US Must 'Come Clean' About Civilian Carnage in Syria: Amnesty International

As Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces that the U.S.-led military coalition has “already begun laying the groundwork” for an attack on the Syrian city of Raqqa, Amnesty International has warned that nearly a dozen attacks carried out by the forces may have killed as many as 300 civilians in the country in possible violation of…

Debt-Ridden Puerto Rico a 'Corporate Welfare Paradise' for GMO Companies

Click:DIPEB manufacturer An investigation by local journalist Eliván Martínez Mercado reveals that Puerto Rico has handed over hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds to multinational biotech corporations, such as Monsanto and Pioneer Hi Bred (now Dupont), even as the colonial territory’s decade-long debt crisis forced the closure of public schools. “It is the…

Swedish Royals Share New Photos for Prince Alexander’s 1st Birthday

Happy birthday, Prince Alexander! Sweden’s Royal Palace released adorable new photos of Prince Alexander and his proud parents, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, to celebrate the little royal’s first birthday on Wednesday. Erika Gerdemark Photography/Kungahuset.se And it seems Alexander has already inherited his parents’ photogenic genes! The prince cuddles up between his royal parents…

The Era Of Climate Migration Meets Violent Borders

Less than two weeks before Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson had announced that the United States would hasten the widespread deportation of undocumented Haitian migrants from the US, lifting the protections they’d been given after the fallout from Haiti’s disastrous 2010 earthquake. In the chaotic wake of Matthew, he announced…

2 ½ Minutes to Midnight – Our World in Peril

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced its latest nuclear Doomsday Clock. In so doing they moved the symbolic minute hand ahead thirty seconds to two and one-half minutes till .  represents nuclear apocalypse. The decision to move the minute hand is made by the Bulletin’s Board of Directors in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which…

Chanting 'Keep It In the Ground,' Thousands Descend on German Coalfields

Demanding an end to coal and all forms of dirty energy extraction, over 4,000 activists descended on the Rhineland coalfields in Germany early Sunday in a mass demonstration just a day before COP23 climate talks are set to kick off. “This it what we aim for today, when we are going to block coal infrastructure…

Charlize Theron on How Hard It Was to Lose Weight After Gaining for Recent Role

When Charlize Theron has had to put on weight for a movie role, she’s tried to make the most of it. The actress, 41, transformed her body for her Oscar-winning role in Monster, gaining weight to play serial killer Aileen Wuornos, and more recently, she reportedly put on 35 lbs. to play a mom with…

Annette Bening Named Venice Film Festival Jury President, Ending 10-Year Male Streak

Annette Bening was announced Wednesday as the jury president for this year’s Venice Film Festival, a position that has been held by men for the past 10 years. “It was time to break with a long list of male presidents and invite a brilliant talented and inspiring woman to chair our International competition jury,” Alberto…

Thanks, Trump. Doomsday Clock Now Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight.

The symbolic Doomsday Clock inched closer to midnight on Thursday, and we have President Donald Trump largely to thank for the ominous development. At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists‘ Science and Security Board moved the hands of the iconic clock 30 seconds closer to…