Progressives in Iowa seem happy to have received word that Vermont’s U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is taking his exploration of running for president seriously as news this week surfaced that he’ll be traveling to the state later this month to attend a high-profile political event. According to reports, Sanders will be the keynote speaker on May 17 at the ‘Hall of Fame Dinner’ hosted by the Clinton County Democrats in the town of Goose Lake,…
Boss and Russell Athletic are partnering on a sportswear capsule collection that they both state will offer “bold casualwear for a new generation”. The men’s and women’s capsule collection will launch in March 2021 and will be inspired by both brands’ archives. The designs will blend Boss’ tailoring with Russell Athletic’s recognisable sportswear aesthetic in “a unique style”. Hugo Boss chief brand officer, Ingo Wilts, said in a statement: “Casualisation is an important element in…
McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl says the Woking-based outfit must remain “realistic” and not expect to contend for race wins in its first year with future engine supplier Mercedes. McLaren will trade its current Renault power unit for a Mercedes engine from 2021, the pair reviving a relationship that previously yielded 78 Grands Prix wins and three drivers titles between 1995 and 2013. While McLaren will have access to arguably the best engine on the…
Police in Taiwan shot water cannons on anti-nuclear protesters Monday following a weekend in which the power of throngs of demonstrators brought the construction of a controversial plant to a halt. On Sunday as many as 50,000 protesters poured into Taipei’s streets, blockading thoroughfares and calling for Taiwan’s fourth nuclear power plant to be scrapped. Its slated home is New Taipei City, the most populous city in the seismically active state. Public pressure against the…
If climate justice campaigners in the U.S. have it right, a September meeting of world leaders in New York City could be the best opportunity in years to flex their movement’s grassroots muscles by staging a mass demonstration in Manhattan’s streets as they call for radical and immediate international action to address the increasingly dire crises of global warming and climate change. “Together, we’ll take to the streets to demand the world we know is…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu railed against tar sands development, which he said “reflects negligence and greed,” and urged humanity to come together to fight climate change, the “moral struggle” of our time. The 82-year-old Nobel Peace Prize Laureate made the comments Saturday at an Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation-hosted conference in Fort McMurray, Alberta. “The oil sands are emblematic of an era of high carbon and high-risk fuels that must end if we are committed to a…
The possibility of potentially catastrophic flooding has emerged following reporting that either Iraqi military forces or Sunni militants would open the floodgates of a dam on the Euphrates River. Citing statements by Iraqi security officials made Wednesday, the New York Times reported that ISIS forces “were advancing on the Haditha Dam,” located roughly 120 miles from Baghdad. The dam is the country’s second largest and generates hydroelectric power. The Times does not cite a specific…
Japanese officials announced Friday that the country had killed 30 minke whales in the northwestern Pacific as part of its stated “research” program that allows for the taking of the marine mammals. The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in March that Japan must halt its JARPA II Antarctic whaling program, stating that it is not for purposes of scientific research as the country had claimed. The 30 minke whales that were killed during…
Federal Judge Gladys Kessler on Friday ordered the U.S. government to publicly release videos showing the force-feedings of Abu Wa’el Dhiab, a Syrian man held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. However, Kessler ruled that, before releasing the videos, the U.S. government may redact “identifiers of individuals in the videotapes,” including “faces other thatn Mr. Dhiab’s, voices, names, etc.” According to Reprieve, this amounts to approximately 11 hours of redacted tape. “This may well be the most…
Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks In a show of solidarity to the industry and its businesses, the major fashion capitals of New York, London, Milan and Paris forged ahead with the show season in September and October. While the pandemic kept the majority of buyers and press at home, social media and digital channels took on a new significance for brands to showcase their visions and collections. This week the National Chamber…