February 19, 2021
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UK: Half a million renters need your help
We are now moving onto the next stage of our campaign and we need you to take action again. Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 19 February 2021
19 February 2021 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks UK Supermarket Co-op Backs Strong Regulation of Gene-Edited Crops In response to a civil society appeal for UK supermarkets to back strong regulation of new gene-edited crops and animals, the Co-op has made a clear statement of its support. The #NotInMySupermarket campaign is a response to the Continue reading
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Gangster Capitalism: Good Law Says ‘We’ve won’
The High Court has ruled “The Secretary of State acted unlawfully by failing to comply with the Transparency Policy” and that “there is now no dispute that, in a substantial number of cases, the Secretary of State breached his legal obligation to publish Contract Award Notices within 30 days of the award of contracts.” We… Continue reading
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Drama on Downing Street
19 February 2021 — DesSmogUK It’s the climate soap opera that’s gripped the nation in recent weeks, and it shows no signs of ending quite yet. By now, you’ll be familiar with the main plot points. Campaigners have long opposed plans for a new coal mine in Whitehaven, West Cumbria, which if approved would release Continue reading
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How to Write About Iran: A Guide for Journalists, Analysts, and Policymakers
Whether you are working from your DC office or your home in LA or New York, here’s all you need to know to become an expert on Iran. Continue reading
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US-Indian Strategic Construct of Western Indian Ocean Runs into Headwinds
The AMAN-21 naval exercise, the biennial event hosted by Pakistani Navy since 2007, in Karachi and the Arabian Sea from February 11-16 draws special attention. As many as 45 navies are reportedly participating, which makes AMAN probably the biggest event of its kind in the Indian Ocean or anywhere. Not only that, the participants include… Continue reading
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US Sanctions, Crisis in EU-Russia Relations: Does Russia Hold the Key to German Sovereignty?
Last week we traced the necessary historical and geopolitical steps to understand Why Russia is driving the West crazy. And then, last Friday, right before the start of the Year of the Metal Ox, came the bombshell, delivered with customary aplomb by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Continue reading
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Why Politicians and Doctors Keep Ignoring the Medical Research on Vitamin D and Covid
It is probably not a good idea to write while in the grip of anger. But I am struggling to suppress my emotions about a wasted year, during which politicians and many doctors have ignored a growing body of evidence suggesting that Vitamin D can play a critically important role in the prevention and treatment of… Continue reading
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Sometimes Marx’s Capital Is a Pillow, Sometimes It Obliges Us to Deepen Our Struggles: The Seventh Newsletter (2021)
18 February 2021 — Tricontinental Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In 1911, a young Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) arrived in France, which had colonised his homeland of Vietnam. Though he had been raised with a patriotic spirit committed to anti-colonialism, Ho Chi Minh’s temperament did not allow him Continue reading
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All the warfare of the future’: Drones, new technology and the Integrated Review
At the beginning of March, the government will publish its long-awaited Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, known (thankfully) as ‘The Integrated Review’. It’s purpose is to “define the Government’s ambition for the UK’s role in the world and the long-term strategic aims for our national security and foreign policy.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 