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July 4, 2020 Commentary

Let’s Not Monkey Around with Animals

By William J. Furney PETA is a remarkable organisation, and each time they do something for the downtrodden creatures of the world, I’m glad I’m a paid-up member of this

June 28, 2020 Commentary

Bully Bibi’s Brazen Land Grab

By William J. Furney Israel’s prime minister may be standing trial on multiple charges — bribery, fraud and breach of trust, all of which he denies — but that’s not

June 21, 2020 Commentary

The Meaty Coronavirus Problem Few Want to Acknowledge

By William J. Furney Are people willing to put up with mass death and destruction, on a global scale, because they can’t do without their addiction to meat — and

June 13, 2020 Commentary

No Surprise as Coronavirus Appears in China’s Reopened Food Markets

By William J. Furney China’s traditional food markets are back open, and coronavirus cases are emerging from them again. Has the country learned nothing from the global pandemic that’s believed

June 6, 2020 Commentary

Make America Grotesque Again

By William J. Furney Sixty years on, and there’s no respite from the malignant force of police brutality in the United States. The world’s sole superpower polices the globe yet,

May 16, 2020 Commentary

Living Over the Edge, in Tumultuous Times

By William J. Furney On Wednesday afternoon this week as I was shopping in a supermarket in Gran Canaria, my basket filling up with quinoa, avocado oil and avocados, spelt

April 25, 2020 Commentary

Europe’s Unhealthy Lockdowns

By William J. Furney Donald Trump may be suggesting people inject themselves with disinfectant, and also somehow shine a UV light inside their bodies, to kill the coronavirus, but here

April 18, 2020 Commentary

Awaiting the Next Pandemic

By Wiliam J. Furney Just when you thought the United Nation’s health organisation that’s supposed to help protect the health of the world couldn’t get any worse in their obsequience

April 11, 2020 Commentary / Interview

Time to Calm Down

By William J. Furney Suddenly, “super-busy” people (or people who like to tell us they are) everywhere have little or nothing to do, and they can’t cope, with the lack

April 4, 2020 Commentary

World War 3, Against an Unseen Enemy

By William J. Furney The United Nations, which was set up after World War 2, to bring about peace in the world, says we are in World War 3. As