Tag: Asia/China
What are Erik Prince’s plans for the second Trump administration?
New plans from Erik Prince, a persistent figure in America’s private military complex, signal a wider push to privatize government functions in Trump’s second term.
Where are the world’s water stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
Iran punished for treatment of women
The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission.
As the war in Ukraine devastates the nation’s ecosystems, the world...
Just one bomb releases a slew of toxic heavy metals into Ukraine’s soil and groundwater. Now multiply this by thousands.
The global seafood supply is being contaminated by microplastics, but major...
Our addiction to plastic is having negative effects all along the food chain.
How nanoplastics enter the human body
If you regularly drink water from plastic bottles, you’re likely ingesting even more plastic than the average consumer.
The big industry that COP26 failed to tackle
Our broken and inhumane food system is a huge source of emissions, so why isn’t it a major part of the climate solution?
COP26: Climate pledges don’t match up with policies—or consumer behavior
The Glasgow Climate Pact kicks the climate can down the road.
COP26: Will humanity’s ‘last and best chance’ to save earth’s climate...
here is a chance we can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis, but world leaders must hold businesses accountable and listen to Indigenous communities.
Why the Taliban’s promise to stop the opium trade rings hollow
Uncertainty abounds over what the Taliban’s opium policy will actually look like. In the meantime, the farmers are planting the seeds for next year’s crop right now.
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The deaf, dumb and blind cult still dazzled by the nastiest, most naked ‘emperor’...
How mortifying: one crude, ham-fisted con artist, swelled by arrogance, ignorance, and stupidity, is all it took to topple this “naked” beacon of democracy. Figure even worse with a Putin in charge.
How many people have the US and Israel killed in Iran?
Why the real numbers of people killed are almost certainly much higher and why this matters with the conflicting estimates of the death toll in occupied Iraq 20 years ago.
Africa’s forests no longer help fight climate change, shift to net carbon source
Data published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals that this "safety net" has diminished.
Millions lose food aid as Trump’s budget law reshapes SNAP
A new analysis finds 2.5 million fewer people received food assistance within months of enactment, with millions more expected to lose benefits as states adjust to new funding requirements.
Revealed: The MAGA plan to ‘take out’ progressive leaders worldwide
Trump-aligned CPAC is backing far-right electoral candidates across Latin America and Europe—including Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán.