Month: November 2018
Whitney Staff Members Call for the Resignation of the Museum’s Vice Chair Over His Ties to a Tear Gas Manufacturer
New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art is facing forceful criticism from its own staff over the fact that its board vice chair, Warren B. Kanders, owns the companies that produce the tear gas deployed last weekend against migrants attempting to...
It’s Time to End Cash Bail Says Public Defender Scott Hechinger | Op-Ed | NowThis
Cash bail is a flawed, disastrous system and needs to end immediately — but don’t take it from us, listen to this public defender. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe According to public defender Scott Hechinger, the cash bail system is a...
‘It Was Rough’: New Documents Emerge in Ronaldo Rape Allegations
November 30, 2018 06:16 PM When something happens in the world that stirs people's emotions, it is reflected in headlines and news programs. Newspapers and TV broadcasters then report on the story until other issues arise -- with the consequence...
‘Hamilton’ Education Program Invited Low-Income Students on Stage | NowThis
Low-income students are getting a chance to see 'Hamilton' — and then perform their original raps, songs, and poems on stage. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe The Hamilton Education Program brings students to the Kennedy Center stage. Many Washington D.C....
Courts: The Quagmire
Most of the month of September 2018 was filled with the drama – of almost theatrical configuration – of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in the U.S. The courts need to be reconfigured, in my view, back to something closer...
Golden Age: A Billionaire Backer and the Murky Finances of the AfD
November 30, 2018 02:16 PM The mission to save the German nation got its start on May 1, 2017, at a restaurant on the outskirts of Munich called the Wirtshaus zu Marienburg. That Wednesday, businessman Ernst Knut Stahl, 74, met...
Millionaire Interview 103
Here’s our latest interview with a millionaire as we seek to learn from those who have grown their wealth to high heights. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about...
Europe has a shortage of doctors
In the space of twenty years, Romania’s public health service lost 5000 doctors, almost 10% of practicing doctors, and it could lose 12,000 therapists over the next fifteen years. In France, there are 9.1% fewer general practitioners than ten years...
Hydrogen cars may be the future – they are not yet the present
When you think of a car that is not powered by petrol or diesel, you probably think of a battery-electric vehicle. But another alternatively-powered car is said to be gaining momentum – the hydrogen fuel cell car. An advantage of fuel...
Fighting Poverty, an increasingly uphill battle in Europe
The European Social model has virtually flatlined. Over the last few years, the social transfers granted by different member states in the European Union (EU) have had limited effect on reducing poverty. This was reflected in data recently released by...
A Jury Sides With Top Art Collector Andy Hall in a Dramatic Lawsuit Over Fake Golub Paintings, Awarding Him $468,000
A New Hampshire court has ordered a mother and son who sold fake Leon Golub paintings to pay art collector Andrew Hall a fee of $468,000, plus damages and attorney’s fees. The knotty case, which was covered thoroughly by local media,...
Cage-Free Is Fighting the War on Drugs in the Weed Industry | NowThis
This organization is doing much-needed work on criminal justice and diversity in the weed industry. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe Cage-Free cannabis is a Los Angeles-based organization with two critical roles in the emerging U.S. cannabis industry: Cage-Free Consulting, which...
Humanitarian Intervention: Alive and Kicking
At the beginning of the 21st century the Responsibility to Protect emerged and developed into a norm in world politics, from its birth in the report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, to its adoption by a...
Amrita Sher-Gil, Known as ‘India’s Frida Kahlo,’ Is a Standout at Sotheby’s Inaugural Auction in Mumbai
A rare work by Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941), who was nicknamed the “Indian Frida Kahlo,” was among the top sellers at “Boundless: Mumbai,” the inaugural sale for Sotheby’s India, held at the end of last month in Mumbai. Her piece, The Little Girl...
Europe: the winners and losers in the fight against tax evasion
How can the dubious tax practices of GAFA and European businesses be challenged? One of the responses proposed by the European Union involves a project called CCCTB. How can the dubious tax practices of GAFA and European businesses be challenged?...
Outside the Box of the Classroom: Social Education in Homeschooling
“Knowledge that is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind,” wrote Plato, who is far from the only great thinker to have spoken out against a formal education system. Formal schooling is but one tool at our disposal...
Major Video Card Supplier Enters Cryptocurrency Mining Business
Mining Sapphire Technology, one of the largest suppliers of AMD-based video cards in the world, has announced that it’s officially entering the cryptocurrency hardware business. The Hong Kong-headquartered company is launching a flagship mining rig. Also Read: Crypto ATM Network...
Greece: general strike paralyzes Athens
Athens was brought to standstill today after Greek trade union GSEE called for general strike, inviting all workers, pensioners, students and unemployed to participate. GSEE stands for General Confederation of Greek Workers. The union is the largest in the country...
Isle of Madness: A Series of Miscalculations Has Brought Britain to the Brink
November 28, 2018 05:34 PM On Saturday of last week, the sun was rising over London when a blue bus set off along the shore of the Thames. Lucy Swale and Matilda Allan were on board, one with red hair,...
What is Spontaneous Order?
Matt Kibbe Matt Kibbe is the President and Chief Community Organizer of Free the People. He is a leading advocate for personal, civil and economic liberties. An economist by training, Kibbe is a public policy expert, bestselling author, and political...
EDJNet’s collaborative investigation on climate change in Europe – an infographic
The European Data Journalism Network has recently published a collaborative investigation on the dramatic increase of average temperatures in Europe in the last century. The outcome was jointly published in 16 countries and 12 languages, and were republished by more...