Employment

Study Traces Brain-To-Gut Connections | University of Pittsburgh

Two opposing circuits connecting the brain to the stomach convey either "fight or flight" or "rest and digest" commands to the gut. Credit: David Levinthal, M.D., Ph.D., and Peter Strick, Ph.D. May 18, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute have traced neural pathways that connect the brain to the stomach, providing a biological mechanism to explai ...

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What the Pandemic Revealed: a Morally Bankrupt Culture | Charles Hugh Smith

Monopolies, quasi-monopolies and cartels are inherently exploitive and thus evil. May 1, 2020 (OfTwoMinds.com) -- What was "normal" for the past two decades was to turn a blind eye to the moral and f ...

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A Universal Basic Income Is Essential And Will Work | Ellen Brown

A central bank-financed UBI can fill the debt gap, providing a vital safety net while preventing cyclical recessions. Ellen Brown -- Web Of Debt April 19, 2020 According to an April 6 article on CNBC ...

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The book I should’ve written 15 years ago (but it’s WAY too late now) | Mickey Z.

CC0 Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 22, 2018 It hit me while recently re-reading Andrea Dworkin’s 2002 memoir, Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant. I first discovered it in fa ...

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What Wall Street’s Critics Miss | David L. Bahnsen

The global finance industry makes for a convenient scapegoat, but its excesses are merely a symptom of our culture’s maladies. Photo: Charging Bull by Arturo Di Modica World News Trust Editor's Note: ...

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Who Cares About Helping Homeless Women? | Mickey Z.

Photo courtesy of PIX11 News Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 25, 2017 I hadn’t seen J. in more than a week and that was concerning. It always worries me when one of my “regulars” vanishes. Often, ...

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The Real Crisis Is Not The Government Shutdown | Paul Craig Roberts

The inability of the media and politicians to focus on the real issues never ceases to amaze. Oct. 2, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- The real crisis is not the “debt ceiling crisis.” The government s ...

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Sales of New U.S. Homes Fell More Than Forecast in July | Victoria Stilwell and Lorraine Woellert

Aug. 23, 2013 (Bloomberg) -- Purchases of new U.S. homes plunged 13.4 percent in July, the most in more than three years, raising concern higher mortgage rates will slow the real-estate rebound. Sale ...

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The 'New Economy' Is The No Jobs Economy | Paul Craig Roberts

Aug. 5, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- The peoples of the world are not stupid. They realize what it means that a nuclear armed “superpower” intends to exercise hegemony over them. They realize that ...

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Hiding Economic Depression With Spin | Paul Craig Roberts

Aug. 1, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts) -- Time is running out for the U.S economy and the American people. The financial press and economic commentators, with few exceptions, do a good job of keeping this f ...

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No Hope On The Jobs Front | Paul Craig Roberts

After reading my account of today’s payroll jobs report, please proceed to today’s main article, “Lawlessness Is The New Normal.” July 5, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- Do you remember the promise of ...

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