Just days after a journalist and at least eight other Palestinians were gunned down by Israeli forces during anti-occupation demonstrations in Gaza, a recent video of an Israeli sniper shooting an unarmed Palestinian man emerged for the first time on social media Monday, providing further evidence that the deliberate killing of civilians “is routine for…
Read moreIndia’s 25-year-old hotel billionaire eyes a US expansion
At 19, he founded budget hotel chain OYO in the city of Gurgaon, just outside India’s capital. Now, at 25, the entrepreneur has grown the brand globally and is looking to expand his empire in the US. ### While India is OYO’s biggest market, with 18,000 locations, its presence in China is quickly catching up,…
Read moreHindus allowed to build on disputed holy site, India’s Supreme Court rules
The 2.77 acres, previously claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, was the site of a 16th-century mosque demolished by right-wing mobs in 1992 in Ayodhya, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh. ### But in a unanimous decision, India’s top court ruled Saturday that a Hindu temple to the god Ram could be constructed…
Read moreEducation Privatizers Have Gone Global. So Must We If We Want to Stop Them
In February 2018, West Virginia teachers launched a strike that reawakened a movement. Tens of thousands of teachers from around the country have taken part in what is now the largest strike wave in decades, demanding better public education in the face of years of austerity. The fight for public education reminds us that working-class…
Read moreA Sexy New Bromance Is Brewing Between Chris Pratt and Chris Evans
What kind of Chris is Chris Pratt? The 38-year-old actor headed to Oh My Disney to take their quiz, which tells you which one of following four Hollywood hunks you best associate with: Chris Pine, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, or, yes, Chris Pratt. Pratt took to Twitter to reveal the results and, guys, he received…
Read moreTo Stop Shell From Pulling 'World Into the Abyss,' Climate Groups Deliver Groundbreaking Summons
A coalition of environmental groups issued Shell a court summons Friday demanding the company shift course from its fossil fuel business model and act on its responsibility to stop fueling the climate crisis. The legal fight is “not only to protect present generations but also to protect future generations,” according to the document (pdf). “Shell’s…
Read moreDonald Trump’s Most Formidable Opponent Doesn’t Plan to Run in 2020
Political analyst Douglas E. Schoen recently penned an essay for The Hill discussing the best-suited opponent for Donald Trump in a 2020 run. Although several Democrats have voiced interest in running—Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris among them, there’s only one figure who can all but guarantee a win for the party: former First…
Read more'This Is Big': 76 Retired US Generals and Diplomats Warn Trump Against War With Iran
President Donald Trump often says he listens to military generals more than anyone else, and, as the White House prepares to send 1,500 soldiers to the Middle East, that claim is being tested by a Friday letter from the American College of National Security Leaders. The letter, which is signed by 76 retired generals, admirals,…
Read moreThree Key Takeaways From the IPCC Report on 1.5 Degrees of Warming
Since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its new, must-read report on the urgency of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, we at Oil Change International have been receiving some common questions: What are the implications for our analysis of what the Paris accord’s goals mean for fossil fuel production? What about…
Read moreHere’s How James Corden Responded to the Sean Spicer Kiss Backlash
Perhaps the most controversial moment of Sunday night’s Emmys came when Sean Spicer, former press secretary for President Trump, showed up onstage during host Stephen Colbert’s monologue to parody his own job performance, which had been the crux of many of Saturday Night Live‘s most searing commentaries—and the bane of many journalists’ existence while he…
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