Small farms in the US are having trouble, while large farms are bringing high profits. Congress is proposing to increase subsidies that are independent of size. That won’t address the problem.
*Tennessee advances bill to [imprison] people [for] helping minors obtain abortion.* This demonstrates the fanaticism of the religious extremists that are determined to prevent abortion, whatever the cost (to those who are pregnant). The bill says specifically anyone who “recruits, harbors, or transports a pregnant unemancipated minor” commits a crime. I wonder what it means, […]
Germany is harshly silencing those who criticize Israel. After Hitler’s mass murder of Jews became public knowledge, Jews were compelled to confront the question: is it “never again” against us, or “never again” against anyone whatsoever? Humanitarian morality must choose the latter interpretation, and that is what I support. Germany has, according to the article, […]
Almost half the people privately enslaved in Britain nowadays were not trafficked from some other country. Rather, they are boys who were pressured by local criminals into supporting their crimes.
The Israeli army showed reporters extensive tunnels under the UNRWA’s main office in Gaza. We cannot trust either HAMAS or Israel to tell the truth about events in Gaza, or about tunnels that exist there. But I think it must be true that these tunnels were built by HAMAS. I don’t think Israel could have […]
US citizens: call on Congress to reject the proposal to label fentanyl dishonestly as a “chemical weapon” and charge people with “terrorism” for possession of it. Laws must not lie. The illegal fentanyl trade has harmful effects — the usual effects of black-market sale of drugs. Some of the people who buy fentanyl on the […]
US citizens: call on the Senate to complete the investigation into the wrecker’s foreign ill-gotten gains.
US citizens: call on the United States to insist on a full investigation into accusations of military election rigging in Pakistan, before recognizing a new government there.
US citizens: Support the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.
The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sale of pure honey. This second issue covers such topics such as The Dzierzon Theory, Origin and Nature of Honey Dew, Chemical Analysis of the Royal Jelly, The Italian Bee, and many others. […]
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among them US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, as well as Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts. The author found in Bushido, the Way of […]
The New Zealand-born broadcaster says in a statement that he has been “completely cleared”.
Four of the world’s best-selling acts last year were K-Pop bands, including Seventeen and Stray Kids.
The pair were named in the New Year Honours list for their brain injury recovery charity work.
Dietrich Buxtehude (Bad Oldesloe o Helsingborg, 1637 – Lubecca, 9 maggio 1707) è stato un compositore e organista tedesco-danese. Uomo colto, poliglotta, ottimo strumentista e discreto poeta, Buxtehude sviluppò uno stile che abbracciò le varie forme compositive dell’epoca, come la fantasia, il corale e la fuga, e che influenzò molti compositori, fra i quali il […]
Dickson is a writer after our own heart. For preachers he is a great ally. There is nothing brilliant or profound; but everything is clear and well arranged, and the unction runs down like the oil from Aaron’s head. In this volume the observations are brief. – Summary by Charles Spurgeon
A woman who shot to fame giving parenting advice has been jailed for at least four years for child abuse.
Dr Matthew Knowles says his daughter was inspired by her grandfather’s favourite country music as a child.
The pair will jointly occupy a coaching slot when the singing contest returns for a new series.
Actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh, best known for his role in The Office, has died aged 50.
In questa raccolta di saggi pubblicata nel 1928 Gentile pone l’attenzione su vari temi: la necessità di chiarire cosa sia cultura; le differenze tra scienza, coscienza, erudizione e cultura; la relazione tra cultura e lavoro; il ruolo della scuola… Clicca sotto per leggere la sinossi a cura di Piero Giuseppe Perduca. Dall’incipit della Premessa: Se […]
Cebu – La crisi delle vocazioni è diventata un’emergenza anche per le Chiese dell’Asia che fin nel recente passato avevano visto tanti giovani attirati dalla vita sacerdotale e religiosa. Nelle Filippine, le comunità ecclesiali stano affrontando il problema con determinazione e creatività. L’arcidiocesi di Cebu, nell’ambito del Mese dedicato alle vocazioni, ha dato vita a […]
Theatre critics have praised the Dr Who star’s ‘shining’ performance in An Enemy of the People.
The rapper and two other men are accused of trafficking then raping an unidentified teenager in 2003.
Turandot è un’opera in 3 atti e 5 quadri, su libretto di Giuseppe Adami e Renato Simoni, lasciata incompiuta dal compositore Giacomo Puccini. La prima rappresentazione ebbe luogo nell’ambito della stagione lirica del Teatro alla Scala di Milano il 25 aprile 1926, con Rosa Raisa, Francesco Dominici, Miguel Fleta, Maria Zamboni, Giacomo Rimini, Giuseppe Nessi e Aristide Baracchi sotto la direzione di Arturo Toscanini, […]
Coming of age and journey into adulthood of young deer as he confronts the harsh realities of life and death in the forest. – Summary by Anne Fletcher
Khartoum – La guerra scoppiata dieci mesi fa in Sudan ha creato una crisi umanitaria devastante. Al gennaio 2024, gli sfollati erano oltre 10,7 milioni, ovvero la più grande crisi di sfollamento del mondo. Il conflitto ha provocato dai 12.000 ai 15.000 morti.Un dramma ricordato da Papa Francesco dopo l’Angelus di domenica 18 febbraio: “Sono […]
The Dragons’ Den star was partnered with the Strictly dancer on the 2013 series of the BBC show.
Khartoum – “Mancano i servizi più elementari, i rifugiati del campo di Gorom, ovest di Juba, capitale del Sud Sudan, faticano a procurarsi il cibo”. E’ l’appello lanciato da una fonte locale in merito al deterioramento delle condizioni e le grandi difficoltà di uno dei campi presenti nel Paese. I rifugiati faticano a procurarsi il […]
Co-star Ricky Gervais described the actor, who played Big Keith in the show, as an “absolute original”.
Marieme and Ndeye, seven, were not expected to survive for more than a few days after they were born.
Staffing problems and inexperienced leaders are being blamed for the rise.
The former Radio 1 presenter will be taking over the breakfast slot on the rival station.
Six projects are to share £150k of funding to explore previously untold Yorkshire stories.
New York prosecutors have accused three men of conspiring to sell stolen drafts of the hit song.
Sara Bard Field was a poet from Ohio who spent most of her life in California. She was a suffragist, a Christian socialist, a Georgist and an advocate of free love. This collection of poems published in 1927 explores women’s position in society, parenthood, bereavement and religious belief. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will go on trial for the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
*We have seen Assange’s plight in a UK prison, but extraditing him this week would be a disaster for us all.*
*Global media freedom at risk as Julian Assange back in UK court facing possible extradition to USA.* The US is the prime mover of imprisoning Assange, but the UK is responsible for its willingness to extradite people for acts of journalism. It is doing so under a treaty that the UK ratified but the US […]