Source: Property and Environment Research Center
by Manuela Caldas
“Paradise Valley, with its open plains, mountain views, and proximity to Yellowstone National Park, is one of the most stunning places to ranch. But sharing space with the wild comes at a cost. This land isn’t just home to ranchers. It’s part of a much larger, living system that supports migrating elk, roaming grizzlies, and countless other species that move in and out of Yellowstone. These animals don’t recognize property lines. They follow ancient paths that now cut through private ranches like the Durgans’. For generations, families here have welcomed wildlife. They’ve made room. But sharing space comes with a cost.” (07/31/25)
“Algeria recently enacted a sweeping new law that criminalizes any form of use, exchange, or mining of cryptocurrencies. The move is reportedly intended to protect the national financial system and bolster defenses against money laundering and terrorist financing. … the issuance, purchase, sale, possession and promotion of digital currencies is prohibited. The law also criminalizes the creation or operation of cryptocurrency trading platforms and the use of digital wallets — whether directly or via third parties or online services. These activities are now officially classified as financial offenses directly linked to money laundering and illicit capital flows.” (07/30/25)
“Roger Waters, co-founder of the legendary rock group Pink Floyd, discusses the genocide in Gaza, the deterioration of the West and his new movie on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report.” (07/30/25)
“The restraint movement’s attachment to Trump has compromised its ability to offer a credible alternative to American foreign policy orthodoxy.” (07/30/25)
“The Covid era cut through traditional ideological paradigms like knives on tissue. Nothing behaved as we might have expected. The civil libertarians were nowhere in sight. The courts did not work. Big business and media fully cooperated. The major religions caved. The national security state thrived, while both parties let it all happen. The population was mercilessly propagandized and pillaged with no resistance from the commanding heights. … The state did not save us from large corporations and the top layers in commercial society did not save us from the state. They worked together to strangle the liberty of everyone else.” (07/30/25)
“Two things appear to be true about the ongoing controversy over Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s reluctance to release all the files related to the case: 1. Donald Trump will survive this, as he has survived so many other scandals, controversies and gaffes over the past decade. 2. This story has reached critical velocity — and isn’t going anywhere.” (07/30/25)
“Doug Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College, on Trump’s trade war, the myth of protectionism, and what history teaches us about tariffs.” (07/30/25)
“The famine in Gaza is entirely man-made. Like other atrocity famines, it is the result of deliberate policy choices. The Israeli government has been deliberately starving the people of Gaza for the better part of two years. As more than 100 aid groups said in a joint statement, ‘the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza.’ Since the start of the war in October 2023, the Israeli government has been inflicting collective punishment on the civilian population by using starvation as a weapon, devastating Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, and destroying the health care system.” (07/30/25)
