Vice President Harris on Monday lauded the late Texas Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first registered nurse elected to the House of Representatives, who died Sunday at age 88. “Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was a visionary, a pioneer, and a fighter,” Harris wrote in a statement. Harris — the first woman, first Black person and first… […]
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“Visionary” Founders Are Starting To Crumble, Entire Sectors Will Be Next
Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Those that have been reading me over the last year know that it is my strongly held belief that—even if the market does eventually wind up moving higher over time—we must experience a swift and shocking move lower in equity markets that, I believe, we are due for at any […]
Noble Ideas of Visionary Gorbachev Failed Because He Ignored the Deceit, Duplicity and Dangers of Imperialism
Gorbachev set out to reform the Soviet Union and make the entire world a less dangerous place to live in. If he had succeeded, the mad race for weapons of mass destruction would have not only slowed down but, assuming the best possible outcome, there was a real chance of their elimination or the elimination […]
King Penda of Mercia: Militant Heathen or Visionary Statesman?
In his seminal work entitled Anglo-Saxon England published in 1943, Sir Frank Stenton states that “the overthrow of Penda meant the end of militant heathenism and the development of civilization in England.” Historians of the 20th century were mostly content to dismiss Penda’s reign as unimportant, or to give him no more than a cursory mention […]
South Africa mourns ‘visionary’ Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, dead at 72
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, king of South Africa’s Zulu nation, has passed away after contracting Covid-19. He was praised for preserving traditional culture while leading his people through apartheid and the AIDS epidemic. Zwelithini, 72, died on Friday at a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, where he checked in last month for diabetes treatment. South African media reported […]
Syrian Foreign Minister Muallem Was A Multipolar Visionary
By Andrew Korybko American political analyst 18 NOVEMBER 2020 In order to appreciate his legacy, the reader must understand the complex circumstances in which he worked. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem passed away earlier this week, but his multipolar vision will be remembered forever. The Arab Republic’s top diplomat previously served as his country’s Ambassador to […]
Israeli 3D print whizz and visionary of ‘self-healing’ cars gets big US accolade
An Israeli 3D printing pioneer has become a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors, making him the first scientist based outside the US to attain the status. “It’s acknowledgment for my research, but also, in a sense, a mark of respect for Israeli science,” Noam Eliaz, professor of materials science and engineering at […]
Universal Basic Income: Visionary or Wishful Thinking?
By Susan Boskey Universal Basic Income, also known as UBI, social credit and Basic Income Guarantee, is not a new concept. However, it is being looked at newly by the State of Hawaii as a solution to how AI (artificial intelligence) is likely to take over many of their jobs. Having lived in […]
Huachuma – The Visionary Cactus from the Peruvian Andes
Sergey Baranov, ContributorWaking Times Huachuama is the original name given to the various mescaline-containing columnar cacti native to the Andes and used traditionally in Peru for millennia for healing and divination. The cactus thrives at around 3000 meters ( 10,000 feet ) above the sea level and flowers between October and March with beautiful […]
Norman Lowell: ‘Miguel Serrano – Warrior and Visionary of the Spirit’
Via The London Forum One of the most colourful, charismatic, artistic, aristocratic, exotic and visionary of Nationalist leaders, Norman Lowell of Malta, discusses one of the most colourful, charistmatic, artistic, aristocratic, exotic and visionary of Nationalist thinkers – Miguel Serrano of Chile. Serrano was a diplomat and author of several widely published books and several […]
In Africa, The U.S. Military Sees Enemies Everywhere
Print Friendly Above Photo: U.S. Africa Command FROM EAST TO WEST across Africa, 1,700 Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets, and other military personnel are carrying out 78 distinct “mission sets” in more than 20 nations, according to documents obtained by The Intercept via the Freedom of Information Act. “The SOCAFRICA operational environment is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous,” says Brig. Gen. […]
Meat Eating – An Evolutionary Perspective
Editor’s note: Diet is obviously a very contentious topic, especially here on the Tribune. Sinead has promoted the “Starch Solution“, with which many people have had great success, while Angelo recently advocated a paleo raw vegan diet, which has also worked for some, but obviously not all. This article argues that eating meat played […]