By Brandon Turbeville In late June 2016, CIA director John O. Brennan appeared at the Council on Foreign Relations to give a brief talk and take questions from members of the council. The discussion was designed to address threats to national and global security as…
By Jefferey Jaxen The most basic of all human rights is the ability to have control over your own body and be able to exercise informed consent when making medical decisions… The year was 2014 and California just passed Assembly Bill 2109 in the face…
By Seeker Stories As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution that’s been implemented around the world. Vertical farms produce…
By Neenah Payne Emergency room nurse Sally Pacholok says in her book Could It Be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses, “Very rarely in medicine can such a severely debilitating and potentially life-threatening disorder be so easily diagnosed, and so easily and inexpensively treated.” The article…
By Amando Flavio A new study by researchers from Denmark and the United Kingdom, who have studied antidepressant drugs and their effects, have found that the drugs indeed push people to commit suicide, especially children. The study is said to be the biggest ever to have been…
By Amanda Froelich Using a sauna after a refreshing swim – or yoga class – can be a relaxing treat, but are you aware just how beneficial a sweat session can be? Reportedly, spending time in a sauna – which is basically a hot box, heated to…
By Jeffrey Green Can you picture yourself living a homesteading lifestyle? Waking up early to milk the cows, release the chickens to scratch the barnyard, collect their eggs and then update your blog before your stay-at-home family rises. The rest of the day you do…
By Matt Agorist Touted as a risk-free pain reliever, Tylenol sends as many as 78,000 people to the emergency room annually and results in 33,000 hospitalizations a year, according to federal data. The active ingredient in Tylenol, acetaminophen is also the leading cause of acute liver failure,…
By Amando Flavio n many countries in Africa, it is very common to find villages and towns not connected to the national electricity grid. Such towns and villages have no choice than to depend on kerosene-powered lamps. In such areas, people’s lives are restricted. They…
By Amanda Froelich Food waste is a big issue, especially in first-world nations such as the U.S.A., where 40% of the food produced and purchased is thrown in the trash and tossed into landfills. With 795 million people still going to bed hungry each night,…
By Amanda Froelich Though the Zika virus was first discovered in 1947, it was rarely considered a concern until 2015 when the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding an outbreak of the virus in Brazil. On February 1st of 2016, the World…
By Jon Rappoport The entire platform of “proof” that the Zika virus causes a birth defect called microcephaly has descended into gibberish. I’m not going to recapitulate all my Zika-hoax articles here. Suffice to say, researchers have only established a very weak correlation between the…
By Amanda Froelich One of the most difficult challenges might be to sit indoors when the weather outside is glorious. Luckily, a new invention actually encourages people to transport their work and office space elsewhere, and the brilliant concept is quickly gaining attention. The GreenPod…
By Chris “Kikila” Perrin Can we farm sustainably? Can we endeavour to produce enough food to feed the world’s growing population in a way that is respectful to animals, and mindful of the stress agriculture places on the land? These are some of the questions…
By Justin Gardner A new scientific study carried out by the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) is casting doubt on the assumed connection between the Zika virus and microcephaly. The study was prompted by the fact that no similar epidemics of microcephaly are being…
By number23 Larval fish are becoming addicted to consuming micro-beads, according to a new study by a group of Swedish researchers. The study, entitled “Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles influence larval fish ecology,” was published earlier this month in the journal Science. As outlined in…
By Brandon Turbeville For years Kris Kristofferson was told he was suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and would simply have to get used to a failing memory that would only continue to get worse. Kristofferson had been having trouble with his short-term memory for…
By Brandon Turbeville The police state has struck again – this time in the state of Arkansas. In what has become an increasing trend across the country, the natural pain killer, stress reliever and recovery assistant known as Kratom has been added to the list…
By Mike Maharrey Today, a Tennessee law that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the Volunteer State went into effect. Sen. Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield) introduced Senate Bill 2443 (SB2443) on Jan. 21. Known as the “Health Care Empowerment Act,” the legislation specifies that direct primary…
By Amanda Froelich Carrots are part of a healthy diet, right? Well, if they’re organic, haven’t been processed, or dipped in chemical cleaners, absolutely. Carrots are an incredibly nutritious root vegetable to consume as they’re rich in fiber and vitamins A and C. Of course,…
