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Last June , at a conference and retreat center not far from downtown Berkeley, California, around 100 people gathered to mull a new, techno-centric future of human reproduction. There was the physics professor moonlighting as a biotech company executive. There...

Iran has had the same terms on the table for weeks — which would mean that it is in fact the White House who is backing down. Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found...

An empire that is held together by lies, corruption and endless slaughter was never going to remain unseen. Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium . Articles are re-posted from...

A China-born accused scam boss was extradited from Cambodia, Chinese state media said Wednesday, linking him to an alleged kingpin indicted by the US for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from the Southeast Asian nation. Alleged Chinese scam boss Li...

This story was originally published by ProPublica . In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed U.S. attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace. The cases included...

British political parties will be banned from accepting donations in cryptocurrencies , Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday, saying illicit finance poses a "stark" danger to the country's democracy. Starmer told lawmakers that "we will act decisively to...

C lick here to read the article on Asia Times. The Cayman Islands sits at the heart of a network of British financial jurisdictions. Together, they manage trillions in assets, influencing global capital flows and investment networks. China, which was...

- - - - On March 3, the Malaysian government was forced to slow the development of data server farms, the facilities housing networked computer servers that act as the backbone of digital services, cloud computing and websites. By 2030,...

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 12 March 2026. The Gambia Press Union (GPU) notes with concern the news of the arrest of the Editor of Jollof News Online , Momodou Justice Darboe, on...

How the Israel/US unprovoked war of aggression is transforming into a world war. Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium . Articles are re-posted from Caitlins Newsletter Cross-posted from...

The plane carrying about 150 Palestinians from Gaza came as a surprise to everyone on the ground when it landed in South Africa in November. It wasn’t the only one. Since May, at least three flights filled with Gaza...

The small Caribbean island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis has been making headlines . At the center of the attention is “ Destiny ,” an effort spearheaded by Belgian cryptocurrency millionaire Olivier Janssens to create a special economic...

Since the start of Operation Metro Surge in December, the Trump administration has waged an economic battle on the Somali community in Minnesota, using the threat of detention — including of legal residents and citizens, as well...

The Gallup Poll announced this month it would no longer measure presidential approval or other national leadership ratings. It was a surprise to pollsters and journalists who report on public opinion, because George Gallup was the pollster who initiated...

Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for a programming code library called Matplotlib , recently described a surreal encounter with an autonomous AI agent — a digital assistant created with a platform called OpenClaw . After he rejected a code contribution...

Hours before an Israeli attack in Tehran killed Ayatollah Khamenei, an account on the prediction market Polymarket made over half a million dollars wagering that Iran’s Supreme Leader would vacate office before 3/31. That account, named “Magamyman,” was not the...

It’s well known that Jeffrey Epstein was a super-wealthy pedophile with an extraordinary network of powerful friends: tech billionaires, politicians and academics . But few people know that he was also a transhumanist — someone who believes that we...

GAZA, (PIC) Amid the ongoing discussions about the arrangements of the day after the war on the Gaza Strip, the debate is not limited to the form of governance or reconstruction, but extends to reshaping the financial structure itself. Among the proposals...

Officials from US President Donald Trump's ' Board of Peace ', tasked with overseeing post-war Gaza , are considering establishing a cryptocurrency for the enclave in an alleged attempt to jumpstart its recovery after being devastated by...

As our new Transparency Report shows, HKFP entered a fourth year of deficit with a record HK$1.9 million loss last year. We made aggressive cutbacks whilst seeking to protect jobs, salaries and output, though a 20-month “random” tax inspection strained...

As Hong Kong’s most transparent news outlet, HKFP is externally audited annually, sharing our accounts online since our inception . We have no shareholders, and we do not answer to any business tycoon, government, mainland conglomerate or media mogul. Thanks...

Dear readers and supporters, HKFP marked 10 years of publishing in 2025 – with our newsroom reaching the milestone intact and motivated, if not somewhat battered and bruised by the political and economic pressures facing the media at home and...

China and the dispute over Greenland + Trade deal with Canada + Population decline H.Seidl Tue, 01/20/2026 - 14:42 picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Liu Shiping Download (pdf - 631.45 KB) MERICS Briefs MERICS China Essentials Jan 22, 2026...

Stablecoins are playing a growing role in the global financial system. The Genius Act of 2025, signed by President Donald Trump on 18 July, marks a significant development, establishing a comprehensive and binding legal framework for crypto assets. This landmark...

Click here to read the article on the Observatory. As AI adoption accelerates, its soaring energy demands and carbon footprint raise urgent concerns about sustainability, highlighting the need for greener technologies and policies to mitigate its environmental impact....

Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower At this stage the South African delegation returned to their allocated office inside the building to finalise the formal press statement. We went with them. I...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley) : In a recent CNN interview of US presidential candidate Cornel West, former CIA intern Anderson Cooper argued that the US invasion of Iraq was morally superior to...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley) : One of my favorite follows on Twitter right now is a smallish account run by an anti-imperialist activist who goes by “ Left I on the News...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Caitlin Johnstone) : One of the most formative moments of my life was when I was running a small eco blog called Earth Mums in the mid-00s which focused on...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley) : ❖ Julian Assange is a journalist who’s been imprisoned for doing journalism on war crimes, by an empire that claims to defend journalists and oppose war crimes. Assange and...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley) : I saw a video clip of Julian Assange speaking in London in 2010 where he made an important observation while explaining the philosophy behind his work with...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley) : ❖ I just read a disturbing paragraph in a New Yorker article about the Instant Pot, a popular electronic pressure cooker whose parent company recently filed for Chapter...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley) : ❖ The New York Times has been churning out an amazing number of hit pieces on Robert F Kennedy Jr lately. On Tuesday the Times published an audio essay...

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley) : ❖ The US won WW2 and then immediately plunged into the Cold War. The US won the Cold War and then immediately set to work destroying the Middle...