A new party in Japan, a merger of smaller opposition groups, is looking to put pressure on the ruling conservative party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from […]
New party forms in Japan ahead of summer elections
“I no longer consider superdelegates a threat AT ALL to Bernie”
By Daniel Joseph Merrifield I finally completed my ratio analysis now that all the pledged delegate totals this week are in. I am taking consideration to liberal versus conservative demographics alone, assuming […]
Hillary Clinton’s lead in superdelegates will vanish if Bernie gets a majority of pledged delegates
By Robert Reich “Bernie did well yesterday but he can’t possibly win the nomination,” a friend just wrote, attaching an article from the Washington Post that shows how far behind Bernie remains […]
The Image Hollywood Created of Africa
After viewing Mama Hope’s video, “Alex Presents Commando,” Gabriel, Benard, Brian and Derrik (the Kenyan men in this video), they wanted to make one that pokes fun at the way African men […]
Rolling Stones rock Havana in first Cuba concert
The Rolling Stones rocked Havana on Friday at the most lavish concert ever in communist Cuba, where such music was once banned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGaH_gXO1I4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6FgFnYvj0E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frL8yzC4dWE
“Sorry for Brussels”
A refugee boy holds up a placard reading “Sorry for Brussels” near Idomeni, Greece. This little boy isn’t responsible for the attack on Brussels, but we all know he is going to […]
Henry Rollins on BBC HARDtalk
We tend to pigeonhole creative types: writer, musician, actor – they get a label. Stephen Sackur talks to a guest who defies simple description – punk is perhaps the only word that […]
Violent clashes between football fans in Morocco
At least 3 people were killed and over 50 injured as a mass fights broke out after a football match in Casablanca, Morocco. The clashes erupted after fans began throwing lit flares […]
A surprise visit from the First lady Michelle Obama
First lady Michelle Obama recently paid a surprise visit to Watkins Elementary School in Washington, D.C., to visit with students and teachers, and to a community garden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB2cnwIHxDQ
Fukushima – Living with a Disaster
Five years after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, an end to the disaster is not in sight. This short documentary tells the story of the people from Fukushima, forced to leave their […]