Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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01/19/2023
Opinion: Incredible India
China is no longer the world’s most populous nation, as of this month, which sparked a narrative in the world press about its long-term decline. What was missed, however, is that India has not only overtaken China demographically but its economic growth and future prospects are considerably brighter.
11/14/2022
Opinion: Ukraine’s New World Order
Ukrainians just recaptured Russia’s biggest war prize, the City of Kherson, and by so doing took a major step toward driving Putin out of their nation-state.
04/07/2022
UN and NATO Fail
Imagine a legal system where the accused sits on the jury? That’s the UN Security Council.
12/20/2021
The mRNA Revolution
Concern about the Omicron variant has seized headlines, threatening to spoil the holiday season for millions globally. People are fatigued and wonder if travel bans and inconveniences will ever end. But the good news going forward is that the vaccines work and, even better, the scientists who formulated the first COVID vaccine are about to rock the world of medicine again by applying their biotech platform to attack cancer in all its many forms.
12/02/2021
Opinion: The Wall of Worries
Today’s curse is that everyone is anchored to a perpetual news cycle fed into smartphones or on TV in the form of a news “crawl” warning of crisis, disaster, or planetary peril.
08/13/2021
Covidnomics
The upheaval of the COVID pandemic is shifting the balance of power to labor in a profound way.
05/20/2021
Climate Cons
Calling Steven Koonin's new book on climate change "pitch-perfect," TPN Member Diane Francis explains why the physicist's book isn't alarmist enough to get much play in the media.
04/27/2021
The Republic of Walmart
The Biden administration is going to raise taxes on America’s wealthiest individuals, but, more importantly, new U.S. Treasury Secretary and former Fed Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen, is taking aim at the real culprits—America’s biggest corporations
04/06/2021
Miracle in Mainz
In an otherwise bleak news landscape, a wonderful scientific transformation is underway that will extend lifespans and improve the quality of life on Earth. Diane Francis explains all things mRNA.
03/29/2021
Gerrymeandering
03/11/2021
Harry and Meghan’s Nuke
02/25/2021