Month / May 2020
Returning to work in the coronavirus crisis: what are your rights?
As the lockdown restrictions begin to be eased across the UK, more workers are being asked to return to the workplace. The government has said that employees should only be asked to go back if they cannot do their job from home, so if […]
Millions of US farm animals to be culled by suffocation, drowning and shooting
More than 10 million hens are estimated to have been culled due to Covid-19 related slaughterhouse shutdowns. The majority will have been smothered by a water-based foam, similar to fire-fighting foam, a method that animal welfare groups are calling “inhumane”. The pork industry has warned that […]
Shakespeare’s Globe theater faces permanent closure due to Covid-19 lockdown
(CNN) — William Shakespeare’s Globe theater, the famous London playhouse where the playwright’s shows were performed, faces permanent closure as a result of coronavirus lockdown measures, the theater and UK politicians have warned. Lawmakers on Monday warned the UK government that the historic theater — which has been closed […]
Trump is threatening to pull the US out of the WHO. What does that actually mean?
London (CNN)President Donald Trump has redoubled his criticism of the World Health Organization, threatening to permanently withdraw funding and cancel US membership even as it deals with a devastating global pandemic. In a letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday, Trump bemoaned […]
From Mrs America to Rodham, America’s in love with feminist paper dolls
By Jessa Crispin In the Hulu show Mrs America, there’s a scene where a fictionalized Gloria Steinem is dancing around her apartment, relishing her solitude and independence, remembering the time her back-alley abortionist made her promise him that after the procedure was over, “You will […]
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