The Nobel Peace Prize committee last month stunned many observers by choosing Henry Kissinger—the former secretary of state behind the secret American bombing of Cambodia and who supported Argentina’s “dirty wars,” among other things—to speak at a forum on “The United States and World Peace after the Presidential Election.” In response, on Tuesday the progressive…
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Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder Go on the Most Adorable Pre-Baby Lunch Date
There are a lot of adorable couples in Hollywood, but Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder may take the cake. Case in point: Their most recent outing in Venice. The duo went to lunch at celeb favorite Gjelina, and Somerhalder couldn’t help but dote on his pregnant wife. During their afternoon outing, The Vampire Diaries actor was…
While Russia and US Point Fingers, Aid Groups Warn that 'Aleppo is Slowly Dying'
One week after the collapse of a tenuous ceasefire, tensions between the United States and the Russian-Syrian alliance appear to be at a boiling point, while the consequence of that political fall-out is “nothing short of a human catastrophe.” At an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Sunday, western powers blatantly…
Lorde Once Got Stuck Underground on the Subway for 4 Hours
Lorde might be the one human in the world who likes the New York subway system. The singer, who thanks the subway in her album’s notes, still feels a “bit of romance” toward the MTA—even though she once got stuck underground for four hours. In one terrible, terrible train delay, Lorde was stuck “sitting on…
Michael Kors Offically Plans to Purchase Jimmy Choo for an Astounding Figure
Major news just came off the fashion presses on Tuesday. Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. just announced that it plans to purchase luxury shoe and accessories brand Jimmy Choo for a whopping $1.2 billion. Kors will shell out 230 pence a share in the deal, which was officially approved by both companies’ boards, as reported in a statement to Business…
Republicans Hustle to Shield Trump as Demands for Russia Inquiry Grow
Republicans are dismissing the mounting call to thoroughly investigate the Trump campaign’s connection with Russian intelligence, and party leadership is seemingly pushing for members to fall in line behind the president amid growing outrage. House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on Wednesday accused Democrats of “politicizing” the issue and told Politico he would not alter…
Global Anti-Nuclear Campaign Coalition Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, at a time when, as the committee said, “the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time.” ICAN was granted the award “for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic…
This Woman Was Fired for Period Leakage and ACLU Is Now Appealing Her Case
Getting your period is unpleasant enough without losing your job over it, but that’s exactly what happened to Alicia Coleman, who was fired from her job after experiencing two period leaks. The former 911-call taker then sued her former employer and that case was dismissed earlier this year. But the American Civil Liberties Union has…
The First Amendment Protects the Right to Boycott Israel
. No matter what you think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one thing is clear: The First Amendment protects the right to engage in political boycotts. Click Here:
Here’s How James Corden Responded to the Sean Spicer Kiss Backlash
Perhaps the most controversial moment of Sunday night’s Emmys came when Sean Spicer, former press secretary for President Trump, showed up onstage during host Stephen Colbert’s monologue to parody his own job performance, which had been the crux of many of Saturday Night Live‘s most searing commentaries—and the bane of many journalists’ existence while he…