As a relentless competitor, Daniel Ricciardo always strives to perform at his peak, whether it be on the racetrack against his F1 rivals or on in the showroom of an Infiniti dealership. Click Here: kenzo online españa But the Aussie and seven-time Grand Prix winner also knows the value of recognition, as he demonstrated in…
Read moreWhat Happens To Your Used Stuff? ‘Secondhand’ Tells Of A Billion-Dollar Industry
Secondhand Travels in the New Global Garage Sale by Adam Minter Hardcover, 304 pages | purchase Buy Featured Book Title Secondhand Subtitle Travels in the New Global Garage Sale Author Adam Minter Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? The first thing I learned about shopping after moving to Texas from the Caribbean was this:…
Read moreThe Rome Conference on Nonviolence: A Turning Point in History
It was a joy for me to join eighty people from around the world meeting in Rome from April 11th to the 14th at the “Nonviolence and Just Peace Conference: Contributing to the Catholic Understanding of and Commitment to Nonviolence.” Members of the three day event co-hosted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace…
Read moreWhy Global Capital Fears ‘Brexit’
Trade treaties were a hot button issue during the recent US presidential primary campaigns. This represents an important victory for the people – for the grassroots – whose voice is finally being heard. While it’s hard to know what really lies behind Donald Trump’s opposition to the trade agreements, it’s very significant that Bernie Sanders…
Read moreThe Al-Qaeda Leader Who Wasn’t
The allegations against the man were serious indeed. * Donald Rumsfeld said he was “if not the number two, very close to the number two person” in al-Qaeda. * The Central Intelligence Agency informed Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee that he “served as Usama Bin Laden’s senior lieutenant. In that capacity, he has managed a…
Read more'Staggering Reach' of UK Surveillance and 15-Year Coverup Revealed
Newly released documents reveal the “staggering extent” of the British government’s mass surveillance of its citizens, ongoing since at least the 1990s, and its 15-year coverup of those operations. The documents, acquired by the London-based watchdog group Privacy International, show that the UK’s intelligence agencies—MI5, MI6, and Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)—”routinely requisition personal data from…
Read moreTurning Blind Eye to Brazilian Coup, OAS Targets Venezuela's Maduro
The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting over what he described as an “institutional crisis” of democracy in Venezuela. But supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and other leftist governments in the region, are saying that—while Brazil essentially “burns under coup”—the hemispheric body is going after…
Read moreBerta Cáceres Was at Top of Honduras Military's Kill List: Whistleblower
It appears the United States government is not the only one in the world with a ‘kill list.’ According to new reporting by the Guardian published Tuesday, U.S.-trained special forces units within the Honduras military are operating an assassination program—complete with a hitlist comprised of names and photos—that targets social justice and environmental activists with…
Read moreMariah Carey Takes a Glamorous Bubble Bath Dripping in Diamonds
A day in Mariah Carey’s life wouldn’t be complete without at least a few diamonds now, would it? The pop diva, who has reportedly been working on some new music, took to Instagram on Friday to share just how she unwinds and relaxes after a long day of work, and to no one’s surprise, bath…
Read moreMel B Offers Up Tantalizing New Details About the Spice Girls Reunion
People of the world! Mel B spoke with The Late Late Show host and fellow Brit James Corden about the Spice Girls’s impending 20th anniversary reunion, and shared a little insight into why Victoria Beckham and Mel C won’t be participating. Dressed in a fitted, long-sleeve black dress with mesh cutouts, Scary Spice also revealed…
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