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Gambling on war, Israel behind release of Narco-warlord, Latin America forced into a fascist abyss. by vanessa beeleyFiorella and I sit down again to dissect the dystopian world rising out of war, barbarism and tyrannyRead on Substack Fiorella and I sit down again to dissect the dystopian world rising out of war, barbarism and tyranny Trump’s unpredictability serves the billionaire class and feeds their gambling habit. Donald Trump Jr. has a stake in the Polymarket betting industry that is raking in billions from bets on the outcomes of wars that Trump senior has started or sustained. The Honduras tapes picked up by…

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The British government is preparing to ask supermarkets to freeze prices on certain products in exchange for easing regulations, which politicians hope will keep prices down for consumers. The price cap would apply to essential foods such as eggs, bread, and milk, reports the Financial Times. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, who oversees the Treasury and the government’s economic policy, is expected to announce the policy on Thursday as part of a package of measures to help ease the cost of living. Food and nonalcoholic beverage prices rose 3.7 percent annually in March—the most recent month for which government data…

As Labour’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer fights for survival, Paul Rogers says Jeremy Corbyn’s decade-long grassroots strategy may yet have the last word. Jeremy Corbyn at a Liverpool rally in August 2016. (Francesco 65/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Paul RogersOpenDemocracy Two weeks after the Scottish and Welsh national elections and the English local council votes on May 7, the political state of the U.K., as seen from Westminster, is one of near chaos, and a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now well-nigh certain. In England, at least, it’s clear the party-political system has moved markedly to the right.…

Expert failure is especially likely where experts hold monopoly power and where they are insulated from the consequences of their predictions and actions. This is due to the lack of contestation over ideas and their interpretation, as well as perverse incentives due to a disjoint between actions and consequences – Austrian Economics: An Introduction by Chris Coyne and Abby Hall Christopher Coyne is Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. Watch on X Odysee Spotify BitChute Rumble Source…

Ben Morea at the International Anti-Authoritarian Meetings of 2023 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Photograph Source: Antochkat – CC BY-SA 4.0 In Memory of Ben Morea On the afternoon of October 10, 1966, six members of Black Mask, a radical anti-arts arts group, marched in front of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) handing out leaflets while two members unraveled a large canvas sign announcing, “MUSEUM CLOSED.” A handout published in Black Mask 1 (November 1966) read, in part, “A new spirit is rising.  Like the streets of Watts [i.e., August 1965 riot] we burn with revolution. We assault your Gods – We sing of…

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Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year’s larger-than-typical hikes. Sign-ups were already down in January by about 1.2 million from last year’s record enrollment. For this year, enrollees then faced premiums that increased, on average, by 26%. On top of that, subsidies that help people purchase coverage shrank or vanished. Now experts are watching how many of the approximately 23 million people who enrolled will fail to…

The most infamous atrocity of the U.S.-Iranian war happened in its first few hours. During the U.S.-Israeli surprise attack on Iran on the morning of February 28, 2026, a missile blew up an elementary school in the small town of Minab, Iran, killing 156 people, most of them children. “Sometimes I close my eyes and recall her laugh, her voice, how she used to run at school, laugh with her friends, and how we used to dream of her future,” Amina Karimi told Drop Site during her nightly graveyard vigil for her seven-year-old daughter Leila. “The night is heavy and the…

Birth trauma, a subject that takes you majorly deep-down into the rabbit hole has not received the attention it truly deserves. If humanity wants to live an enriching, fulfilling life, then this expose on birth trauma needs to be understood and what needs to be done. The root-cause of dysfunctionality or encountering blocks in one’s life may originate from what happens to an individual when as a fetus in the mother’s womb. Then there’s the consequences of birth trauma, another related aspect that goes on to affect people’s lives.  From prenatal care to birthing the medical establishment’s involvement in causing…