• The authoritarian Biden presidency

    Republican voters, we are told, increasingly support the idea of having an authoritarian president, by whom those telling us mean “Donald Trump.” But the same voices completely ignore how authoritarian President Joe Biden is, and how Democratic voters are fine with that. This week, Biden announced another round of unilateral college loan bailouts without authorization from […]

  • Revised Agreement for Pandemic Failure at WHO

    Four years have passed since the onset of COVID-19 and the global mishandling of the disease’s spread. Now, the same governments and international organizations that Read More

  • Reader's View: Resist normalizing authoritarianism

    From the letter: "Reagan’s legacy is a conservative myth, (and) Trump’s movement is built on lies aimed at obliterating objective truth."

  • The Political Left Has Proven Beyond A Doubt That They Are Authoritarians

    The Political Left Has Proven Beyond A Doubt That They Are Authoritarians Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, Nearly 20 years ago when I started my work in the independent media the common mantra among my peers was noting the existence of the “false left/right paradigm” – The idea that Democrats and Republicans were essentially the same and were working towards the same exact authoritarian goals. This was before the Ron Paul movement and the libertarian/patriot shift...

  • WHO thanks Philippines for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

    World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed his appreciation of the Philippines’ role in the ongoing negotiations on a “WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” known as the Pandemic Treaty.

  • Climate Change Amplifies Threat of Pandemics Through Disease Vectors

    Climate change has ushered us into an era where the theoretical dangers of global warming are now stark realities.

  • Researchers analyze challenges faced by content moderators during pandemic

    The responsibility for maintaining online safety relies on content moderators particularly in times of crisis. However, not all platforms even have moderation systems in place and so disinformation, misinformation, propaganda, and fake news often circulate freely.

  • Federal investigators want more money to go after pandemic fraud

    (The Center Square) – The federal officials tasked with tracking down widespread fraud during and after the COVID-19 pandemic want more time and more money to finish the job. The Justice Department's COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, made up of nearly 30 federal agencies, released its 2024 report on Tuesday. The report details the efforts of the task force in response to fraud involving COVID-19 relief programs. The task force report pointed out that...

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    Roman Reigns Brought The ‘Big Screen’ To WWE During The Pandemic

    Roman Reigns brought the big screen to the WWE. The Tribal Chief teamed with The Rock at WrestleMania. The cousins teamed up to beat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in a huge tag team bout that built up to night two’s main event. That match sees Reigns defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody

  • Court rules against reporter’s death record request during pandemic

    The Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision Wednesday in a case that goes back to the height of the pandemic and a reporter’s request for death records.

  • US Says It Is Partnering With 50 Countries To Stifle Future Pandemics

    President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. U.S. government officials will offer support in the countries, most of them located in Africa and Asia, to develop better testing, […]

  • Fueled by federal pandemic money, Washington state's spending has skyrocketed

    (The Center Square) – Washington state government spending increased 169% from 1991 to 2023. The state’s total spending was $12.21 billion in 1991 and increased to $73.59 billion in 2023. When adjusted for inflation, that accounts for the 169% increase. That's according to budget documents provided online by the state. The migration of people to Washington over the past 32 years has triggered a dramatic increase in the number of state workers. ...