Illustration Credit: Tia Marchiselli Half Of Global Beaches Could Be Gone By 2100 by Hal Conte Even if greenhouse gas emissions are mitigated, more than a third of global beaches could end up as casualties of human-created climate change by the end of the 21st century, according to a new article in the prestigious scientific […]
Illustration: Tia Marchiselli Vote For Leader Of U.K. Opposition Labour Begins by Hal Conte The U.K. opposition Labour Party is set to choose its next leader as candidates Rebecca Long Bailey, Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy have been selected to appear on the final ballot to be mailed to Party members. Long Bailey is considered […]
Court Battle Over Booted Bannon Boot Camp Simmers In Italy by Hal Conte Former Trump advisor and alt-right godfather Steve Bannon’s attempts to establish a “gladiator school” for the alt-right in an Italian monastery has become intertwined in government and church debates after a move by the Ministry of Culture to evict Bannon’s group from […]
Deadlock In Ireland Election As Nationalist Left Sinn Fein Rises by Hal Conte A surge by the pro-reunification Sinn Fien led to a three-way tie between the nationalist party, current Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s Fine Gael, and the center-right Fianna Fail, leading to a situation where none of the three parties – all of which […]
Illustration: Tia Marchiselli Arab League Rejects Trump Palestine Deal by Hal Conte Members of the Arab League trashed Trump’s proposed Israel-Palestine agreement as “unjust,” and called for a two-state solution on Saturday as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dramatically held up a map showing the gradual annexation of Palestinian land since before 1948 and stated […]
Poland Spats With Putin Over War History by Hal Conte Poland and Russia are engrossed in a new battle over the history of World War II, which Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin has in recent months stressed the crucial role that the USSR played in the defeat of the Nazi […]
Illustration credit: Tia Marchiselli Putin Announces Major Russia Constitution Revamp by Hal Conte Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a little-known tax official as prime minister and called for a referendum to rewrite Russia’s constitution to increase the power of the State Duma and decrease that of the presidency. The move is viewed by many analysts […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin New German SPD Leaders Could Spell Doom For Merkel by Hal Conte Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party picked two obscure figures to lead the party in a blow to the “Grand Coalition” government headed by Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has promised to retire come next election. Saskia Esken and Norbert […]
Korea’s Last Minute Decision to Continue Military Alliance with the U.S. and Japan By Yoona Lee On Friday, Korea decided last minute to continue the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the U.S. The pact is considered as the pillar of the military alliance between Korea, Japan, and the U.S.. Korea had said […]
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Blocked to Trap Protestors by Yoona Lee Chinese Communist leaders declared they will enforce “national security” protocols against protesters in Hong Kong after months of street battles over the city’s government and a now-scrapped extradition bill proposal. Last week, protesters turned Polytechnic University into a site of siege, escalating the intense […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Marshall Islands Still Badly Scarred From U.S. Nuke Tests by Hal Conte 130 tons of irradiated soil dumped by the U.S. government within a concrete dome is at risk of being released as a result of rising sea levels due to climate change The U.S. tested 67 nuclear bombs and bacteria-laced […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Johnson and Corbyn Face Off as UK Set For December General Election by Hal Conte The U.K. Parliament voted for a Dec. 12 general election last Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed once again to advance Brexit through the legislature. Johnson’s Conservatives currently have a large lead in the polls […]
Illustration Credit: Peter Naktin Macri Expelled From Presidency in Argentina as Kirchner Rides Again by Hal Conte Cristina Fernandez and Alberto Fernandez became vice-president and president of Argentina in a long-expected victory, with the pair’s 48 percent of the vote leading outgoing President Mauricio Macri’s alliance by 7.5 percent. The election was seen as a […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Body of Spanish Ex-Dictator Franco to be Reburied on Thursday by Hal Conte Notorious fascist Francisco Franco’s remains are scheduled to be removed from the giant, ornate mausoleum where they currently reside and reinterred next to those of his wife on Thursday. After crushing the Republic, Franco was dictator until 1975 […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Anti-LGBTQ Law and Justice Party Wins Again in Poland, But Left is Back By Hal Conte Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party cruised to an overall majority in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, a widely expected result in a vote with high turnout. The party has declared “LGBTQ-free zones” and described gays and […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Deportation of Haitians Intensifies Racism in the Dominican Republic. By Yoona Lee The Dominican Republic recently ended birthright citizenship for Haitians in the country as the latest step in a long line of discrimination against immigrants. In September 2013, a Dominican court issued the judgment that reversed birthright citizenship to Dominicans […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Protests Hit Egypt Amid Simmers of Discontent With Autocrat By Hal Conte At least 74 people were arrested in Cairo as protesters demanded the fall of the Egyptian government in two nights of ongoing demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whose IMF-backed austerity programs have led to increased poverty and higher […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Ukraine By Alice Hakvaag Volodymyr Zelensky, most well known for being a Ukrainian comedian who portrayed incumbent president Petro Poroshenko, has just won Ukraine’s presidential election. Zelensky won 73% of the vote as of Sunday evening. The result is mainly viewed as an embarrassment to the current establishment, since Zelensky has […]
We are not born with culture, but we are born into it. As we grow from babies into children into teenagers and finally adults, we collect memories, languages, behaviors, and customs. In this Freely Free Write, we asked writers to tell us a story from childhood in 10 minutes. Here are the responses… Chick By […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Italy By Hal Conte Julius Caesar Mussolini, great-grandson of the infamous Italian dictator and founder of fascism Benito Mussolini, is running for election to the European Parliament. He’s running as a deputy for the Brothers of Italy party, at a time when the country’s political scene is dominated by anti-establishment and […]
