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Opium production

samedi 18 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Opium production in Afghanistan has reached a record level, and now Afghanis are becoming heroin addicts.

Roy Moore allegations

samedi 18 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Women accuse Moore of hounding and pressuring them for dates.

Four-day work week

samedi 18 novembre 2017 à 01:00

A four-day work week would reduce many of the problems people suffer, including stress, lack of sleep, and isolation in the family.

Alas, this goes in the opposite direction to what plutocrats want: to knock down wages and make poor people work long hours.

Drought in the Congo

samedi 18 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Drought and famine in the Congo have forced 4 million people to flee.

The article says nothing about whether this relates to global heating, but since global heating makes droughts more likely in many areas, it is probable a priori that this is global heating at work.

As Africa's population is increasing rapidly, and global heating will soon start reducing agricultural production, it is clear that in a few decades Africa will not be able to feed its population. A big decrease in the birth rate is urgently needed to avoid mass starvation.

American elephant hunters

samedi 18 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Saboteur Zinke has undermined protection of elephants by allowing American elephant hunters to bring trophy heads back to the US.