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It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves
It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves Yet another United Nations climate confab is about to commence, this time in Paris, France, where the tragic backdrop of terrorism, war, and a growing immigration crisis now grips the country. It’s fitting that global warming talks should happen here, considering the role […]
US, Canada, Ukraine reject UN resolution condemning glorification of Nazism; Moscow ‘bewildered’
US, Canada, Ukraine reject UN resolution condemning glorification of Nazism; Moscow ‘bewildered’ A woman covers her face as she and others perform a Fascist salute after attending a mass service outside the basilica in the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) near Madrid November 20, 2011. © Susana Vera / Reuters A UN […]
A Step Forward for Sovereign Debt
A Step Forward for Sovereign Debt Every advanced country has a bankruptcy law, but there is no equivalent framework for sovereign borrowers. That legal vacuum matters, because, as we now see in Greece and Puerto Rico, it can suck the life out of economies. In September, the United Nations took a big step toward filling […]
It’s Always the Same War
It’s Always the Same War Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry give a news conference after a meeting in Vienna on Oct 30. (Ronald Zak / AP) Barack Obama originally ran for president as the anti-war candidate. Now, as his second […]
What’s Really At Stake At The Paris Climate Conference
What’s Really At Stake At The Paris Climate Conference At the end of November, delegations from nearly 200 countries will convene in Paris for what is billed as the most important climate meeting ever held. Officially known as the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP-21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the 1992 treaty that […]
Oil and Gas Industry Publicly Supports Climate Action While Secretly Subverting Process, New Analysis Shows
Oil and Gas Industry Publicly Supports Climate Action While Secretly Subverting Process, New Analysis Shows A new report recently released by InfluenceMap shows a number of oil and gas companies publicly throwing their support behind climate initiatives are simultaneously obstructing those same efforts through lobbying activities. The report, Big Oil and the Obstruction of Climate Regulations, comes on the […]
Ban Ki-Moon Condemns The American Stand On Syria, Endorses Putin’s
Ban Ki-Moon Condemns The American Stand On Syria, Endorses Putin’s In an interview with Spanish newspapers that was published October 31st, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon condemned U.S. President Barack Obama’s demand that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad be removed from office, and Moon said: “The future of Assad must be determined by the Syrian people.” Here is the entire […]
Current trade treaties: “a revolution against law”
Current trade treaties: “a revolution against law” A respected human-rights expert at the United Nations, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, has joined the global movement opposing trade treaties like TPP and TTIP. And he has novel and powerful legal arguments. In international law, de Zayas says, there is a hierarchy of agreements, and at the top is […]
Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House “To address the risk of catastrophic wildfire and improve air quality, the District has teamed with other public and private stakeholders to … sequester carbon from biomass waste in a highly stable biochar, and produce renewable energy from the energy-rich byproduct syngas. “ It is no secret we live in house […]
Moving Toward A One World Government, A One World Economy And A One World Religion
Moving Toward A One World Government, A One World Economy And A One World Religion The global elite have never been closer to their goal of a united world. Thanks to a series of interlocking treaties and international agreements, the governance of this planet is increasingly becoming globalized and centralized, but most people don’t seem […]
US Rejects Hospital Bombing Investigation, Instead Smashes into Hospital in Tank, Destroying Evidence
US Rejects Hospital Bombing Investigation, Instead Smashes into Hospital in Tank, Destroying Evidence After changing its story many times, the US now admits that it intentionally threw bombs, for more than an hour, at the now famous Doctors Without Borders hospital, proving accurate the assessment of DWB staffer Meinie Nicolai, who said the US attack was “a premeditated massacre.” […]
The Numbers Say That A Major Global Recession Has Already Begun
The Numbers Say That A Major Global Recession Has Already Begun The biggest bank in the western world has just come out and declared that the global economy is “already in a recession”. According to British banking giant HSBC, global trade is down 8.4 percent so far this year, and global GDP expressed in U.S. dollars is […]
Shrinking the Technosphere, Part I
Shrinking the Technosphere, Part I On September 28, while addressing the UN General Assembly, Putin proposed “implementing naturelike technologies, which will make it possible to restore the balance between the biosphere and the technosphere.” It is necessary to do so to combat catastrophic global climate change, because, according to Putin, CO2 emissions cuts, even if implemented […]
Imperial Failure: Lessons From Afghanistan and Iraq
Imperial Failure: Lessons From Afghanistan and Iraq The photographs in the New York Times told contrasting stories last week. One showed two Taliban soldiers in civilian clothes and sandals, with their rifles, standing in front of a captured U.N. vehicle. The Taliban forces had taken the northern provincial capital of Kunduz. The other photograph showed Afghan army […]
Why Are The IMF, The UN, The BIS And Citibank All Warning That An Economic Crisis Could Be Imminent?
Why Are The IMF, The UN, The BIS And Citibank All Warning That An Economic Crisis Could Be Imminent? The warnings are getting louder. Is anybody listening? For months, I have been documenting on my website how the global financial system is absolutely primed for a crisis, and now some of the most important financial institutions in […]
