NFTs and Central Bank Digital Currencies | Lamont Black, Ph.D.

Lamont Black This is module 9 of 10 for the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency course. Module 8 > Module 10 Readings Non-Fungible Tokens ERC-721 Tokens Central Bank Digital Currencies + Self-Directed Lear ...

Blockchain and NFTs: Power to the Creators | Adrian Pennington

Dec. 13, 2021 (Streaming Media Europe) -- Some say NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are a novelty, a status symbol for the crypto rich, and a bubble that's bound to burst. Others argue that NFTs will funda ...

The Cult of Covid (enough to make Goebbels drool) — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 14, 2021 Take a look at this video. It’s over 10 minutes long so feel free to skim. You’ll quickly get the idea — but I strongly suggest you catch the climactic ...

The Omicron Shame: Why is the World Punishing instead of Helping Africa? | Ramzy Baroud

Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise. (Photo: Marta Villa Monge, via WHO) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2021 The decision by several governments across the glo ...

Belgium is on the Right Track, but Europe has Failed Palestine | Ramzy Baroud

EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff visits Palestinian communities threatened by settlement expansion around East Jerusalem. (Photo: via EUD Palestine) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 1, ...

From Pegasus to Blue Wolf: How Israel’s ‘Security’ Experiment in Palestine Became Global | Ramzy Baroud

An Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank. (Photo: File) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 17, 2021 The revelation, a few years ago, that the U.S. National Security Agency has been conducti ...

A Season for Giving | John Michael Greer

Nov. 17, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- As I write these words, Christmas is a little more than a month away. Normally I don’t look forward to that December day with any noteworthy enthusiasm. Granted, it’s ...

The West’s China Complex: Beijing as the Enemy and the Savior | Ramzy Baroud

Modern buildings in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China. (Photo: Alexander Needham, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 2, 2021 “Could Chin ...

The Cultural Genocide in Palestine: On Sally Rooney’s Decision to Boycott Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Best-selling and award-winning Irish novelist Sally Rooney. (Photo: Video Grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 20, 2021 The pro-Israel crowd on social media was quick to pounce on award-winnin ...

A New Water Source That Could Make Drought a Thing of the Past | Ellen Brown

Oceans of water are beneath our feet, and new technologies are extracting it economically without ecological damage. Oct. 1, 2021 (Web of Debt) -- Lack of fresh water is now a global crisis. Water sh ...

The Negative-Sum Economy | John Michael Greer

Sept. 15, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- There are tides and seasons in the comments I field for posts here on my blog, certain questions that get asked at regular intervals, certain saliva-flecked tirades ...