The trade pluses and minuses of taking Britain out of the EU add up to an enormous minus. This is not to count all he suffering that the Tories have imposed on Britain by restricting immigration, and the sadness of people who cannot go to work or retire across that border. I forecast that leaving […]
*[Right-wing] activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to “scientific racism” journal.*
A long interview with Bernie Sanders, about the insurrectionist’s threat to end democracy in the US, and related issues.
The actress was fired in 2021 for comparing being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust.
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project Administration. They consist of verbatim records of personal interviews with former slaves conducted during 1936-1938. “These life histories, taken down as far as possible in the narrators’ words, constitute an invaluable body […]
Mandell Creighton’s history of the Papacy continues in Volume II with the condemnation in 1415 of Jan Hus by the Council of Constance and his death at the stake. His execution ignites civil war in Bohemia. Gregory XII abdicates as pope and the Council elects Oddone Colonna, Pope Martin V. The second Antipope John XXIII […]
The presenter says changes to the design of X/Twitter means he now sees the “vitriolic side” more often.
É de longe o seu livro mais popular Novo livro do ex-presidente do Cazaquistão, Nursultan Nazarbayev, exibido em uma livraria. Captura de tela de um vídeo no canal da KTK Digital no YouTube. Uso justo. No dia 1º de dezembro, o novo livro de memórias do ex-presidente do Cazaquistão, Nursultan Nazarbayev, “Menin omirim. Bodandyktan – […]
The Spider-Man actor last performed in the West End in 2008 as a child in Billy Elliot The Musical.
Santiago – Continua a crescere il numero delle persone morte nel devastante incendio che ha colpito la regione costiera di Valparaíso lo scorso venerdì 2 febbraio.“La situazione è veramente tragica, è un disastro. I morti finora registrati sono 150, tantissimi i feriti e le persone disperse. La gente colpita ha perso quasi tutto, sono andate […]
De Ruggiero pubblicò questo saggio per la prima volta nel 1920; poi, ben quattordici anni dopo, volle rivedere il suo lavoro poiché, oltre ad esser stato criticato per non aver ricostruito adeguatamente lo spirito cristiano, stabilì di fare alcune modifiche che riteneva rilevanti e necessarie. La prima variazione fu di aggiornare il testo alle più […]
Come narra la sua biografia, London scrisse Zanna Bianca (White Fang) circa tre anni dopo Il richiamo della foresta (The Call of the Wild). Il libro apparve per la prima volta a puntate tra il maggio e l’ottobre del 1906 su “Outing”, una rivista di letteratura e di sport. Anche in questo romanzo, come nel […]
Città del Vaticano – Per non diventare “lupi”, i pastori della Chiesa “devono vigilare su se stessi o prendersi cura di sé e della propria fede. Si tratta di una formazione permanente”. Con queste parole, riecheggiando l’Apostolo Paolo, il Cardinale Luis AntonioTagle ha ricordato in maniera sintetica e efficace che ogni autentica vita sacerdotale rappresenta […]
Islamabad – La popolazione del Pakistan va alle urne l’8 febbraio per eleggere il Parlamento federale, chiamato Assemblea nazionale, e le assemblee legislative di quattro province. I votanti sono 128 milioni di cittadini al di sopra di 18 anni, su una popolazione di 241 milioni. In lizza vi sono 5.121 candidati per l’organismo federale e […]
MC Flowdan made history when he won one of the awards for his collab with Fred Again and Skrillex.
Abuja – Garantire elezioni libere e credibili. È l’impegno ribadito dal Presidente del Sud Sudan Salva Kiir al Cardinale Michael Czerny, Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale, inviato da Papa Francesco in occasione del primo anniversario della visita del Pontefice in Sud Sudan .Il Cardinale ha riaffermato la vicinanza del Papa […]
Aachen – Ricercare il bene dell’altro e non sempre cercare di avere di più per sé stessi, conducendo uno stile di vita più solidale. Lo ha ricordato più volte l’Arcivescovo Emilio Nappa, Presidente delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie, ad Aquisgrana durante la visita alla direzione nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie . Due giorni molto intensi dove […]
Abuja – Garantire elezioni libere e credibili. È l’impegno ribadito dal Presidente del Sud Sudan Salva Kiir al Cardinale Michael Czerny, Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale, inviato da Papa Francesco in occasione del primo anniversario della visita del Pontefice in Sud Sudan .Il Cardinale ha riaffermato la vicinanza del Papa […]
The reality TV star says the reaction to a video without her cochlear implant has been “overwhelming”.
The popstar announced the release of her 11th album in a Grammy Awards acceptance speech on Sunday.
Toby Keith, one of country music’s biggest stars, dies aged 62 – he had previously revealed he had stomach cancer
Parents say they are worried by the inappropriate comments on the Class Charts app.
A history of the of Texas from La Salle’s Texas Settlement in 1685 to the dedication of the State Capitol building at Austin in 1888. – Summary by Brian Fullen
Ohio is voting on a constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering in that state, by having an independent commission draw the electoral districts.
*Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs.* The extra parking charge would be good, since it would discourage SUVs. But parking is only one of the areas in which SUVs do harm. They make collusions more damaging to pedestrians and people in other vehicles, and they increase pollution. The […]
The UK’s decaying post office shows Americans what DeJoy is aiming to achieve here.
Alleging local business magnates illegally contributed indirectly to the re-election campaign of NYC night-mayor Adams. The reason to do this would be to buy support for their interests, and that would not work unless Adams knew what policies he had to support or block in order to earn those contributions.
A campaign based on what some call “ableism” condemns the plan by a women to play Richard III. Peculiarly, not because of a gender difference, but because she is not “disabled”. Can a non-disabled 21th-century actor properly play a powerful but physically disabled 15th-century noble? Can a disabled 21th-century actor properly play a powerful non-disabled […]
As the British state cuts funds to universities, it makes them turn increasingly to wealthy foreign students, whose money keeps them afloat. This is, of course, bad for British students. But that’s the general pattern: right-wing budget cuts are bad for nearly all the non-rich. The cits were started by the Tory party when it […]
The coral reef heat damage warning system has added new levels of warning that will be required by the higher ocean temperatures our greenhouse emissions have brought about.
Thailand has forbidden campaigning to change the law that forbids speaking of the monarch or the monarchy in a less than respectful way.
Never had the mind of man conceived so horrible a doom as was reaching for Earth. Never had a greater need for Earth’s valiant champions been needed. And yet the only ones who could fight the menace—were five futile humans, prisoners on another world. – Summary by Original Gutenberg text
A simplified history of the country of Japan, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one syllable. Books such as this one were popular around the turn of the 20th century as a way to help children learn to read. A book like this could also be useful […]
Peter Butterworth, who appeared in 16 Carry On films, was an officer for MI9 planning prison escapes.
In the darkest days of the Persian War when the armies of Xerxes were overrunning northern Greece, Athens faced destruction. The desperate Athenians consulted the oracle at Delphi, who answered, “For thus saith Zeus, that when all else within the land of Cecrops is wasted, the wooden wall alone shall not be taken.” The British […]
George Monbiot: *In the UK and around the world, those who challenge rich corporations are being hounded and crushed with ever-more inventive penalties.* *Why in the UK, can you now potentially receive a longer sentence for “public nuisance” — non-violent civil disobedience — than for rape or manslaughter?* Monbiot connects this to plutocracy. See the […]
Climate defenders called on the US Department of Agriculture to take account of the contribution to global heating of meat and dairy production.
*European politicians weaken climate policies amid farmer protests.* It’s much more comfortable in the short term not to bother preparing to keep climate disaster small enough to survive it. But it is foolish in the long term.
Climate defenders were prosecuted for continuing a nonviolent protest in London after being ordered to stop. The case was dismissed on the grounds that the order was not communicated to them properly. That was the right result, but the reason for it means that human rights are not safe in the UK. In effect, this […]
Canadian thugs arrested journalist Brandi Morin as she was covering their dismantling of a homeless indigenous people’s camp.