October 23, 2020
-
The Cult of the Brave New Normal
In March, it was just a three-week lockdown, to flatten the curve so as not to overwhelm the NHS. The narrative has quickly evolved. It has progressed from what seemed a reasonable idea of keeping NHS bed space free based on the completely false Neil Fergusson prediction that hospitals would be overwhelmed by patients suffering… Continue reading
-
Magic Novichok
The security services put an extraordinary amount of media priming effort into explaining why the alleged novichok attack on the Skripals had a delayed effect of several hours, and then failed to kill them. Excuses included that it was a cold day which slowed their metabolisms, that the chemical took a long time to penetrate their skins,… Continue reading
-
Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 23 October 2020
23 October 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Toxic Levels of Heavy Metals and PAHs Discovered in Some Alternatives to Glyphosate-Based Weedkillers A group of researchers from France, led by Prof. Gilles-Eric Seralini, have identified toxic levels of undeclared ingredients such as heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some new alternatives to glyphosate-based herbicides, Continue reading
-
Guardian-Friendly Omissions – ‘This Land’ By Owen Jones
In his latest book, ‘This Land – The Story of a Movement’ (Penguin, ebook version, 2020), the Guardian’s Owen Jones charts the rise and fall of Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading
-
Iraq War Logs: 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago today, WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history: the Iraq War Logs. The Assange Defense Committee will release a video tomorrow to commemorate this anniversary. The video explores the background of the leaks, what was revealed, and their impact. Today, we want to give you a sneak preview of our video! Continue reading
-
The CIA and Chile: Anatomy of an Assassination
Fifty years ago today, armed thugs intercepted and mortally wounded the Chilean army commander-in-chief, General René Schneider, as he drove to the Ministry of Defense in Santiago, Chile. The next day, CIA Director Richard Helms convened his top aides to review the covert coup operations that had led to the attack. Continue reading
-
China 2020: An Introduction
The history of capitalism has been punctuated by periodic struggles for hegemony over the world economy, leading to a centuries-long series of world wars.1 In the twenty-first century, all signs are pointing to another such period of hegemonic struggle, this time between the United States and China, although complicated in this case by the unique,… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 