Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein accepted the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize in Australia on Friday, delivering a searing speech that reflected on Donald Trump’s presidential victory in the United States and the factors that allowed it to happen. “If there is a single overarching lesson in the Trump victory, perhaps it is this: Never, […]
Read MoreClick:home decoration design platform Fact: we’ve been yearning for a new episode of Super Soul Sunday, especially one that stars media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The series is a great teacher and leaves us feeling emotional and fulfilled all at the same time. Well, the show is back, and this Sunday, Winfrey will be sitting down with Facebook COO […]
Read MoreDutch news satire show Zondag met Lubach is endeavoring to win the approval of U.S. President Donald Trump, with a spoof video that asks the new president, if the policy is “America First,” can we say “The Netherlands Second?” “The whole world was watching for the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States: […]
Read MoreMove aside young Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau, we’ve uncovered a new retro political hottie, and his name is Stephen Tyrone Colbert. At 53, Colbert is a distinguished and be-spectacled gentleman who bears a likeness to Full House alum Bob Saget—but back in the day, Mr. Colbert was pure fire. Meet young Stephen Colbert (aka […]
Read MoreWhen fans heard that 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps would be racing against a shark on live TV they were excited, but it turns out the result wasn’t quite what they had in mind. On Sunday’s Phelps vs Shark: Great Gold vs Great White, the Olympic swimmer tested his racing ability against a number of […]
Read MoreIf recent mainstream economic reports are to be taken seriously, some of the big brains managing global capitalism these days are starting to lose faith in their neoliberal ideology. Some come close to sounding like virtual heretics — like Jonathan Ostry, the IMF’s deputy director of research and lead author of an article (“Neoliberalism: Oversold?”) […]
Read MoreIn honor of National Social Media Day, Kim Kardashian West took to her app to talk about—what else?—all things social media. Kardashian seems to have her social presence down to a science, but she reminisced about her first time on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, and her memories brought revelations alongside them. “Out of all of the […]
Read MoreCongratulations are in order! Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is about to become a dad—for the fourth time! Ronaldo’s 7-year-old son Cristinano Ronaldo Jr. became a brother last month when the athlete welcomed twins Eva and Mateo through a surrogate. Now, just weeks following the twins’ birth announcement, Ronaldo is expecting yet another bundle of joy. […]
Read MoreIn what critics are slamming as a decision to embrace “war over peace,” President Donald Trump is reportedly gearing up to officially “decertify” the Iran nuclear deal next week on the grounds that it is “not in the national interest of the United States.” Many in recent days have predicted that Trump would ultimately opt […]
Read MoreDemanding an end to coal and all forms of dirty energy extraction, over 4,000 activists descended on the Rhineland coalfields in Germany early Sunday in a mass demonstration just a day before COP23 climate talks are set to kick off. “This it what we aim for today, when we are going to block coal infrastructure […]
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