Category: Aggregated
News posts aggregated from alternative news sources.
Campaigners tear down part of ‘mini Berlin wall’ erected around London social housing estate
‘A part of a “mini Berlin wall” erected around a social housing estate has been torn down by campaigners amid claims that residents were being forced to “live inside a cage”. The Aylesbury estate, a […]
In the Robotic Near-Future, Most ‘Will Live Off Government-Provided Income’
‘If you think the jobs market and larger economy are bad now, just wait for the future. In the future, virtually everyone you know may be on the dole. There are a lots of projections and […]
Students Revolt Against Debt. Finally
‘Much of higher education is a fraud, and much of the reason higher education is such a huge fraud is the structure of the student loan scam. It’s a three step process. First, students take […]
More than two thirds of people taking antidepressants ‘may NOT actually have depression’: Doctors discover many do not meet the official criteria
‘The majority of people taking antidepressants may not actually have depression, a new study claims. Researchers discovered more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of people taking antidepressants did not meet the criteria for major depressive […]
Following Canada’s Bad Example, Now UK Wants To Muzzle Scientists And Their Inconvenient Truths
‘Techdirt has been following for a while Canada’s moves to stop scientists from speaking out about areas where the facts of the situation don’t sit well with the Canadian government’s dogma-based policies. Sadly, it looks […]
Parents threaten to remove children from school near proposed Cuadrilla fracking site
‘Some parents are threatening to take their children out of a primary school one mile from a proposed fracking sites in the Fylde area of Lancashire if the plans are approved. The parents, who have […]
Californians Outraged As Oil Producers & Frackers Excluded From Emergency Water Restrictions
‘California’s oil and gas industry is estimated (with official data due to be released in coming days) to use more than 2 million gallons of fresh water per day; so it is hardly surprising that, […]
California Drought – City Breaks Ground On Massive $35 million Water Park
‘Construction crews will break ground next month on a long-awaited, $33 million boardwalk-style waterpark and entertainment complex, complete with six water slides, three pools, a water playground for kids and a 2,000-seat outdoor performing arts […]
Former Plymouth University vice-chancellor ‘still being paid £250,000′
‘The former vice-chancellor of Plymouth University remains on a £250,000 salary, despite moving to a new job and no longer running the institution, according to reports. Stunned staff have reacted furiously to the revelation, saying […]
All Over The Country, Kids Are Getting Shocked With Tasers And Sprayed With Chemicals In School
‘Noe Niño de Rivera spent nearly two months in a medically induced coma after a Texas school resource officer shocked him with a Taser in November 2013. Niño de Rivera, who was 17 at the […]
Is Greece About to Play its Geopolitical Trump Card and Ignite a Chain Reaction Across Europe?
‘If the EMU powers persist mechanically with their stale demands – even reverting to terms that the previous pro-EMU government in Athens rejected in December – they risk setting off a political chain-reaction that can […]