UN: Global economy facing biggest hit since Great Depression

UN: Global economy facing biggest hit since Great Depression

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Massive worldwide economic disruptions and setbacks continue as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, devastating commerce, industry and people’s livelihoods.  And even with modest economic gains expected this year in many developed countries, the virus and vaccines to counter COVID will ultimately set the agenda for success or […]

Police state: This ‘orgy of hate and intolerance’ must be stopped immediately

Police state: This ‘orgy of hate and intolerance’ must be stopped immediately

Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner “The enemy is within,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thundered. This is what many leading Democrats and liberals now believe. And who exactly are these enemies? You guessed it: Trump supporters and conservatives. Radical Democrats are planning to wage a domestic war on terrorism, turning nearly half the country into […]

WHO’s back, chortles Dr. Fauci? But WHY?

WHO’s back, chortles Dr. Fauci? But WHY?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler [Note: Google’s algorithms are objecting to some articles about Covid, including this one, for unexplained reasons. Specific comments from credible human sources about the following content should be directed to the editors’ attention.] Look, WHO’s back in Washington’s good graces! Just a day after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, […]

Trump Tsunami: What started on Jan. 6 did not end on Jan. 6

Trump Tsunami: What started on Jan. 6 did not end on Jan. 6

FPI / January 25, 2021 Commentary by David Morgan, Asheville Tribune A tsunami is a “series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean,” often caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, which then cause great disruption on land. What we saw in Washington on Wednesday, […]

One year later: Wuhan virus crisis has wrecked global health, stability

One year later: Wuhan virus crisis has wrecked global health, stability

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The global pandemic has devastated health standards, the economy, and through stress and the undertow of uncertainty and hardships has affected the sanity of citizens worldwide.  Lockdowns, arbitrary regulations, school closings are taking their toll on the social fabric. Now as a second wave of the Wuhan Covid […]

China’s Xi celebrates the year of the Wuhan virus, eyes a transformative 2021

China’s Xi celebrates the year of the Wuhan virus, eyes a transformative 2021

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler In a self-congratulatory and hubristic speech to the nation, China’s President and Communist Party supremo Xi Jinping praised the efforts of the People’s Republic to overcome the Wuhan virus and to create a powerful Chinese economy amid global downturns. Chairman Xi boasted that this is “the first major […]

No more talk of ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ in the people’s house

No more talk of ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ in the people’s house

Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Juneau Is there a corner group of Americans — somewhere, or anywhere — who actually support plans by the House of Representatives (The People’s House) to “de-gender” the rhetoric and the written words used by its members. In a spurt of asininity led by the aged and mush-mouthed lady speaker […]

Looking ahead to 2021; Jobama 3? A post-pandemic world?

Looking ahead to 2021; Jobama 3? A post-pandemic world?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Covid-19 changed everything.  Our Lives, our Health, the Economy, the Election, and certainly our Future. While the pandemic presents an enduring challenge to the world, events nonetheless move forward shrouded by the continuing health emergency and jolted by lethal socio/economic ramifications. Now, nearly one year into suffering from […]

South Korea strikes a blow against freedom of information

South Korea strikes a blow against freedom of information

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk South Korean leadership, by banning defectors from launching balloons wafting leaflets over North Korea, has struck a devastating blow against free speech and freedom of information in both Koreas. The anti-leaflet legislation is inspiring an adverse reaction not only in Seoul but also at the United Nations and in […]

How President Trump’s major Morocco-Israel diplomatic deal blindsided the black hats

How President Trump’s major Morocco-Israel diplomatic deal blindsided the black hats

Special to WorldTribune.com by John J. Metzler In another stunning breakthrough for Middle East peace, the Kingdom of Morocco has recognized Israel. The latest diplomatic deal was orchestrated in the waning weeks of the Trump Administration’s first term, but built upon September’s surprising Abraham Accords where three other Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates, […]

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