The Battle for Influence in the Global South: Xi Jinping vs. Narendra Modi The Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted the Belt and Road forum in Beijing today, welcoming delegations from developing countries around the world. This gathering aims to showcase China’s influence in the global South and counter Washington’s isolation and pressure tactics against Beijing. …
Dog Bites Man: President Biden’s Troublesome Pup Takes Center Stage at the White House In journalism folklore, “Dog Bites Man” is a monotonous headline that depicts a predictable incident – a non-news story that should never be written or read. However, what if the dog in question belongs to the President of the United States? …
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to stay in a unique Airbnb located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Over the past decade, this neighborhood has experienced a dramatic transformation due to the process of gentrification. Condos have nearly doubled in median sales price, and single-family home prices have more than tripled. The population …
In The Royal Hotel, a captivating new film written and directed by Kitty Green, we follow two women who find themselves low on funds while backpacking through Australia. To make ends meet, they reluctantly take on bartending jobs at a remote mining town in the outback, which is predominantly male. Fully aware of the potential …
This week at the zoo: Saying goodbye to the pandas and discovering the charm of Basil the opossum This week, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park is bidding farewell to their beloved giant pandas as they prepare to return to China. Visitors clad in panda-themed attire have flocked to the zoo to pay their last respects. …
When The Atlantic Revealed That Thousands of Books Were Used to Train Meta’s AI, Authors Reacted with Outrage Last month, The Atlantic made a shocking announcement that Meta, the tech giant, had used tens of thousands of books without permission to train its AI language model. This revelation sparked anger among well-known authors, who called …
Of all the targets Donald Trump has attacked over the years, few evoke less sympathy from the public than the federal government’s career workforce. These civil servants, often referred to as the “deep state” by Trump and his allies, have become easy scapegoats for politicians from both parties. While politicians occasionally acknowledge their nonpartisan public …
The Unique Genius of Nancy: Examining the Extraordinary Impact of Ernie Bushmiller’s Comic Strip In the world of comics, few strips have captivated readers quite like Nancy. Created by the legendary cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller, Nancy is a prime example of the extraordinary power of simplicity. With its minimalist style and clever punchlines, Nancy has left …
Joe Biden Faces Union Backlash Over Lack of Support for Well-Paid Jobs in Green Economy Joe Biden had promised to be the most pro-union president in American history, but his administration’s actions are facing criticism from one of the country’s prominent unions, the United Auto Workers (UAW). UAW President Shawn Fain recently released a scathing …
Paul Offit: The Vaccine Debate and Annual COVID Shots Paul Offit, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine, is not an anti-vaxxer. In fact, he has authored several books debunking anti-vaccine claims and has stressed the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. However, when it comes to annual COVID shots for …