The U.S.-backed Iraqi government has repeatedly struck Fallujah’s main hospital with mortars and other munitions and has barrel-bombed densely populated residential areas in and around the city, according to a new report. Published Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, the findings exposed atrocities committed in the Iraqi government’s escalated campaign against armed groups in Anbar province…
Read moreDespite ample celebrity and financial backing, Rihanna’s Fenty is yet to take off
Back in January 2019 when rumours circulated of a partnership between luxury conglomerate LVMH and Rihanna’s Fenty brand it was enough for the New York Times to quip “is Rihanna the new Coco Chanel?” “The combination of Fenty and LVMH will be the clearest expression yet of how celebrity, social media and influencers have redefined…
Read moreWWE Raw video highlights: Draft night two
The 2020 WWE Draft came to an end with night two taking place on Monday. Six rounds of draft picks were announced on Raw and another round of picks were revealed on Raw Talk. There were also four additional free agent signings announced last night. Raw drafted “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Charlotte Flair, Braun Strowman,…
Read more13 Arrested Outside Obama's White House Protesting 'Deporter-in-Chief'
A group of thirteen women activists were arrested outside the White House on Monday morning protesting against families being torn apart by the Obama administration’s aggressive deportation policies. Over a thousand demonstrators with the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the anti-deportation group Not 1 More, among others, marched to the White House before the women…
Read moreIn UK, The "People's Assembly" Vows to Destroy "Austerity Government"
“No more cuts. No more austerity. Demand the alternative.” Click Here: Cardiff Blues Store That’s the message of a growing network of individual campaigners and organizations in the UK which have come together under the banner of the and announced their promise “to take down” the ruling coalition government led by Prime Minister David Cameron…
Read moreSupreme Court Issues Stay of Execution for Missouri Inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew after a series of legal decisions in the last twenty-four hours saw his fate rollercoaster through the federal court system. The nation’s highest court granted its stay Wednesday morning, giving credence to the arguments of Bucklew’s lawyers who…
Read moreEcuador 'Green-lights Environmental Disaster' in Biodiversity Hotspot
In a move condemned as paving the way for an environmental disaster, the environment minister of Ecuador on Thursday authorized permits for oil exploration to begin within the Yasuní National Park, an area home to two indigenous communities living in voluntary isolation and an area some consider the most biodiverse place in the world. Oil…
Read moreObama's EPA Plan vs. Climate Catastrophe: 'Fighting a Wildfire with a Garden Hose'
In announcing new emissions standards of U.S. power plants on Monday, many of the nation’s largest green groups are championing the Obama administration’s new EPA regulations as the strongest proposals ever put forth by a U.S. president in the fight to rein in greenhouse gases or mitigate against climate change. Not to throw a wet…
Read moreGenetically Modified Crops Fueling Decline of Monarch Butterflies: Report
The monarch butterflies’ numbers have been plummeting in recent years, and a new study has pointed to the likely main culprit: loss of its summer habitat as a result of genetically modified crops. The findings from researchers with the University of Guelph were published Wednesday in the Journal of Animal Ecology. A report issued earlier…
Read moreIn Stand Against Big Oil, Small Maine City Moves to Ban Tar Sands
Residents of a small city in coastal Maine are pushing to formally ban Big Oil’s plans to pump tar sands through their community, and they’re pretty sure they’re going to win. Over 200 people wearing matching sky-blue tee-shirts flooded a city council meeting in South Portland on Wednesday night to cheer a presentation on a…
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