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Water Is Life – They Are Stealing Our Livelihood and We Aren’t Even Noticing
By Peter Koenig
Today, Jair Bolsonaro, is Brazil’s President, pushed in by Washington, a fascist with no respect for human life, as long as it is not his own, or that of his cronies, and even less respect for the environment, the beautiful planet earth which gives us all life. Read more...

Scientists from Around the World Call for Immediate Halt to ‘Genetically Altered Children’
By Derrick Broze
Scientists and ethicists from around the world are warning of the consequences of failing to implement a temporary global halt on gene editing of human eggs, embryos, and sperm. Read more...

China-Africa Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Africa Sees the Way Forward

By Wang Linggui
As the first global initiative proposed by China, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) s a striking example of the country’s new diplomatic concepts of promoting global development and governance, and maps out new routes and focus of future cooperation between China and Africa. Read more...

Interest Rates and the US Economy. The Capitulation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
The Fed’s benchmark rate, called the Fed Funds rate, is thus frozen at 2.375% for the foreseeable future–i.e. leaving the central bank virtually no room to lower rates in the event of the next recession, which is now just around the corner. Read more...

Is Beijing Losing Its Footing in the South China Sea?
By Haley Zaremba
The United States military launched nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress bombers over the heavily disputed South China Sea last week, where they “conducted routine training”. In these contested waters, the Chinese government has claimed ownership over reserves containing trillions of dollars worth of oil and gas. Read more...

What Can We Do? They Are Insane!
By Philip Giraldi
This report from the BBC regarding American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo‘s view of the possible divine origin of the 2016 election result as a necessary intervention to “save the Jews” is possibly the most frightening bit of commentary to come out of the Trump national security team. Read more...

“Frankenfoods”: US FDA Lifts Ban on GMO “Frankensalmon”
By F. William Engdahl
Frankenfoods is a term developed by consumer groups questioning the health and safety of genetically modified plants or GMO. The US Food and Drug Administration has just lifted an earlier ban on commercialization of the first genetically modified food, Salmon. Read more...