Negro League Museum We’re Cool with Prez Biden … Saying ‘Negro’ Was Respectful 11/13/2021 12:40 AM PT There’s nothing foul about President Biden using the word “negro” when referring to the old baseball league … at least according to the steward of the league, who’s defending and applauding him for saying the word. No doubt…Continue Reading
Justin Gaethje Conor McGregor Wants My ‘Sloppy Seconds’ … No Offense To Ferguson & Chandler 11/13/2021 12:35 AM PT TMZSports.com “I feel like we are in grade school and Conor McGregor is following me around trying to pick up my sloppy seconds.” That’s Justin Gaethje blasting The Notorious, telling TMZ Sports Conor McGregor is attempting…Continue Reading
Sean Kingston You Punched Me, Pulled Gun … Video Director Files Police Report 11/13/2021 12:30 AM PT Sean Kingston allegedly punched and pulled a firearm on a music video director who had been staying in his home … and we’re told cops are now involved. The music video director, who works under the handle GXDLIKE,…Continue Reading
The survival struggles of the poor and dispossessed have long been both a spark for social, political, and economic change in this country. November 12, 2021 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. When President Biden first unveiled the Build Back…Continue Reading
On emissions targets, on funding to developing nations, and on phasing out fossil fuels, youth are demanding that COP26 deliver. November 12, 2021 This column is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Today, as the negotiations inside…Continue Reading
Enjoy! Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 8.Continue Reading
Attacks on reproductive rights have metastasized well beyond abortion in recent years, endangering women’s health and lives. November 12, 2021 In the nearly 50 years since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, there has perhaps never been a more consequential moment for abortion rights than the one we are in now. This fall, the…Continue Reading
Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows failed to meet the deadline imposed by the January 6th House Inquisition to give a deposition on the matter, risking possible federal criminal charges. Meadows was supposed to show up Friday on Capitol Hill by the 10 a.m. deadline, per Just the News. If the full House votes…Continue Reading
Just a few weeks after topping the iTunes charts with his viral song “Let’s Go Brandon,” rapper Bryson Gray is releasing a new song aimed at one Big Tech giant: YouTube. The song, called “Thanks, YouTube” came after YouTube banned his viral song, which ultimately helped it rise to the top. “A bunch of patriots…Continue Reading
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order Monday halting the state from issuing nonbinary birth certificates. The order requires the Oklahoma State Department of Health to “cease amending birth certificates” that do not follow state law, the Daily Caller reports. “I believe that people are created by God to be male or female. Period.…Continue Reading