By Amando Flavio Food wasting has become a serious problem especially in Western countries. It is estimated that about 1.3 billion metric tonnes of food is wasted around the world every year. In the United Kingdom alone, food waste costs about £12.5 billion annually. Apart…
By Heather Callaghan Wilmington, NC – Prepare to have your faith in humanity restored. Eleven-year-old Gunner Robinson of North Carolina has given away 600 pairs of new shoes to schoolchildren who normally would never get new shoes for the school year. Where is he getting…
By Brandon Turbeville As the U.S. empire exhausts itself on wars in the Middle East and provocations in Asia and Eastern Europe, the “democracy” and “free market reforms” that are a hallmark of the Anglo-American system are becoming more and more apparent to the rest…
By Elika Ansari Democratic Republic of Congo — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is both the poorest and one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Though the country has one of the largest reserves of minerals and natural resources — including copper, cobalt, gold,…
By Brandon Turbeville Despite being the second largest economy on the face of the earth, and rapidly moving to become the first, a vast majority of Chinese wouldn’t know it. The 20th century for China has been marked with low living standards, totalitarianism, war and…
By M.J. Higby “It was apparent that materialism was in complete control of the economic structure, the final objective of which was for the individual to become part of a system providing an economic security at the expense of the human soul, mind and body.” – Manly…
By Brandon Turbeville In early May 2016, a CSX derailed in Washington, D.C. spilling ethanol and large amounts of sodium hydroxide next to the Rhode Island Avenue metro station. nearly 8,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide, a highly caustic chemical that is used for dissolving a…
By Chris “Kikila” Perrin Access to healthy, nutritious food has long been a problem for low-income consumers — a problem that often leads to a variety of diseases, like obesity and type-II diabetes. Hoping to reduce some of the financial barriers that keep some families out…
By Amanda Froelich You might roll your eyes when you hear that someone has a gluten intolerance, but in fact, the epidemic is very real and continues to increase in prevalence. The Organic Consumers Association believes this is because modern wheat in America is heavily…
By Alex Pietrowski The divide between rich and poor in our world has perhaps never been as wide and as visible as it is today. The world elite are making more money than ever, and as they’re buying more ridiculous and more lavish toys than ever,…
By Susan Boskey Earlier this month a CNBC article came out with a statement of the obvious which most people have already known for a long time: the economy has not really gotten better. Duh. All the while soon after the 2007-8 economic meltdown and…
By [easyazon_link identifier=”1508952809″ locale=”US” tag=”natblaze-20″]Daisy Luther[/easyazon_link] Venezuela is out of food. After several years of long lines, rationing, and shortages, the socialist country does not have enough food to feed its population, and the opposition government has declared a “nutritional emergency.” This is just the most…
By Gaye Levy When times are tight, we tend to want to stop spending money altogether. When you are a frugal prepper, this can pose some obvious difficulty. Being frugal can be challenging when you are trying to prep. Sometimes it can feel counterintuitive to…
By Claire Bernish Setting a sustainable example for the rest of the world, Denmark generated a record-breaking 42% of its electricity last year from wind turbines — upping the country’s previous world record, set in 2014, by 3%. “Hopefully, Denmark can serve as an example…
By Amanda Froelich Will nursing homes soon become a thing of the past? When a beloved member of the family reaches an age they can no longer thrive living on their own, it becomes a family’s worst nightmare to decide their fate. Should they send…
By Natural Blaze “If I offered you a bruised banana, you probably wouldn’t be interested,” said Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, director of Drexel University’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management. “But what if I offered you some banana ice cream on a hot summer day? I…
By Heather Callaghan Today on Activist Post I wrote about Gordon Brown’s former adviser advising Twitter followers to stock up on canned goods, water and cash in the wallet after the stock market plunged like a broken elevator on “Black Monday.” The worst 24-hour stock…
AP Photo/Spyros Tsakiris By Heather Callaghan Greeks don’t want austerity, but the future is bleak and unknown. As of Friday, grocery shelves were being stripped bare of staple cooking goods, and pharmacies ran out of crucial medicines like thyroxine (thyroid treatment). More than half of…
By Heather Callaghan If you are in your retirement years or anticipating that last work week, you can readily be grateful and breathe a sigh of relief. You may be the last generation in America to enjoy such hard-earned fruits of labor. A very short-lived…
By Heather Callaghan There are three things driving a surge in organic imports: U.S. farmers have been systematically pushed into growing mostly GMO crops; grown primarily for fuel, animal feed and cheap processed foods. Russia even used our food supply as an example for the…
