report found that overweight and obese people are more likely to experience severe symptoms of the virus and are at a greater risk for hospitalization and death
Mississippi reopens, lifts mask mandate
On March 3, Mississippi rolled back its COVID-19 restrictions, including its mandatory masking policy. Two days later, on March 5, citizens flooded the streets, restaurants, and shopping centres to celebrate. President Joe Biden characterized Mississippi’s — as well as Texas’ — decision to clear COVID-19 restrictions as “Neanderthal thinking,” warning that the state will see […]
1 in 3 US troops refusing COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Pentagon
COVID-19 vaccines have only been approved for emergency use, allowing troops to opt out if they want to
