Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Body Shaming Black Female Athletes Is Not Just About Race
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, TIME
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "We have established a definition of beauty so narrow that almost no one can live up to it. Women struggle to fit within the constrictions of social expectations of thin, youthful, sexuality as constricting as a Victorian corset."
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, TIME
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "We have established a definition of beauty so narrow that almost no one can live up to it. Women struggle to fit within the constrictions of social expectations of thin, youthful, sexuality as constricting as a Victorian corset."
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Noam Chomsky Says US Turned to Cuba Due to Increasing Isolation
teleSUR
Excerpt: "'As the summit in Panama (April 2015) neared, something had to be done because the United States face the possibility of being excluded from the hemisphere all together.'"
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "'As the summit in Panama (April 2015) neared, something had to be done because the United States face the possibility of being excluded from the hemisphere all together.'"
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O'Malley and Sanders Take On Police Brutality After Protests Disrupt Forum
Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders returned to the issue of police brutality against African Americans on Saturday, after their appearances at a presidential forum at Netroots Nation in Phoenix were disrupted by angry protesters."
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Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders returned to the issue of police brutality against African Americans on Saturday, after their appearances at a presidential forum at Netroots Nation in Phoenix were disrupted by angry protesters."
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On 'Death Road': Women, Civilians Flee ISIL Extremists in Iraq & Syria
Shalaw Mohammed, Niqash
Mohammed writes: "The harsh IS rules and the lack of services are not the only reasons locals are desperately trying to get out of Hawija and risking their lives to do so. 'The people of the district are also very afraid of air strikes on the area by the international coalition as are the IS fighters themselves,' Fathallah continued."
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Shalaw Mohammed, Niqash
Mohammed writes: "The harsh IS rules and the lack of services are not the only reasons locals are desperately trying to get out of Hawija and risking their lives to do so. 'The people of the district are also very afraid of air strikes on the area by the international coalition as are the IS fighters themselves,' Fathallah continued."
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Sanders to Push $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Tim Devaney, The Hill
Devaney writes: "Sanders has long called for a $15 minimum wage, but this is the first bill he is introducing to do so."
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Tim Devaney, The Hill
Devaney writes: "Sanders has long called for a $15 minimum wage, but this is the first bill he is introducing to do so."
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How Columbia Became the First University to Divest From Private Prisons
Dayton Martindale, In These Times
Martindale writes: "On June 22, after 16 months of student pressure, the Columbia University board of trustees announced it would sell its holdings in private prison corporations."
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Dayton Martindale, In These Times
Martindale writes: "On June 22, after 16 months of student pressure, the Columbia University board of trustees announced it would sell its holdings in private prison corporations."
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Two Sea Shepherd Crewmembers Arrested in the Faroe Islands With Assistance of Danish Navy
Sea Shepherd Global Press Release, Reader Supported News
Excerpt: "Despite being an anti-whaling member nation of the European Union, subject to laws prohibiting the slaughter of cetaceans, Denmark continues to show its support for and collaboration with the Faroese whalers."
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Sea Shepherd Global Press Release, Reader Supported News
Excerpt: "Despite being an anti-whaling member nation of the European Union, subject to laws prohibiting the slaughter of cetaceans, Denmark continues to show its support for and collaboration with the Faroese whalers."
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