Articles from November 2019

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Welcomed Meghan Markle to the Family with the Perfect Message

Beware Facebook's Libra: A Corporate Surveillance Leviathan With No Precedent Outside the Realm of Science Fiction

Editor’s note: On Wednesday July 17, 2019, Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, was among those who testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee against Facebook’s Libra proposal. Read a statement from Public Citizen…

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'Barreling Towards Another Catastrophic War,' Trump Orders 1,000 More Troops to Middle East to Threaten Iran

With U.N. officials reportedly worried that the United States is planning to carry out a bombing campaign against Iran—a move that ultra-hawkish Sen. Tom Cotton openly advocated over the weekend—the Trump administration late Monday announced…

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'Unacceptable and Uncalled For': Iranian Foreign Minister Denounces Trump Administration's March to War

As the Trump administration continues to level evidence-free accusations against Iran and dangerously escalate the risk of another catastrophic war in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Thursday that his country is…

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Jessica Chastain Praises Salma Hayek for Speaking Out Against Harvey Weinstein

Jessica Chastain is praising Salma Hayek for speaking out against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. After retweeting the actress’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which Hayek detailed alleged harassment by the producer, Chastain told ” rel=”noopener”…

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