A new UN report confirms that North Korea is coming off best in its dealings with Donald Trump. The US president has little to show for his trips to south-east Asia, while the North Koreans are mainly getting what they want – international status while busting sanctions and selling arms. But how much is anyone…
Becky Hammon Becomes The First Female Assistant Head Coach In All 4 Major U.S. Sports
In 2014, when Becky Hammon was hired by the San Antonio Spurs, she became the first female full-time assistant coach in all four of the major U.S. sports. Now, she’s progressed to the front row of coaches’ seats as the Spurs’ new assistant head coach. The promotion came after Gregg Popovich’s assistant, James Borrego, moved on…
Anti-vaxx mom asks how to protect her daughter from measles outbreak. The internet delivered.
Earlier this year, there was a measles outbreak that started in Washington and has made its way to Oregon, and anti-vaxxers are the sole cause of this retro death threat. Unsurprisingly, the same people who peddled anti-science myths about vaccines causing autism, have also bolstered the idea that vaccines are a personal choice and not…
As the Spirit Moves, Part II: The Age of the Ouija Boards
Originally published in the Post on May 22, 1920. A strong factor in the popularity of the Ouija board as a domestic utensil is the prevalence of Ouija board agencies throughout the country. No shopping round is necessary; you can buy one anywhere, from a notion counter to a used-car emporium. Its purchase used to…
Fifty years after the Tlatelolco massacre of 1968
On the left, replica of the "March of Silence" organised by students in Mexico City in 2018. On the right, march on the Zócalo, also in Mexico City, but during the movements of 1968. Photographs: Global Voices. All Rights Reserved. Today, the struggle to stop violence in Mexico continues. On September 6, 30.000 university students,…
Putin's wargame: behind the smoke
A T-50 prototype for the Su-57 flies at the MAKS 2011 air show. Wikicommons/ Alex Beltyukov . Some rights reserved. Russia’s massive Vostok-2018 military exercises from 11-17 September are receiving much attention in the western media, all too easily conjuring a spectre of the Russian bear once again ready to pounce on a weakened west….
Let’s Be Honest – Everyone Really Wants A Lando Movie
There’s something about Lando. Although Han Solo is one of the most instantly recognizable — and bankable — characters in the possibly eternal “Star Wars” franchise, it’s Lando Calrissian, his conflicted and conflict-propelling best friend, who holds a special place in the series mystique. And in “Solo,” the first of possibly three spin-off films, it’s Lando who’s…
“Weekend in Town” by Dawn Powell
Helen often said that the reason she and Eva could live together so successfully was that they were such opposites. They wore different-size clothes, had different friends, came from opposite ends of the country, and kept rigorously aloof from dangerous confidences. Helen had an advertising job with a wholesale textile company, and Eva ran a…
Elizabeth Warren will propose a tax on the super-rich to curb inequality.
Democratic senator and 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is expected to announce her plan for a new wealth tax that will affect the richest 0.1% of Americans. The tax is intended to help curb America’s astronomical gap in income equality. The wealthiest 1% of American households now hold 40% of the country’s wealth, the largest…
The Swedish model dismantled: premature closure of the Gender Equality Agency
Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research Facebook page. Fair use. On December 17, 1918, the historic decision was taken in the Swedish Parliament in favour of introducing universal and equal suffrage for women and men. 100 years later, the date marks the very day when confirmation came that the Swedish Gender Equality Agency (Jämställdhetsmyndigheten) would be…