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Tens of Thousands of Australians Evacuated, Hundreds Missing as ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits East Coast
Flooding occurs in the town of Lismore, northeastern New South Wales, Australia, on Feb. 28, 2022. (AAP Image/Jason O’Brien) Tens of Thousands of Australians Evacuated, Hundreds Missing as ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits East Coast New South Wales (NSW) residents are bracing for unprecedented floods across the east coast, with thousands of residents under evacuation orders and […]
“Doesn’t Really Add Up”: Canadian MPs Grill Public Safety Minister On Use Of Emergencies Act
“Doesn’t Really Add Up”: Canadian MPs Grill Public Safety Minister On Use Of Emergencies Act MPs grilled Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Feb. 25 at a House committee hearing to examine the public order emergency declared by the government, with some focusing on whether the threshold had been met to call a national emergency, […]
Chinese State Media Accidentally Releases Censorship Rules on Russia–Ukraine Coverage
Chinese State Media Accidentally Releases Censorship Rules on Russia–Ukraine Coverage A soon-deleted social media post—released to the public apparently by accident—provides a rare glimpse of how the CCP’s messaging on the escalating Ukraine–Russia tension is channeled to the masses. Horizon News, a video news network under state-run Beijing News, on Feb. 22 instructed staff to avoid posting […]
Trudeau’s References to ‘Misinformation’ When Justifying His Emergencies Act Are Very Troubling
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during Question Period in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2022. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld) Trudeau’s References to ‘Misinformation’ When Justifying His Emergencies Act Are Very Troubling With the parliament now formally invoking the Emergencies Act, many civil freedoms can be suspended in the name of dealing with our current emergency, whatever that […]
Gasoline Prices Rise Across US Again, Experts Warn More Pain at Pump Coming
A customer prepares to pump gasoline into his car at a Valero station in Mill Valley, Calif., on July 12, 2021. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Gasoline Prices Rise Across US Again, Experts Warn More Pain at Pump Coming The price of gasoline has risen across the United States again as experts warn that more pain could lie ahead […]
Is America Heading for a Systems Collapse?
A woman walks a dog near the ruins of an ancient Roman aqueduct, in a park in a suburb of Rome, on July 28, 2017. (Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images) Is America Heading for a Systems Collapse? In modern times, as in ancient Rome, several nations have suffered a “systems collapse.” The term describes the […]
Texas Relies More on Wind Than Coal for Its Energy—But Is It Ready for Another Winter Storm?
Wind turbines in Papalote, Texas, on June 15, 2021. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Texas Relies More on Wind Than Coal for Its Energy—But Is It Ready for Another Winter Storm? Texas power regulators announced significant changes in December focused on shoring up problems with its electricity grid that narrowly escaped a catastrophic total blackout when Winter Storm […]
Gov’t Can’t Be Trusted With Cellphone Tracking Amid Pandemic: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner
A cell tower in rural Ontario in a file photo. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick) Gov’t Can’t Be Trusted With Cellphone Tracking Amid Pandemic: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ontario’s former privacy commissioner is sounding the alarm about the government’s tracking of cellphone data to inform policy, after it was revealed recently that a federal agency has […]
G-7 Warns Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ of Ukraine Incursion
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss speaks at a press conference at the G-7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Liverpool, England, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Jon Super/AP Photo) G-7 Warns Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ of Ukraine Incursion The Group of Seven (G-7) major industrialized countries warned Russia on Dec. 12 that any invasion of Ukraine would have “massive consequences” and would […]
World Economy Entering Period of Oil Scarcity, Halliburton CEO Says
An oil worker removes a thread cap from a piece of drill pipe on a drilling lease owned by Elevation Resources near Midland, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2019. (Nick Oxford/Reuters) World Economy Entering Period of Oil Scarcity, Halliburton CEO Says Jeff Miller warns that global oil supply could soon be surpassed by demand for the […]
The Fed Will Break the Economy
The Fed Will Break the Economy Last week, the Fed was handed an unexpected gift as first-time jobless claims fell to the lowest level since 1969, which gives the Federal Reserve the green light to continue tapering its $120 billion monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. Given the Fed’s dual mandate of maximum employment and stable […]
Net-Zero Policies: Taking From the Poor and Giving to the Rich
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) and Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison gesture prior to a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 30, 2021. (Kirsty Wigglesworth- Pool/Getty Images) VIEWPOINTS Net-Zero Policies: Taking From the Poor and Giving to the Rich It is too often overlooked in all […]
Used Car Battery Problems Take Shine Off China’s ‘Green’ New Energy Vehicles
Workers assemble electric cars in a factory in Zouping, east China’s Shandong Province on Sept. 16, 2014. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images) Used Car Battery Problems Take Shine Off China’s ‘Green’ New Energy Vehicles In the last decade, China has rapidly expanded its “green” new energy vehicle (NEV) industry but recycling and disposing of hundreds of thousands of […]
California Gas Prices Reach New Record High
Gas prices nearing $5.00 a gallon are displayed at Chevron and Shell stations in San Francisco, Calif., on July 12, 2021. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California Gas Prices Reach New Record High The average price of a regular gallon of gasoline in California reached a record high on Monday as sticker shock continues to anger drivers paying more […]
Relief from High Prices Unlikely, Analysts Say Ahead of Consumer Inflation Data Release
A customer shops for meat at a Safeway store in San Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2021. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Relief from High Prices Unlikely, Analysts Say Ahead of Consumer Inflation Data Release With investors closely eyeing two major data releases this week on inflation—one on producer input costs and the other on consumer prices—Wells Fargo […]
