Screenshot:Citizens Assembly on Brexit, Manchester, September 2017.YouTube. Fair Use. Dear friends of Another Europe Is Possible, When some time ago Michael Chessum, registering my skepticism about a second referendum, asked me a very fair next question “So what is DiEM25’s position on Brexit”? – we may not have been as clear as we are today….
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There’s now a giant net collecting garbage in space and it’s as cool as it sounds.
Planet Earth already has its plate full with challenges of how to reduce the amount of manmade waste polluting our environment. Unfortunately, our uncanny ability to make a mess isn’t limited to this planet. “Space junk,” aka debris left behind from satellites, rockets and other projects, is a growing problem in Earth’s orbit. If you’ve…
The Kid Nobody Could Handle
“What this town needed was some excitement, and Jim knew just how to provide it.” “The Kid Nobody Could Handle” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Nicaragua becoming a regional safe haven for Latin American fugitives
Police Station in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Wikimedia Commons. Officials from Nicaragua’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently granted political asylum to controversial Guatemalan businessman and political broker Gustavo Herrera Castillo, La Prensa reported on August 22. Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office and the United Nations-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) have for years been investigating Herrera for his alleged role in a multimillion-dollar…
Dangers of vaccine hesitancy: where does the EU stand?
Shutterstock/Montebasso. All rights reserved.While the World Health Organisation warns of major measles outbreaks spreading across Europe, vaccination has stepped into national and EU political debate as a major health issue. Looking at the 2018 Italian general election, some candidates scrambled to deliver a clear position on this matter. Adopted last summer, a new Italian law on vaccines introduced 10 mandatory…
Cleanup, Aisle Three
After weeks of staring at the calendar and trying to ignore the late August date circled aggressively in red, Clara grabbed her keys and jumped in the car. Here, now, in the middle of the grocery store, she was finally taking action. Clara knew that staying on task was what would save her. She clutched…
Fox News Reacts To The Revelation That Michael Cohen Is Sean Hannity’s Lawyer
If the Robert Mueller investigation into Donald Trump and associates were a TV show, critics would pan it for being too far-fetched. On Monday, April 17, Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, appeared in federal court for a hearing in connection with documents seized during an FBI raid on his office, home, and hotel room. While it…
A 12-year-old journalist was threatened by law enforcement for reporting a story, but she knew her rights.
Twelve-year-old journalist Hilde Lysiak is a reporter and the founder of the Orange Street News. She gained national attention at the age of nine after being the first reporter on the scene at a murder in her neighborhood and beating her local paper to the scoop. Lysiak, the youngest member of the National Society of Professional Journalists, is…
“Screwtape Proposes A Toast” by C.S. Lewis
Written in 1959 by C.S. Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) of The Chronicles of Narnia fame, “Screwtape Proposes a Toast” is a follow-up to his very popular Screwtape Letters. It is among the most creative pieces of fiction in the last century. Screwtape is a demon who schemes to bring more souls…
Marching with Dabrowski – what the centenary of Polish Independence can tell us about the radical right?
Click:NBA直播live November 11, 2018, Warsaw – celebrants of National Independence Day centenary marching with a banner of Polish national symbol. Attila Husejnow/ Press Association. All rights reserved. Some weeks ago, an articleby Aleksandar Hemon instigated an interesting debate about the merit of ceasing all ties with those who consider themselves nationalists, equating them with fascists. However,…