On November 28, following the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting, oil proceeded to plunge over 10 percent. At the meeting, OPEC decided not to cut production, in order to match demand, but continue to overproduce and drive the price lower. OPEC by its very nature is a cartel, a group of companies … Read more
Threatening children does not promote truth-telling, according to research by McGill University scientists. In fact, using threats of punishment can have the opposite effect. “Children often lie to try to avoid getting in trouble–especially when they have done something wrong,” Victoria Talwar, professor of educational and counseling psychology at McGill University and lead researcher on the … Read more
The operator of Shell Oil Corporation’s two Arctic drilling rigs, deployed in Alaska in 2012, has pleaded guilty to eight felony charges for environmental and health and safety violations during its operation of the rigs. Noble Drilling has agreed to pay $12.2 million dollars in fines and community service payments. According to the judgement by … Read more
An increasing number of people from Western countries are moving around the world to other areas they deem safer, hold better job potential, and are cheaper overall. A large number of these people are moving to Cambodia in search of these things. While it’s very difficult to get an exact number of expatriates coming to … Read more
Canadians have long paid higher prices for goods than they would south of the border, but now the Canadian government is proposing a new “name and shame” law in order to stem unfair “country pricing.” The federal government wants to give new powers to the Competition Bureau to enable it to investigate the price differences for products sold … Read more
For the first time, doctors have been found to be making more money by ordering more procedures rather than for providing service to more patients. The results of recent UCLA research, which surprised the team behind the study, have led them to suspect that the pay-for-service system may encourage behavior that is not in the best interest of patients. “The … Read more
The debate about hydraulic fracturing for shale gas exploitation (fracking) has been raging constantly in the UK since 2007 when the prospect of drilling for shale gas was first proposed. Since then, the British government, having looked at the US experience and decided that it wants a piece of the action, has embraced the idea. … Read more
Somewhere in an Anarchist occupied fortress in Barcelona , resides Amir Taaki, a world renowned Cypto-Anachist named one of Forbes top 30 tech entrepreneurs under the age of 30. Amir Taaki hides out with a merry band of progressive software developers that work under the name Unsystem, developing a project that is both politically incendiary … Read more
Ukraine has begun legal proceedings against Russia for alleged violations of the United Nations convention on terrorism, according to the Ukrainian government. “National security is protected not only with weapons, but also in the courts,“ said Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Tuesday. “We have begun a lawsuit against the Russian Federation in the International Court of … Read more
A vast security perimeter around southern British Columbia has been established by Canadian health authorities, in which the slaughter of 146,000 birds at five affected farms has almost been completed. The region is the most recent to be affected by a highly virulent strain of H5N2 avian influenza. “Those who have put some restrictions on all of Canada will start to look at … Read more
Tweet Chile has been experiencing a nationwide surge in what has commonly become referred to as “detención ciudadana” or “civilian detention,” otherwise characterized as vigilante justice. The phenomenon has been captured on personal and security cameras throughout the country and uploaded to YouTube and other social media in growing numbers. These events span the gamut … Read more
Chile has been experiencing a nationwide surge in what has commonly become referred to as “detención ciudadana” or “civilian detention” otherwise characterized as vigilante justice. Read more about this trend in civilian vigilante justice: Vigilante justice spikes in Chile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NN458BxTCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ8VDnD6ZXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm_H6ZnFXN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVAE2oGabGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c141O-8rU1Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgaYI9jUabk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYaeDnOW_tA Selected by Jay Verkamp Read more