Welcome to Monday, July 24th, Barbies and Oppenheimers...

The Barbie movie causes geopolitical controversy

As "Barbie" blockbuster was released in theaters over the weekend, Warner Bros. is addressing the film's geopolitical implications. Vietnam banned the film after a Barbie trailer was released earlier this summer showing a hand-drawn map of the "real world" that included China's nine-dash line. 

Do you think the Barbie movie intended to make a political statement?

Energy Dept. "corrects historical record" on Oppenheimer

In time for the theatrical release of Oppenheimer, the DOE decided to "correct the historical record" regarding the inventor of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was vilified in the fifties by the Red Scare era anti-communist policies.

Do you agree with the DOE's correction?

California lawmakers to hold corporate polluters accountable?

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would force corporations in the state to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions created throughout their entire supply chains. The bill passed the Senate on May 30.

Should more states do the same?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

It's National Amelia Earhart Day, celebrating the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo in 1932. How will you honor Earhart, a pioneer in women's equality and aviation, today?

—Jamie Epstein & Emma Kansiz

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