Billionaire Richard Branson says family and business need not be separate, following your dreams emboldens your children
As we settle into the year ahead, it was wonderful to see so many enthusiastic submissions for my newsletter this month. As ever, it was a struggle to select just one question to answer, but something about this one from Derek Notnam really heartened me. He asked: What advice do...
When staff do just the bare minimum at work, binge on social media and trade blame, think again
It is one thing to hire an outstanding workforce, but quite another for the work to make them stick around for the long haul. A motivated workforce is a holy grail that every company strives to achieve but only a few get to experience the benefits today. In Kenya today,...
Last year Congress allocated $45 billion more to military although America’s not won a war of faintest significance since 1945
Look, what matters to the American military-industrial complex isn’t either the truth or saving your taxpayer dollars but keeping those weapons programmes going and the money flowing. What matters, above all, is keeping America’s economy on a permanent wartime footing both by buying endless new (and old) weapons systems for...
US’ permanent war economy chokes democracy via its warriors, militarism that kill civil liberties
My name is Bill Astore and I’m a card-carrying member of the military-industrial complex (MIC). Sure, I hung up my military uniform for the last time in 2005. Since 2007, I’ve been writing articles for TomDispatch focused largely on critiquing that same MIC and America’s permanent war economy. I’ve written...
Military coup looms in Russia, there are also fears unpopular Putin plans to defer presidential elections and impose martial law
A military coup is becoming a possibility in Russia as the war in Ukraine continues, President Vladimir Putin’s former speechwriter has revealed. Speaking to CNN’s Erin Burnett, speechwriter turned political analyst Abbas Gallyamov said that as Russian losses mount in Ukraine and the country experiences hardship brought about by Western...
US military operation to capture ISIS terrorist leader in Somalia Bilal al Sudani ends with his killing
In a major counterterrorism operation carried out on orders from President Joseph Biden, the US military conducted a precision strike on a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia. The operation resulted in the death of key ISIS operative Bilal al-Sudani and several other ISIS affiliates. According to a senior administration...
Why a river in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is on its ‘deathbed’ as informal settlements take up empty spaces
Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river-turned-sewer conduit in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs. The river and its tributaries cross Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum with close to 200,000 residents, and other informal settlements. It skirts dozens...
Covid jab was biggest hoax in vaccine history by elite scientists, Newsweek magazine and doctors in US now admit
An opinion-cum-editorial in Newsweek today blasted the elitism of the scientific community and called on it to take responsibility for the deadly consequences of misleading the public about Covid-19. “I was wrong,” wrote Kevin Bass, a 7th-year medical doctor and PhD student at a Texas medical school. “We in the...
Kicked out of Australian Open in 2022 for declining Covid jab tennis star returns to win his 22nd Grand Slam title
One year after he was deported for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine – precluding him from playing in the 2022 Australian Open – tennis star Novak Djokovic on Sunday made history when he returned to Australia to win his 10th Australian Open and 22nd Grand Slam title. With Bill Gates in...
Midfielder Moises Caicedo’s stay at Brighton in doubt after owner appears to cave in to Arsenal pursuit
Roberto de Zerbi says Brighton are ready to move forward without Moises Caicedo, giving Arsenal fresh hope of landing the whizkid ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. The Gunners had a £60 million opening offer knocked back on Friday for the 21-year-old with Albion owner Tony Bloom not wanting to sell. Caicedo...
