Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers decided against opening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise and opting to appease their hardline base at the expense of further alienating the international community. The unexpected decision came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan. It is bound...
Chris Wallace Says He Left Fox News After People Started to ‘Question the Truth’
Chris Wallace says he left Fox News after people at the news organization began to question matters of truth, like the Jan. 6 riot and whether the 2020 election was stolen. Wallace said he spent a lot of time looking for a new place to do his job after...
Kamala Harris Felt ‘Belittled’ by Photo Vogue Chose for Her February 2021 Cover, Book Says
Vice President Kamala Harris felt "belittled" and "wounded" by the cover photo of her that Vogue selected for its February 2021 issue and dispatched a top aide to complain to the publication, a forthcoming book reportedly says. The image featured Harris casually dressed in a pantsuit and sneakers. Some...
Supreme Court Justice Thomas’ Wife Ginni Has a Long History of Conservative Activism
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a long track record in conservative activism. Over the years, that activism has veered more into the controversial. It took an especially dramatic turn in the weeks following former President Trump's re-election loss when Thomas was in touch with Trump's...
Kim Jong Un Appears in Surreal, Hollywood-Style Propaganda Video Showing Missile Launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un donned a leather jacket and Hollywood-style glasses in a propaganda video showing the country's ballistic missile launch. The video shows Kim in sunglasses and a shiny black leather jacket as he walks in slow motion in front of the missile, flanked by two...
Ian Bremmer: Putin Past the Point of No Return
The West is already at war with Russia. NATO boots may not be on the ground, but the US and its allies are helping Ukraine with arms and cash, and by upping the pressure on Moscow with tough sanctions. Vladimir Putin knows this, but he's fighting a 20th-century war...
This Black Woman Chemist Created a Leprosy Treatment, but a White Man Took Credit
Alice Augusta Ball was just 24 years old when she died in 1916. But she already was a superstar in chemistry, having developed the first successful treatment for those suffering from leprosy (Hansen’s disease). Born in Seattle, she earned undergraduate degrees in pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacy from the University...
‘Putin Owns Biden’: Absurd GOP Attacks Require a Strong Democratic Response
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is many things: a crime against humanity, a disaster for the Ukrainian population, and a complex policy challenge for the United States and its allies. But to hear Republicans tell it, everything is simple, and all the United States needs to do is be tougher and...
Russia May Not Stop With Ukraine – NATO Looks to Its Weakest Link
The United States is moving more military equipment into Europe, including vehicles and weapons to Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland that could be used immediately by newly arriving U.S. troops, rather than waiting weeks for tanks and trucks to be shipped from U.S. bases. This comes in response...
Anonymous: How Hackers Are Trying to Undermine Putin
The Anonymous hacktivist collective has been bombarding Russia with cyber-attacks since declaring "cyber war" on President Vladimir Putin in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. Several people operating under its banner recently spoke to the BBC about their motives, tactics and plans. One hack interrupted the normal programming on...