Osaka, Team USA Suffer Shock Setbacks at Olympics
While many US and Japanese Olympic teams have won medals to start the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, some of the countries’ most prominent athletes have been dealt shock defeats. Tennis star Naomi Osaka was the face of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after she lit the torch at the opening ceremony. But Osaka’s playing time at the Olympics […]
Gigantic Spyware Leak Reveals Worldwide Surveillance Conspiracy
Governments across the globe have bought unlimited access to human rights organizers, journalists, and opposition politicians, all from a private technology firm with the most invasive surveillance on the market. That is what French non-profit Forbidden Stories publicized on Sunday, a months-long investigation into Pegasus, spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group. Forbidden Stories worked alongside 17 […]
Weekend Review: Federal Judge Suspends DACA Program
A federal judge in Texas ruled that former President Barack Obama used unlawful measures to implement the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Some individuals are protected from deportation by DACA if they were brought to the country as children. Today, a judge blocked new applications to the DACA program and placed the future […]
Is President Biden Too Weak To Fight Republicans For Voters Right?
President Biden unleashed a scathing critique against Republican legislators attempting to pass laws to restrict voting rights during a speech in Philadelphia yesterday. Republican state legislators across the country and prominent national leadership have ramped up efforts to limit voting rights. Texas Democrats fled the state on Monday in a desperate to halt a restrictive voting […]
Weekend Review: Workers Locked in Burning Bangladesh Factory, Owner Faces Murder Charges
Late last Thursday, a fire inside a six-story food processing factory in Bangladesh tragically killed 52 people. Soon after, it was discovered that an exit was illegally locked, preventing workers from escaping the burning building. Children, some reportedly as young as 11, were among those trapped inside. The fire burned for almost 24 hours before […]
Delta Variant Threatens COVID Control Worldwide
Governments and city officials are reinstating mask mandates and varying degrees of lockdowns as the prevalence of the Delta variant increases across the globe. The newest COVID-19 variant poses a unique threat to re-opening procedures due to its grave potency compared to previous strains. Researchers estimate that the Delta variant is between 50–60 percent more […]
Bill Cosby Released, Sex Assault Conviction Overturned
A Pennsylvania appeals court overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction on Wednesday after the famous comedian served three years of a three-to-ten-year conviction. Cosby, who has consistently maintained his innocence, was arrested in 2015 for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. The now 83-year-old comedian found himself at the epicenter of the […]
16 Dead and More Than 140 Still Missing a Week After Miami Tragedy
Last Thursday, a 12-story residential building in Miami partially collapsed. A week later, 16 people have been confirmed to be dead while rescuers continue a desperate but cautious search for those who have not been accounted for. As the search continues, questions about how it happened and who is responsible have emerged. Approximately 55 apartments […]
If Unopposed, Soaring Housing Prices Only Benefit the Rich
About two weeks ago, a viral tweet based on a four-month-old Wall Street Journal article set off a firestorm on Twitter about the Soaring Housing prices and corporate ownership of single-family homes. Thread.Blackrock is buying every single family house they can find, paying 20-50% above asking price and outbidding normal home buyers. Why are corporations, pension funds and property […]
Weekend Review: Juneteenth Celebrated as a Federal Holiday in the US
On Friday, Juneteenth was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time in the United States. Last week, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which made the day a nationally recognized holiday. “This will go down for me as one of the greatest honors I will have as president,” Biden said. […]