After 47 years, Jerry Greenfield—the “Jerry” of Ben & Jerry’s—is leaving the company following disputes with Unilever, its parent corporation, over disagreements regarding the brand’s commitment to social justice. Ben & Jerry’s is widely known for its creative and delicious ice cream flavors, but less known is its steadfast commitment to social and economic justice, […]
Just days after ABC indefinitely suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s live show due to comments about the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, Kimmel returned with his Tuesday show. Jimmy Kimmel has been on TV for over 20 years, starting in 2003 with the first episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! airing on ABC after the cancellation […]
On Monday, Sept. 8, the Supreme Court overturned a federal judge’s ruling that had found immigration enforcement agents were engaging in discrimination based on race, language, location, and occupation in a 6–3 decision. In July, Judge Frimpong of Los Angeles ruled that federal agents were likely infringing upon the Fourth Amendment when making stops. With […]
The State of Discourse in the Modern Age On Wednesday, Sept. 10, the nation was shocked when right-wing activist and influencer Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while holding an event at Utah Valley University. Around 20 minutes into the event, shortly after beginning a debate with a student in the crowd, Kirk was hit by […]
On Sunday, Sept. 24, the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. was attacked by an unidentified man who threw two Molotov cocktails at the building around 8 p.m. The device, a glass bottle of flammable liquid sealed with a cloth wick, is often used as an incendiary weapon that spreads flames to its target as the […]
An environmental disaster akin to an oil spill occurred in East Palestine, OH on Feb. 3, 2023. Carcinogenic chemicals were released into the surrounding environment when a train belonging to Norfolk Southern, a commercial transportation company, derailed earlier this month. Of the 38 cars derailed, 11 contained potentially toxic chemicals such as vinyl chloride, butyl […]
The North American skyline has become the center of an aviation mystery that has gripped Canada and the United States in extraterrestrial fervor and domestic angst. Three unidentified flying objects were shot down over Canadian-American airspace. Last weekend’s unprecedented aerial appearances represented the first time in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s 65-year history that […]
Jan. 13 marked the unveiling of “The Embrace,” a monument in Boston dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas was inspired by a hug the two shared after Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The 20-foot-tall statue sits in the Boston Common, […]
Researchers in Greenland have made an alarming discovery–using ice core samples, scientists have deduced that arctic temperatures are the warmest they’ve been in 1,000 years. That’s not to say that it was this warm in the 11th century; 1000-year-old samples are simply the oldest scientists can effectively research. Climate scientists drill deep into glaciers for […]
During the months following his electoral defeat to leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro aimed to discredit the results of the October election. Bolsonaro’s use of such inflammatory rhetoric incited mass violence outside of Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia on Jan. 8, and was eerily similar to the Jan. […]