• Russia, China and Central Asian Nations Hold First Ever Joint Military Exercise
• I Researched Uighur Society in China for 8 Years and Watched How Technology Opened New Opportunities – Then Became a Trap
• First Major US Insurance Company to Stop Insuring and Investing in Coal
• Senate Introduces Bill To Stop Tax Payer-Funded Travel At Trump Properties
• Turkey Betrays Idlib, Opposition and West
• Are Common Medicines Like Heartburn Drugs Causing Cancer?
• Hulu’s ‘The Bravest Knight’ is a Bold Step in LGBTQ Kids Programming
• Global Climate Strike: Kids Are Demanding Action, but Will Adults Act?
• Snowden Says He Would Return To US If Given A Fair Trial

Russia, China and Central Asian Nations Hold First Ever Joint Military Exercise

“Russia has traditionally considered Central Asia, including Tajikistan, as its sphere of political-military influence.” Despite being engaged in an ongoing struggle for influence in Central Asia, Russia joined China and a handful of other Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and archrivals India and Pakistan) in kicking off a series of large-scale military drills on […]

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I Researched Uighur Society in China for 8 Years and Watched How Technology Opened New Opportunities – Then Became a Trap

Around 1.5 million Uighurs and other Muslims were determined “untrustworthy” by Chinese officials and scheduled for detention and reeducation in a massive internment camp system. (By Darren Byler, The Conversation) The Uighurs, a Muslim minority ethnic group of around 12 million in northwest China, are required by the police to carry their smartphones and IDs […]

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First Major US Insurance Company to Stop Insuring and Investing in Coal

Chubb’s new anti-coal policy demonstrates how the insurance industry can help mitigate the climate crisis. It seems like every day there is a new story of a pipeline spilling crude oil or an oil refinery exploding. How do fossil fuel companies continue to operate such hazardous infrastructure in communities despite the immediate and long-term harm […]

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Senate Introduces Bill To Stop Tax Payer-Funded Travel At Trump Properties

According to CREW, the president has spent nearly a third of his presidency visiting his business properties at taxpayer expense. More than 30 Senate Democrats proposed a law this week to ban the spending of taxpayer funds on properties owned by President Trump. The proposal comes in the wake of reports showing frequent Air Force […]

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Turkey Betrays Idlib, Opposition and West

Once a promising western Asian state, the current Turkish tyrant regime is now doing its best to drive its country back to the past and to prevent the Turks from flourishing. A year ago Turkey and Russia entered into an agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in Idlib province, an area considered to be the […]

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Are Common Medicines Like Heartburn Drugs Causing Cancer?

A second class of drugs was found to be contaminated with a known carcinogen, raising concern that the FDA is not adequately monitoring existing drugs on the market. Drug regulators in both Europe and the United States are concerned about the safety of Zantac, a commonly used medication taken by millions of people for heartburn […]

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Hulu’s ‘The Bravest Knight’ is a Bold Step in LGBTQ Kids Programming

“We’re teaching life lessons. In ‘The Bravest Knight’, it’s an adventure about how to be a great knight, which translates into how to be a good human.” Although Hollywood has made many strides in LGBTQ representation for films and TV, it is still perhaps taboo for the most impressionable and youngest audiences: children. The new […]

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Global Climate Strike: Kids Are Demanding Action, but Will Adults Act?

There’s growing frustration, particularly among the world’s youth, with how adults have so horribly mismanaged the climate crisis. The Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 20, is expected to draw millions of people across 150 countries in what is poised to be the largest worldwide climate protest in history. Led by 16-year-old Swedish student and […]

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Snowden Says He Would Return To US If Given A Fair Trial

“I’m not asking for a pardon. I’m not asking for a pass. What I’m asking for is a fair trial.” NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden has been giving interviews with major media outlets this week in anticipation of the release of his memoir, Permanent Record. The whistleblower has spoken about his fears of the future, his […]

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