Month: May 2022

US Agriculture Is Under Attack

Commentary The U.S. agricultural sector is under attack, and Russian operatives appear to be the aggressors. Last month, the FBI’s cyber division published an emergency statement. Ransomware actors “may be more likely to attack agricultural cooperatives during critical planting and harvest seasons,” warned the federal investigative agency. Coordinated attacks on the agricultural sector threaten the…


Party Leaders Make Final Appeals to Voters Two Days Ahead of Ontario Election

With two days left until the June 2 Ontario election, candidates are making their final appeals to voters. Here’s a look at the itineraries of the party leaders for May 31.  As of May 30, Elections Ontario said a total of 1,066,545 voters, or roughly 9.92 percent of eligible voters in Ontario, have cast their…


‘No Longer Justified’: Liberal MP Criticizes His Party’s Travel Restrictions

The Conservative Party motion to lift travel restrictions on May 30 was soundly defeated by all other parties in the House of Commons, but two Liberal MPs dissented. Quebec City MP Joël Lightbound voted in favour of the motion, in line with his stance on COVID-19 restrictions he had expressed in a press conference in…


8 out of 10 Americans Tightening Belts to Offset Soaring Inflation

The majority of Americans are trying all kinds of things to offset the impact of inflation and rising costs of everyday essentials, a survey shows. Of the Americans who are taking action to reduce expenditure, the latest BMO Real Financial Progress Index published on Tuesday shows they are shopping for cheaper items and dining out less,…


Fast, Easy Money Hacks to Get out of Debt Fast

Debt—ah, that four-letter word that sparks fear and frustration to the hearts and minds of a lot of people today. Having debt can be extremely frustrating. Debt is discouraging especially if your goal this year or in the next few years is to be financially independent. Really, COVID has put us all under a debt…


Biden Outlines Plan to Fight Inflation; US May See Fuel Crisis Worse Than ’70s: IEA | NTD Business

President Joe Biden tells us his plan for fighting inflation in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. He calls it his top economic priority. The European Union agrees to a partial ban on Russian oil, trying to deal a fresh blow to Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Sky-high gas prices in the United States…


Supreme Court Won’t Block GOP Lawmaker Depositions in Texas Redistricting Challenge

The Supreme Court decided on May 31 not to block a federal court’s order compelling three Republican members of the Texas House of Representatives to appear for depositions in a consolidated lawsuit over congressional and state-level redistricting. The redistricting took place after the results of the 2020 Census were published. The emergency application filed May…


Today’s Energy Crisis Worse Than Oil Shocks of 1970s, Could Last Longer: IEA Chief

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roiled energy markets, with long-term implications for global oil and gas supplies, and the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has cautioned that the current energy crisis is “much bigger” and could persist longer than the oil shocks of the 1970s. In the 1970s, there were two significant oil…


US Home Prices Surged Over 20 Percent in March 2022: Case–Schiller Index

Home prices in the United States soared in the month of March with major cities seeing an increase in prices, according to the latest results from the S&P CoreLogic Case–Shiller Indices. The Case–Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, which covers all nine U.S. census divisions, registered a 20.6 percent annual gain in March 2022,…


Food, Fuel, and Inflation Crises All Stem From Globalist Policies

Commentary The global elites left Davos last week after grappling with solutions to the profound crises facing the world. They left as they arrived, unaware that the crises are entirely of their own making. Take energy, where shortages have led to the highest gasoline prices in the U.S. and UK history and to fuel poverty…