The Pentagon’s official outline for its use of nuclear force was denounced as “radical” and “extreme” by prominent anti-nuclear weapons groups when it was released Friday afternoon—confirming peace advocates’ worst fears that the Trump administration would seek to expand the use of nuclear force. “Who in their right mind thinks we should expand the list…
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Obama Has Jumped on the Universal Basic Income Bandwagon—Let’s Make Sure It’s a Tool to Help Solve Inequality, Not Enforce It
While speaking in South Africa on Tuesday in one of his first major speeches since he left the White House, former President Barack Obama endorsed the idea of introducing a universal basic income. “Artificial intelligence is here, and it is accelerating. … And that is going to make the job of giving everybody work that…
From Co-op to Co-op
From Brooklyn to Brattleboro, I just drove four and a half hours to go from co-op to co-op. In Brooklyn, it’s the Park Slope Food Co-op—one of the nation’s, and the world’s, largest. A history-making experiment in pooling resources and worker hours to access high quality food at affordable prices. Now the place has more…
It Doesn’t Get Any Cuter Than Michelle Obama’s Birthday Message for Barack
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is a champion of education, civil rights, and, apparently, birthdays. The Harvard graduate and mother of two celebrated husband and former President Barack Obama’s 56th birthday in the most 2017 way: through social media. On Friday, she took to both Instagram and Twitter to publicly send him her well wishes….
AMLO and Trump: NAFTA Best Friends Forever?
“I send you affectionate hugs,” writes Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador in a letter to U.S. President Trump, “We will put our voters and citizens at the center and displace the establishment.” “Thank you for your kind letter. A strong relationship will lead to a much stronger and more prosperous Mexico which, frankly would…
Katie Holmes Says She and Channing Tatum Fight a Lot in Movies
Katie Holmes and Channing Tatum just can’t seem to get along … in movies, that is. Holmes stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday in New York City to talk about her new heist movie Logan Lucky, which comes out Friday, and her co-star Tatum. They seem to get along great in…
Watchdog Groups Call on Congress and Federal Regulators to Impose Moratorium on Facebook's Proposed Cryptocurrency
In a letter Tuesday, a coalition of 33 consumer, privacy, economic policy, and other groups called on congressional leaders and top federal regulators to impose a moratorium on Facebook’s proposed global cryptocurrency “until the profound questions raised by the proposal are addressed.” “The Facebook proposal to create a new cryptocurrency as part of its broader…
Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Rocked Out at a Kendrick Lamar Concert, and We Could Watch the Vid All Day
While we have a feeling that Blue Ivy has seen her fair share of concerts (because, hello) she was recently spotted at a show where her parents weren’t on stage. Beyoncé took Blue Ivy to see Kendrick Lamar, and from the looks of it, the pair had an incredible time. We must admit, we’re pretty…
All About Prince George’s Posh New Private School: It’s “the Best Money Can Buy”
When Prince George heads out to class for the first time in early September, he will get some of the best education “money can buy” from a “slightly chaotic” school for cosmopolitan families. That’s the view of Thomas’s Battersea in London by a recently published review of schools in England. The $23,000-a-year establishment, which is about…
Lady Gaga Shops at Walmart in Intimate First Trailer for Gaga: Five Foot Two
Click:cnc prototyping Lady Gaga is giving us a million reasons to look forward to her upcoming Netflix documentary. With an intimate first trailer, Mother Monster takes fans for a wild ride backstage and on the road ahead of Gaga: Five Foot Two‘s release. Footage from the video gives Little Monsters a raw look at the pop star’s…