Beloved environmentalist Gustavo Castro, the only witness to his colleague Berta Cáceres’ murder on March 3, is back in Mexico with his family on Friday, after a Honduran judge decided to lift the measure prohibiting him from leaving the country, in place since March 7. Friends and allies celebrated his release, which they had demanded … Continue reading "Gustavo Castro Goes Home as People Power Trumps Honduran Government"

Workers on Sunday marked May Day across the globe with rallies in cities from Paris, to Istanbul, to Manila. Some of the protesters faced violence from police. According to reporting by Reuters, “Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon and detained more than 200 people after scuffles broke out at May Day celebrations in … Continue reading "May Day Rallies Worldwide Demand Workers' Rights"

Update: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan resoundingly won London’s mayoral race on Friday, overcoming an “appalling dog whistle campaign” to become the city’s first Muslim mayor. “Right across London, black, white, and brown have gone out and voted for unity,” former minister and Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy told The Independent. “This is the first … Continue reading "Transcending Ugly Campaign, London Elects First-Ever Muslim Mayor"

“Unacceptable.” That’s the reaction from 27-year old Hamdullah to the Pentagon’s announcement Friday that the U.S. military’s deadly airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan did not amount to a war crime. His uncle was among the 42 people killed in the October 3, 2015 strike. “This was a deliberate bombardment by … Continue reading "'Unacceptable': Kunduz Survivors Lambaste Pentagon Claim of No War Crime"

The symbolic Doomsday Clock inched closer to midnight on Thursday, and we have President Donald Trump largely to thank for the ominous development. At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists‘ Science and Security Board moved the hands of the iconic clock 30 seconds closer to … Continue reading "Thanks, Trump. Doomsday Clock Now Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight."

Netherlands, get ready for a visit from Kate Middleton! The Duchess of Cambridge is set to make a royal visit to Rotterdam and The Hague, following her family’s upcoming trip to Canada. Middleton has obviously made plenty of royal visits and around-the-world trips with her husband, Prince William, but this trip to the Netherlands is, … Continue reading "Find Out Where Kate Middleton Is Off to on Her First Solo Trip Abroad"

Greenpeace Netherlands exposed the threats to democracy and climate action contained within the little-known Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) on Tuesday with new leaks divulging several chapters of the clandestine global trade agreement.  “It’s a sad day for democracy when ordinary people are dependent on leaks to learn about the far-reaching consequences of toxic trade … Continue reading "TTIP 2.0? New Leak Exposes Threats of Lesser-Known TISA Trade Deal"

The buzz surrounding the Kenzo x H&M collaboration kicked off in May when the brands each took to social media to make their relationship official, but things just reached new heights thanks to a dusting of star power. So who’s already a major supporter of the collection? Iconic model Iman stars in the lead campaign … Continue reading "Watch Iman Discuss Her Somalian Upbringing in Kenzo x H&M’s New Campaign Video"

When you get a hand-knitted present from your mom or grandma, your first reaction probably isn’t to don it for a trendy Instagram photo. Well, Kate Hudson did just that: On Friday she posted a ‘gram of herself wearing a sweater her mom, Goldie Hawn, knitted for her back when she was just a teenager. … Continue reading "A Teenage Kate Hudson Wore This Sweater—Knitted by Goldie Hawn"

Football is inarguably a rough and tumble sport, but touchdown fanatic Vivian Lake Brady surely can handle the game. The adorable 3-year-old daughter of Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady spent her weekend cheering on dad, the New England Patriots quarterback, as they took on the Cincinnati Bengals inside the Patriots’ own Gillette Stadium. The 36-year-old … Continue reading "Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady’s Daughter Vivian Cheers on Dad in a Teeny Patriots Jersey"