By April McCarthy Studies of human populations suggest that our health and longevity could be affected by the diets and experiences of our grandparents. For example, studies of a small community in northern Sweden where detailed historical records were kept found correlations between food availability…
By Carey Wedler In Yulin, Guangxi, China, thousands of dogs are being tortured and killed to be sold as food at the world’s largest dog meat festival, taking place this week. The annual event has received widespread criticism in recent years but has been difficult…
By Jake Anderson You don’t have to look far to find outlandish theories on the nature of the cosmos and human consciousness. These days, notions once relegated to science fiction are finding their way into esoteric academic journals, and from there, into mainstream discourse. One…
By Matt Agorist Prior to this year, the state of Florida was regarded as one of the worst possible states to be caught in possession of cannabis. According to a 2009 analysis by former NORML Director, Jon Gettman, no state in this country punished people…
By Brandon Turbeville With the 4th of July holiday having just passed, there’s nothing to remind Americans of their freedom more than the staggering speed at which their government has taken and continues to take it away. After having come under attack by one of the…
By Anti-Media Kentucky — “I am not a creation of state/government, as such I am not within its jurisdiction.” Those words were written by Samuel Girod in a document filed in a Kentucky federal court in June. Girod is an Amish farmer who was convicted in March of selling…
By Catherine J. Frompovich What is consensus science? As a researcher, I’ve come to regard the word “consensus” as equivalent to “conspiracy-like” insofar as one segment of science research agrees either to accept or not to accept research that is either favorable or unfavorable to…
By Amanda Froelich The new “right to disconnect” law mandates that a company with 50 employees or more cannot email an employee after typical work hours. If you’ve ever been with friends or family members over the weekend then received an urgent email from work, you’re…
By Michael Maharrey While Congressional Republicans have yet to put forth a bill to get rid of Obamacare, a new Kentucky law went into effect today that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. It will also set the stage for people there to…
By Matt Agorist Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin recently completed a comprehensive study illustrating the effects of smartphones on the human brain. What they found was that ‘smart’ phones actually make us dumb. According to the study, Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of…
Politicians are currently working on a bill for marijuana legalization. Senators from both political parties are going against Attorney Jeff Sessions and his ineffective war on cannabis, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have co-sponsored a bill that would…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Dr. Martin Blank, PhD, a contributor to the Bioinitiative Report, discusses the health hazards associated with exposures—especially prolonged exposures—to microwaves and their non-thermal radiation waves. Here is a 9+ minute video of Dr. Martin Blank’s discussion on the matter. https://youtu.be/a6wLFeIrCtU? [do_widget…
By Jon Rappoport Medical Warning: this article may require THINKING. Ask your doctor if thinking is right for you. When a philosopher has no more room to move and finds his back up against a cold wall in the middle of the night, he usually…
By Brandon Turbeville Apparently there is a new trend in science: proving what hippies, ravers and EDM fans have been telling people for years. One approach has simply been to shout down the drug-addled kids and ignore everything they have to say as they are shoved…
By Brandon Turbeville After decades of a drug war, authoritarianism and hundreds of billions of dollars, scientists are finally starting to discover what 20-year-old hippie kids bouncing from festival to festival could have told them all along: magic mushrooms help with depression. A study that was…
By Rachel Blevins As a growing number of individual states in the U.S. stand up to the federal government on marijuana prohibition, Mexico legalized medical marijuana nationwide on Monday. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto issued a decree, following the bill’s overwhelming approval from Mexico’s Senate…
By Ariana Marisol These stunning aerial images reveal a sea of persimmons in Quanzhou city, China. [do_widget id=text-16] Persimmon production is a vital way of life for the villagers in the Fujian province. Every year, locals use the strong rays of the sun to dry…
By Catherine J. Frompovich The Environmental Health Trust published “Cell Phone Radiation Scandal: More Exposure Than Manufacturers Claim ‘PhoneGate’ In France, government data release reveals 9 out of 10 phones tested exceed regulatory limits” [1]. The French ANFR published online on June 1, 2017, a…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Three Taiwan university students came up with a brilliant way to raise awareness about their polluted water reserves. By crafting real water samples into frozen popsicles that never melt because they fashioned them in resin. The dramatic array of colors and solids suspended in…
As USDA sets its sights on hog slaughter, Food & Water Watch demands previously withheld information on poultry plants seeking to privatize inspection WASHINGTON – Recently, the public interest advocacy organization Food & Water Watch filed suit against the USDA and its Food Safety Inspection Service…
