Love Thy Neighbor: Vaccinate (All Together Podcast)
Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER, the podcast dedicated to exploring how ethics, religion and spiritual practice is informing our personal lives, our communities and our world. ALL TOGETHER is…
Month: February 2015
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Denies He Said ‘Whiteys,’ Demands Apology
An African-American candidate in Chicago’s mayoral race is backtracking after he apparently said that he isn’t prejudiced against “whiteys” during a Thursday speech. Tina Sfondeles of the Chicago Sun-Times first…
Wall Street Pays Bankers To Work In Government And Wants It Secret
Citigroup is one of three Wall Street banks attempting to keep hidden their practice of paying executives multimillion-dollar awards for entering government service. Read the whole story at The New…
Jack White’s Agency Blacklists University Of Oklahoma For Publishing His Guacamole Recipe, Contract
Attendees of Jack White’s concert at the University of Oklahoma on Monday better have had their fill, because the musician won’t be returning any time soon. White’s booking agency, William…
Black History Month: Bridge racial divides
Brooke dedicated his life to serving his country. After graduating from Dunbar High School and Howard University in his native Washington, D.C., he shipped off to Italy, where he earned…
Now’s not time for more Iran sanctions
Some members of the U.S. Congress may be resisting proposed new sanctions on Iran, but their opposition doesn’t seem likely to stop Congress passing legislation on Tehran’s nuclear program by…
Drug Czar Michael Botticelli Supports DC’s Ability To Legalize Marijuana
U.S. drug czar Michael Botticelli, though banned from supporting marijuana legalization due to federal law, says that the nation’s capital should be able to implement its own laws using its…
Former Marine: Veterans Are ‘Enraged’ At Brian Williams Fabrication
NBC “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams recanted on Wednesday his story about being in a helicopter that was shot down by RPG fire while he covered the war in Iraq…
Bill Carter On Covering ‘SNL’ And Lorne Michaels: ‘Many Lost Their Minds’
“the best thing NBC has done this year,” I wrote. Read the whole story at The Hollywood Reporter
‘Queen of the Desert’ Debuts in Berlin
BERLIN — Werner Herzog has made films about swashbuckling men contending with some of the most extreme environments on earth, from the Amazon to Antarctica. But with “Queen of the…
Father Richard Rohr Explains The Real Reason We Fear Change (VIDEO)
Contemporary theologian and author Father Richard Rohr has made it his mission to help people connect with their true selves. He believes that everyone has two sides: the true self…
Argentine Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Believed He Would Be Fired
A prosecutor whose mysterious death has rocked Argentina’s government confided to an opposition congresswoman that he believed his case against President Cristina Fernandez was going to cost him his position,…
Joe Biden To Miss Controversial Netanyahu Speech
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to miss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial address to a joint meeting of Congress because of foreign travel, Biden’s office said Friday. The…
Gabrielle Union Explains The Challenges Of Landing A Smart Comedy Role For Black Women (VIDEO)
Gabrielle Union certainly has a sense of humor — and we’re not the only ones who agree. – Check out more of Gabrielle Union’s interview with Angie Martinez in the…
Artist Uses Music To Illustrate NYC’s Income Inequality Across A Single Subway Line
What can a New York City subway ride tell us? In the work of Brian Foo, it offers a unique way to examine income inequality across different parts of the…
So That Happened: Did Obama Forget That The GOP Runs Congress?
So, that happened: This week, the early stages of the 2016 presidential election collided headlong with the phenomenon of vaccine denialism, with two candidates ending up in intensive care for…
Biden heads to Iowa, fueling 2016 speculation
Iowa is a crucial test for presidential candidates and Biden’s travel to the state will only fuel more speculation that he is planning a presidential run. Biden last visited Iowa…
Doctor’s notes: American Ebola survivor sees resilience among fellow survivors
The group was diverse — elderly, young people, even little children. Some educated, some not. Roughly equal numbers of men and women; some dressed up in nice clothes, some in…
Chimps still stuck in research labs despite promise of retirement
In June 2013, the agency’s top officials pledged with great fanfare to eventually retire the chimps to habitats where they could roam more freely instead of being cooped up in…
Black Lives Matter’ Course To Be Offered At Dartmouth University
“If colleges cannot address current events in an intellectually rigorous manner then what are they good for?” Mary K. Coffey, Dartmouth University’s Art History department chair, asks a valid question…
How Much Vitamin D Do Women Really Need? From Dr. Christiane Northrup (VIDEO)
How much vitamin D should women take daily? Dr. Christiane Northrup says that women over 30 should be getting at least 5,000 IUs of vitamin D per day. During the…
Kale Pesto Gives Your Pasta A Superfood Boost (VIDEO)
Pesto is the perfect quick fix for an otherwise boring weeknight dinner — but why settle for the same old basil-based recipe? Give your pesto a superfood boost by using…
How Lisa Lovatt-Smith Went From A Tea-Fetching Intern To International Editor For Vogue
When Lisa Lovatt-Smith started out at British Vogue, she was little more than a tea-fetching intern. But by sticking with Anna Wintour during the nascent stages of her leadership at…
What To Do When You Feel Stuck, From Dr. Christiane Northrup (VIDEO)
When you’re feeling stuck, what are the best ways to pull yourself out of it? Dr. Christiane Northrup says that the best thing you can do when you feel stuck…
NASA Probe Gives Close-Up Look At Dwarf Planet Ceres, But What Are Those Weird White Spots?
What are those things? – Dawn is expected to arrive at Ceres on March 6, 2015.
HUFFPOST HILL – Schock’s Office More Scandalous Than Lady Mary’s Love Life
Tom Brokaw denied calling for Brian Williams’ resignation, contradicting Williams’ account of the time Brokaw told him to quit as they tore down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos…
Fewer Drivers Are Drinking Behind The Wheel, But More Are Using Drugs
The number of drivers on the road with alcohol in their systems has declined by nearly one-third since 2007, but there has been a large increase in drivers using marijuana…
Scientists Swabbed New York City’s Subways, And You Won’t Believe What They Found
Mozzarella. Bubonic plague. Kimchi. Staph. What could these things possibly have in common? They’re all among the strange set of substances DNA-hunting scientists identified in New York City’s subway cars…
How To Deal With And Overcome Terminal Illness, From Dr. Christiane Northrup (VIDEO)
Dr. Christiane Northrup, has studied people who have had near death experiences. One story that sticks in her mind was a woman with Hodgkin’s disease, who was literally pronounced dead….
Cory Batey, Convicted Of Rape At Vanderbilt: ‘I Can’t Express How Sorry I Am’ (VIDEO)
In an exclusive interview with Dr. Phil from prison, where Cory Batey awaits sentencing after being convicted of raping an unconscious classmate in a Vanderbilt University dorm room, the former…