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A bill from House Republicans is targeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to issue Clean Air Act waivers for California that could lead to major restrictions or even bans on gas-powered vehicles. Those waivers are a live issue. Last month, the California Air Resources Board asked the Biden administration for one so it can ban the sale of new internal...

Veronique de Rugy Disinformation, misinformation and fake news are real problems in a world that is now mainly online. However, this shouldn’t blind us to the very real risk that comes from a government that aggressively polices information or becomes an arbitrator of the truth. It’s simply too easy to use this power to silence political opponents or people who...

Over 10,000 categories of nearly 1.6 million adverse events – many of them serious and debilitating – brought to you by Pfizer! You might not have heard it in the news, but in recent months, Pfizer’s pharmacovigilance documents requested by the European Union’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, have been released. They show that Pfizer knew about a sickening level...

Australia’s eSafety commissioner has issued Elon Musk’s Twitter with a legal notice to explain what it is doing to tackle hate speech on its platform. The commissioner says it has received “more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past 12 months” than any other platform and alleges an “increasing number” of reports of serious online abuse since Musk...

A technology cooperation agreement was signed in January 2023 between India and the U.S. despite ideological differences, with the intention of the U.S. both to deepen its influence in the Indo-Pacific and to weaken relations among India, China and Russia. It was implemented within the framework of friendshoring: the reliance on production of critical technology components in friendly countries. This...

“The upper bounds of damages against Pfizer would be $3.6 trillion dollars. And obviously, Pfizer’s not worth $3.6 trillion dollars. That company would have to be seized in bankruptcy, its assets distributed and sold off, and I think that’s an appropriate end for that company. So I’m doing everything I can to get there.” After witnessing fraud and abuse among...

The principles behind Trump’s political and economic program could once again dominate U.S. politics. The legal case against against former President Donald Trump presents only two possibilities: either he goes to jail, or he emerges strengthened politically. Unfortunately, his administration is not on trial for their great social crimes, as a result of which inequality and poverty became more acute,...

Commentary I was given cause recently to reflect on the meaning of “community.” What is community? Most people would reflexively answer that it is where you live, your locality, and that would not be entirely incorrect. But, what is a community really? Must you have a home in your community? Can you be in more than one community at once?...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban criticized popular podcast host Joe Rogan after he asked Dr. Peter Hotez, a vaccine scientist, to debate 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time critic of childhood vaccines. “Trying to bully Dr. Hotez is ridiculous. You have producers that will prepare you and you get to control the conversation. @RobertKennedyJr also has...

Electric air vehicle manufacturer Eve Air Mobility said Monday that it would extend its existing partnership with Blade Air Mobility to integrate its upcoming “flying cars” into Blade’s European route network. The companies announced their extended partnership at the Paris Air Show held in Le Bourget on Monday, which will integrate Eve’s state-of-the-art electric vehicle take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle—dubbed...

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above image and quotation. About this publication A specialist in American studies, Lalatendu Das has worked in various capacities for more than two decades with several institutions and organizations in India and abroad, including some leading US-based groups. He has taught courses in...

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above image and quotation. About this publication A specialist in American studies, Lalatendu Das has worked in various capacities for more than two decades with several institutions and organizations in India and abroad, including some leading US-based groups. He has taught courses in...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is confident Australia is not heading towards a recession despite some economists warning the path to a soft landing from soaring inflation is narrowing. He says the Australian economy might stutter as interest rates lift, but neither the Reserve Bank nor Treasury are anticipating a recession. “We do expect the Australian economy to slow considerably,” the treasurer said....

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above image and quotation. About this publication A specialist in American studies, Lalatendu Das has worked in various capacities for more than two decades with several institutions and organizations in India and abroad, including some leading US-based groups. He has taught courses in...

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above image and quotation. About this publication A specialist in American studies, Lalatendu Das has worked in various capacities for more than two decades with several institutions and organizations in India and abroad, including some leading US-based groups. He has taught courses in...

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above image and quotation. About this publication A specialist in American studies, Lalatendu Das has worked in various capacities for more than two decades with several institutions and organizations in India and abroad, including some leading US-based groups. He has taught courses in...

Commentary U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is bending over backward to extend a friendly hand to China. He may slip on the ice. Beijing’s proffered handshake, if it can be called one, looks frigid. Blinken spoke to China’s foreign minister a few days before his upcoming visit, and the minister was already publicly shaming the United States for deteriorating...

June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour. In the United States, which claims to be a “beacon of human rights,” the issue of child labor exploitation has long been a dark reality. In recent years, the problem of illegal employment of children in the United States has been alarming, with a multitude of incidents emerging. The Dark Reality of...

Silicon Valley Bank, established in 1983, was the 16th largest commercial bank in the United States just before it collapsed. It provided banking services to nearly half the U.S. venture capital-backed technology and life sciences companies. SVB had benefited extraordinarily from the explosive growth of the technology sector in recent years, leveraged by very low borrowing costs and a boom...

“What we found is the whole representation of what is happening is a lie … The U.S. government is representing to the public that this is a health event and the response to a health event. But in fact, … this is a military operation.” In this episode, I sit down with former pharmaceutical executive Sasha Latypova. She emerged from...