Threats
Jul 23 2008, Michael Kerjman

There were/are plenty prophesies threatening the Earth with the end of the world in the nearest feature around-and this BBC story of The Green New Deal Group is, one could say, a next opus benefiting those only privileged to be paid in “the First...

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In this July 23, 2008 file photo, Chinese paramilitary police march during their oath taking ceremony to ensure safety during the Beijing Olympics in front of the National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest at the Olympic Green in Beijing.