“The supernatural series takes place in the 1950s Jim Crow-era south, following a group of African American protagonists who must battle racism, monsters, and terror — with the lines blurring between all of those elements.” The new HBO series “Lovecraft Country” tackles racism through the lens of the horror genre. Written and developed by Misha Green (“Heroes”, “Sons of Anarchy”), the supernatural series takes place in the 1950s Jim Crow-era south, following a group of African American protagonists who must battle racism, monsters, and terror…

“The NCAA has failed generations of young men and women even when it comes to their most basic responsibility — keeping the athletes under their charge healthy and safe. The time has come for change.” Universities champion their athletic programs to summon school pride, but with the coronavirus pandemic jeopardizing fall sports seasons, schools are putting pressure on their teams to return. A group of 11 Democratic lawmakers — including presumed vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Cali. — is creating legislation considered the College…

“This is a huge victory for birds and it comes at a critical time, science tells us that we’ve lost 3 billion birds in less than a human lifetime and that two-thirds of North American birds are at risk of extinction due to climate change.” Summoning Harper Lee Alongside numerous environmental and ecological protections the Trump administration has tried to upend, its reinterpretation of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act was is one of the oldest. A New York district judge overruled it on changed bird protection enforcement on Tuesday.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his nation’s inoculation is safe for a mass audience, despite the fact that it has not yet finished its final round of testing.” As the world races to develop a coronavirus vaccine, Russia declared victory on Tuesday. Although it has cleared a virus, named Sputnik-V, for public use, skeptics questioned the vaccine’s safety, CNBC reported. “I wouldn’t take it, certainly not outside a clinical trial right now” said Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former Food…

“The Galician and Basque elections have revealed yet another example of the generational tensions — between left-wing youth and conservatively-inclined older voters — that have in recent years emerged as one of the most significant political dynamics in the Western world.” On Sunday, July 12, voters in Galicia and Basque Country went to the polls to vote in the first regional elections held in Spain since the general election of November 10, 2019. The elections were originally scheduled to be held on April 5 but were postponed due to the coronavirus…

“The aim of this film is to break a silence: the United States and China may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable.” ( Caitlin Johnstone) “The aim of this film is to break a silence: the United States and China may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable,” Pilger says in his 2016 documentary The Coming War on China, which you can watch free on…

“Anything that’s going on social media that’s negative or alike without permission, photography, that’s video or anything, there will be consequences.” Autumn normally is a time for schools to welcome back students, but during the coronavirus pandemic, some organizations are rethinking their reopening plans. Others, like North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga., are operating like normal. When 15-year-old Hannah Watters shared a photo of a crowded hallway, the school promptly…

“The NRA’s influence has been so powerful that the organization went unchecked for decades while top executives funneled millions into their own pockets.” New York is taking on the National Rifle Association as Attorney General Letitia James sued the NRA over fraud. Her office announced the suit calling for the group’s dissolution. To justify putting the weight of New York behind a lawsuit against the largest gun rights groups, James cited “years of…

Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will not attend the Democratic convention in Wisconsin. Schools and work have turned to virtual settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, so it should come as no surprise that the Democratic and Republican parties will hold mostly virtual conventions this year. Under normal circumstances, August would be a celebratory month, full of pomp and circumstance as the parties name…