Mattel Just Released a Rosa Parks Barbie
Barbie/Mattel Barbie’s latest incarnation is a far cry from the blond fashionista whose highest aspiration was an unlimited shopping spree. Mattel announced Monday that the latest in its lineup of Inspiring Women Barbies will be civil rights leader Rosa Parks. Parks made history when, in 1955, she refused to give her bus seat up for a…
“Talking Down” the Economy Isn’t a Thing
Xinhua via ZUMA Matthew Gertz reports on the latest conspiracy theorizing from Donald Trump and his friends at Fox News: President Donald Trump and his allies at Fox News have settled on a strategy to deal with the possibility of an oncoming economic recession: Blame the media. ….Lou Dobbs, whose Fox Business show Trump watches…
The Federal Election Commission Is About to Partially Shut Down
AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley For years, the Federal Election Commission has been barely functional. But at the end of this month—as the 2020 campaign heats up and unprecedented amounts of money flow to candidates for national office—much of the agency’s work will shut down entirely. There will be no new fundraising rules, no punishments for…
Johnson and Johnson Was Just Found Liable for Fueling the Opioid Epidemic In a Historic Trial
Moussa81/Getty In a landmark verdict, an Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that Johnson and Johnson is responsible for fueling the state’s opioid epidemic. The case, the first of its kind to go to trial, is being closely watched to see if a court is prepared to hold a pharmaceutical company responsible for the devastating consequences of…
The Three Most Viral Photos of the Amazon Fire Are Fake. Here Are Some Real Ones to Share.
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Trump Attacks Obama in Latest Push to Readmit Russia to G7
Michael Kappeler/ZUMA President Donald Trump on Monday continued his longheld campaign to readmit Russia to the G7, arguing that having the Kremlin “inside the tent” rather than outside would strengthen the world’s security. “A lot of people say having Russia, which is a power, having them inside the room is better than having them outside…