Ocasio-Cortez’s comments came in the aftermath of layoffs at a number of number of news organizations, including BuzzFeed and HuffPost. “The biggest threats to journalism right now are tech monopolies & concentration of ownership,” she tweeted on Saturday, adding: “The fact of the matter […]
“We are here because the American Dream and our American democracy are under attack and on the line like never before,” the California senator said. “We are here at this moment in time because we must answer a fundamental question. Who are we? Who […]
MEXICO CITY — Word spread quickly: free gasoline. It was spewing from a pipeline, through a hole punched by fuel thieves. People — as many as 900, by some estimates — flocked to the rupture, many carrying containers to fill. But just as quickly, the […]
Those countries issued strong statements declaring support for beleaguered Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was sworn in for a second term earlier this month, while others have disputed his legitimacy as his nation faces a deep economic crisis. “We warn everyone, not just the […]
Formed in 1908 by nine determined women at Howard who believed that college-educated black women could represent “the highest –more education, more enlightenment, and more of everything that the great mass of Negroes never had,” they set out with a credo to be “Supreme […]
“Many smokers assume the filters are made of a biodegradable material,” says Elizabeth Smith, who works on tobacco control policy at the University of California San Francisco. In fact, filters are made of cellulose acetate — a type of plastic that can take up to […]
