Globalization has gotten a bad rap in recent years, and often for good reason. But some critics, not least US President Donald Trump, place the blame in the wrong place, conjuring up a false image in which Europe, China, and developing countries have snookered America’s trade negotiators into bad deals, leading to Americans’ current woes. […]
The following piece was originally published by the Great Transition Initiative, part of an online forum by the group focused on the potential for transformative local action. The Promise and Pitfalls of Localism If we look at some of the earliest critiques of the global capitalist system, they call for a return to more small-scale, […]
Selma Blair showed off her purr-vocative side on Instagram Thursday night, offering fans a quick glimpse at the flirty underwear hiding beneath her party-ready dress. In the short clip a smirky Blair lifts up her frock to reveal a pair of black boy shorts emblazoned with the face of a cute gray kitten across the front. “And now, for […]
The Greatest Showman actor, 49, says he actively reminds himself that he wouldn’t be where he is today without his wife. Calling Furness, 62, his “rock,” Jackman says he always makes his wife a priority—no matter what the occasion may be. “Even at the Oscars, I walk out, I put my hand on my heart […]
It’s the question that’s been plaguing millions of American homes around the holidays: Where in the world is Kylie Jenner? The 20-year-old expectant reality TV star and beauty mogul has kept a super low profile over the past few months. And many fans speculated that her big pregnancy reveal would occur on Christmas Day, when […]
Pete Wentz and longtime girlfriend Meagan Camper are expecting once again—and it’s a girl! The Fall Out Boy bassist, 38, and his model partner, 28, announced the happy news on social media New Year’s Day. “Happy New Year! We’re kicking the year off with news of the best gift yet: coming to our family in […]
Helen Mirren may not have experienced sexual assault in Hollywood, but she can definitely say #MeToo. During an interview with Willie Geist for Sunday Today, the 72-year-old actress opened up about her past experience with harassment, revealing that during her younger years men would expose themselves to her regularly. “When I was in between 16 and […]
It’s been a hard week for Ellen DeGeneres. The talk show host told her audience on Thursday that her dad passed away at the age of 92. She posted the segment to her Twitter page, alerting all of her followers of the sad news. “This week, at the age of 92, my father Elliott DeGeneres […]
You may best know her as Arya Stark, but IRL Games of Thrones actress Maisie Williams is not quite like the character she portrays on screen. In a new interview with The Irish Times, Williams opens up not only about growing up under the spotlight—she’s 20 years old and joined the GoT cast at 12—but […]
Barbra Streisand isn’t afraid to mince words about the “terrible fact” that she’s the only woman to have ever won best director at the Golden Globe Awards. The 1984 Golden Globe Award-winning director wrote on social media after the awards ceremony, “Here’s a terrible fact. There has not been a single woman who has won […]