Новости за 21.02.2018

Since elections widely denounced as fraudulent this November, the social movements of Honduras have taken to the streets, confronting violent repression by a Honduran state armed with millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers. Melissa Cardoza, Honduran feminist and author of 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance, was in the United States last spring for a book release tour in honor of assassinated Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres. Here she speaks of and to those from grassroots struggles... Читать дальше...

A few days before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, I travelled to San Francisco to accept a curious invitation from one of his campaign’s funders. Peter Thiel, the billionaire founder of PayPal, and his venture capital fund in Silicon Valley, were organizing a day-long conference to help design apps that would deal with depression, anxiety and addiction—which are on the rise in the United States.

Project Onward, in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, is not your typical gallery. The nonprofit works exclusively with professional artists who have mental and developmental disabilities, providing studio and exhibition space. For Black History Month, Project Onward is hosting a special exhibit, Honoring Legendary African-American Artists: Distinct Portraits by disAbled Artists, featuring portraits of famous Black artists, such as JeanMichel Basquiat and Carrie Mae Weems, in a variety of mediums. Читать дальше...

A few days before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, I travelled to San Francisco to accept a curious invitation from one of his campaign’s funders. Peter Thiel, the billionaire founder of PayPal, and his venture capital fund in Silicon Valley, were organizing a day-long conference to help design apps that would deal with depression, anxiety and addiction—which are on the rise in the United States.

The city of Chicago has officially closed the deal on the purchase of a 30-acre lot for a controversial new police and firefighter training academy.

The city of Chicago could close the deal any day now on the purchase of a 30-acre lot for a controversial new police and firefighter training academy.