The following is drawn from the new book, World Hunger: 10 Myths, by Frances Moore Lappe and Joseph Collins. Being “free” sounds great—like being free to eat or to have a job at a living wage; so surely a “free market” is the way to ensure these important human freedoms. Right? Unfortunately, what we call…
Read moreThere is a New Form of Climate Denialism to Look Out For – So Don't Celebrate Yet
After the signing of a historic climate pact in Paris, we might now hope that the merchants of doubt – who for two decades have denied the science and dismissed the threat – are officially irrelevant. But not so fast. There is also a new, strange form of denial that has appeared on the landscape…
Read more'Duped': Tony Blair Supported Bush's Iraq War Long Before Vote or Invasion
One year before the United States-led coalition invaded Iraq, then-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair told the administration of President George W. Bush that he would support military action in that country, according to a memo publicized Sunday by the Daily Mail. The revelation “flies in the face of the Prime Minister’s public claims at the…
Read moreChanning and Jenna Dewan Tatum to Bring a Step Up Reboot to YouTube
We feared we would never see the day, but the beloved Step Up franchise is getting a reboot! The dance-centric films that launched Channing Tatum’s career (and his relationship with Jenna Dewan Tatum) a decade ago are about to be given a new life on YouTube. YouTube Red, the site’s Google-owned streaming service, on Thursday…
Read moreThe anti-Labour plot to polarise Hindus over Kashmir
When I first got the WhatsApp messages I dismissed them. The messaging service has become a hive for mad family debates so they were nothing new. Then I heard that Hindu temples were sending them too. When I tweeted about that, a deluge of concerned British Hindus began telling me what they were seeing. Then…
Read moreKylie Jenner Rings in Her 19th Birthday Early in a Sheer Balmain Catsuit
Kylie Jenner is giving new life to the birthday suit. On Sunday, the 18-year-old reality TV star and beauty entrepreneur celebrated her 19th birthday a few days early (it falls on Aug. 10) and headed to L.A. nightlife hotspot The Nice Guy for an end-of-weekend showdown. The teenage beauty took a daring approach to her…
Read moreFlawless Leclerc consolidates Sauber’s championship position
It was a rather solitary Sunday drive for Charles Leclerc in Brazil, but one which delivered a “best of the rest” performance and valuable Constructors’ points to Sauber. The Monegasque – who qualified P8 at Interlagos but started 7th thanks to Daniel Ricciardo’s grid demotion – fought at the top of the midfield for the…
Read moreAlonso: Late season “experiments” boosted McLaren’s prospects for 2019
Fernando Alonso believes the aerodynamic developments conducted by McLaren in the second part of this season have left the team better positioned for 2019. Click Here: geelong cats guernsey 2019 Following its switch from Honda to Renault power for this year, the Woking-based outfit was confident of moving up the grid. However, a fundamental aero…
Read moreHamilton warns Mercedes not to be pushed ‘over the edge’ by Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes won’t go down this year without a fierce fight against Ferrari, but the reigning world champion has warned his team not to push itself too far in pursuit of its rival. Two weeks of pre-season testing in Barcelona have elevated Ferrari to the status of favourite ahead of next week’s season-opening…
Read moreWhy did Carmen Jorda pull out of W Series’ selection process?
Carmen Jorda was conspicuously absent from last weekend’s W Series selection process that took place in Austria, and the Spanish driver has explained why. The new all-female championship, which aims to showcase and promote the talent of young women racers and support their quest to reach F1, selected 28 finalists that will move on to…
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