Dep. of Homeland Security is Destroying Parts of UNESCO Reserve and National Park for Trump’s Wall
PICTURED: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. ARIZONA, February 6th, 2020. President Donald Trump’s border infrastructure project is…
Author: Andy Corbley
Labeled the ‘Cold Winter Deserts of Central Asia’ IUCN Recommends 4 Additional World Heritage Sites
A group of spectacular mountain and desert landscapes were targeted, assessed, and recommended by the International Union for the…
In Ghana, I Practiced a Bit of “Theological Tourism”
Ghana is a primarily christian nation. There are also muslims here, but I never saw any advertisements for mosque…
Namibia in Southern Africa is the Closest Thing to the United States in Africa
Namibia in south-west Africa is “Africa for beginners,” and offers opportunities for classic and inexpensive African excitement in a…
House Votes to Repeal 2002 AUMF For Iraq, Blocks Any Funding for Operations Against Iran
WASHINGTON D.C. January 30th, 2020. Passing 236 – 166, the House of Representatives repealed the 2002 Authorization for the…
American Spy Plane Shot Down in Afghanistan Allegedly Carried Soleimani’s Assassin
PICTURED: Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Photo credit: Veterans Today. All Rights Reserved. GHAZNI, Afghanistan. January 27th, 2020. Veterans Today…
But Who Will Build the Roads?
PICTURED: The streets above Labad, a neighborhood which literally means “the bad” and was given to it by colonial…
Gut Microbiome Could be Better at Predicting Disease and Mortality Than Our Own Genetics
A new paper from Tierney et al. at Harvard Medical School awaiting peer-review has found evidence that the human…
U.S. Threatens Another Iranian General With Assassination While Congress Tries to Determine Soleimani Legality
PICTURED: Iranian Brigadier General Esmail Qaani. Photo credit Tasnim News Agency. CC 4.0 The new Commander of the Iranian…
NR, NMN, and Resveratrol are the Three Most Promising Longevity Supplements: Here’s What They Do
The below paragraphs were taken from the first part of a two-part World at Large story on NAD+ supplementation.…
U.S. Sanctions Every Newly-Elected Member of the Venezuelan National Assembly Leadership
CARACAS, Venezuela. January 6th, 2020. In a move to put greater pressure on the regime of Nicolas Maduro in…
The Year of Return – African Americans and Africa – Andy’s Back in the Jungle
My first foray out into the Ghanaian world beyond Accra was a trip down to Cape Coast which is…
Maybe You’ve Heard of NAD+: Here’s Why it’s Important and Why Everyone’s Talking About
Since the turn of the century the progress in the field of longevity has been remarkable. Researchers like Dr.…
17 Years After Operation Iraqi Freedom, Is Iraq Our Enemy Once Again?
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, released a special briefing last Monday detailing a trip…
Pompeo Refuses to Testify Before House Committee on ‘Imminent Attack’ Claim Relating to Soleimani’s Death
WASHINGTON D.C. Tuesday, January 14th 2020. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo refused to testify before a hearing of the…
Afehyia Pa – Culture Shock and a Merry Ghanaian Christmas
Some of the previous dispatches from Africa have included no small amount of economic, social, or political commentary, but…
Juan Guaido Manages to Retain National Assembly Presidency After Rival was Elected
CARACAS February 2nd, 2019. PICTURED: Juan Guaido at an anti-Maduro protest in the Venezuelan Capital. Photo credit Alex Cocopro…
Is Confronting Iran More Important Than Preventing IS Return? Can Trump Have Both?
PICTURED: Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the funeral of Qasem Soleimani’s father. CC 4.0 IRAQ, January 10th, 2020. U.S. airstrikes…
Qian Shan National Park is a Must-See in the Northeast of China
In the heart of China’s Rustbelt region of Liaoning, Qian Shan Mountains National Park in the northeast of the…
By Our Very Nature, Dignity and the Human Being are Indivisible
I always say about life that opportunities come when things are happening, and things happen when you make ripples…