The 2016 Coup Attempt Revisited: Türkiye’s Transformation and Its Regional Impact

Türkiye is a key regional player in West Asia, Eastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, Central Asia, and East Africa. Its geographical position makes it a unique bridge between Europe and Asia. What happens in Türkiye reverberates throughout the region. Yet it remains a deeply misunderstood country. One reason for this misunderstanding is that its power […]

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Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer to sell Eliquis at 40% discount

Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer on Thursday said they will start selling their blockbuster blood thinner, Eliquis, directly to patients at a more than 40% discount. The move comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to cut drug prices, and threatens to impose sweeping tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the

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Homebuilders are slashing prices at the highest rate in 3 years

A construction worker carries a sheet of OSB sheathing as he builds a roof on a residential homes in Irvine, California, U.S., March 28, 2025.  Mike Blake | Reuters The nation’s homebuilders continue to see weakening demand from potential buyers concerned about the broader economy. As a result, they are cutting prices at the highest

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Why Is the Media Normalizing Nuclear War and Its Effects on US Populations?

Yves here. For a change, I have nothing to add to this fine if sobering article on nuclear war and numbing to the horrors of genocide and conflicts. Please do read it in full. By Tom Valovic, a writer, editor, futurist, and the author of Digital Mythologies (Rutgers University Press), a series of essays that

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