Thousands marched through the Irish capital of Dublin on Saturday demanding that lawmakers make abortion “free, safe, and legal” by immediately repealing the constitution’s eighth amendment—which bans the medical procedure. Organized by the Abortion Rights Alliance and Amnesty International Ireland, the March for Choice will be the last such mass mobilization before Ireland’s next general…
Read moreStrong Words, But Little Action at Arctic Summit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – After a one-day summit in the U.S. Arctic’s biggest city, leaders from the world’s northern countries acknowledged that climate change is seriously disrupting the Arctic ecosystem, yet left without committing themselves to serious action to fight the negative impacts of global warming. The Aug. 31 summit on ‘Global Leadership in the Arctic…
Read moreLet the Peace Games Begin
The contrast between the two games couldn’t be starker. On the one hand, the world’s most technologically advanced militaries and weapons systems are deployed to practice combat. On the other, despite tremendous nationalist pressure to beat the other, athletes from North Korea and South Korea competed with each other peacefully, even gracefully, in the 2016…
Read moreProtests in the global south: Ecuador and Chile facing an uncertain economic order
The Latin American south cone countries have been international analysed for what is being called social protests in the face of rising prices, elimination of subsidies, sale of ancestral lands to mining companies and other anti-social measures taken by governments. However, if you look at the recent history of Ecuador and Chile, nations where these…
Read moreNovember 17: youth uprisings in Greece then and now
In November 1973, thousands of Greek students occupied one of the largest universities of Athens, the National Polytechnic, demanding the end of the military dictatorship which had started in 1967. The voice of the young students, “the free, fighting Greeks” as the DIY radio station of the occupation repeatedly called them, a voice that is…
Read moreWhy aren’t Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon?
The waves of protests breaking out in country after country around the world beg the question: Why aren’t Americans rising up in peaceful protest like our neighbors? We live at the very heart of this neoliberal system that is force-feeding the systemic injustice and inequality of 19th century laissez-faire capitalism to the people of the…
Read moreGigi Hadid and Zayn Malik Look Head-Over-Heels in Love Holding Hands in N.Y.C.
Gigi Hadid was busy running errands with mom Yolanda Hadid on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop her from making some quality time for the man in her life. The 21-year-old supermodel took a romantic stroll in New York City with beau Zayn Malik and it looks like any past relationship drama is far behind the…
Read moreRed Bull goes Wild out West!
Last week we brought you photos of Daniel Ricciardo’s tour of popular landmarks in the United States from inside the cockpit of the Red Bull RB14. Click Here: essendon bombers guernsey 2019 Pictures are one thing, but here’s the chance to see a special video created by the team showing some of the highlights of…
Read moreLowe explains why Williams doesn’t get blasted like McLaren
Williams partner Paddy Lowe believes the Grove-based outfit’s values and sense of humility have protected it from being torn apart by critics, contrary to its rival McLaren. As two of Formula 1’s most successful and enduring outfits on the grid, Williams and McLaren have found themselves relegated to the tail end of the grid amid…
Read moreItalian GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures
It’s on to Monza, the Temple of Speed, where the Italian Grand Prix has taken place since the inception of the F1 world championship in 1950. It’s an amazing venue where myth intertwines with reality, and where every patch of the track has a story to tell. Here is our collection of pictures from Thursday’s…
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