Actor Martin Sheen discusses a lifetime of activism in this touching and fun talk from We Day 2010. For those of you unfamiliar, We Day is an annual “youth empowerment” event organized by the Free the Children charity. Held in cities across Canada and the United States, We Day motivates youth to take action on […]
Attorney General Eric Holder announced a 31-count indictment against members of the Chinese military for allegedly hacking American businesses. Time reports, the indictment, handed down by a Pennsylvania grand jury, alleges the hackers stole trade secrets that would have been “particularly beneficial to Chinese companies at the time that they were stolen,” according to Holder. […]
In light of General Motors’ recall of 11 million vehicles and recently-leaked public relations memo, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver made a new, honest ad for their cars. Oliver sets up the video by talking about “Judgment Word” that General Motors is advising employees not to use, according to internal memos (wink wink). Words […]
“A Fighting Chance” author Elizabeth Warren discusses the erosion of America’s middle class and makes the case for tougher regulation of the banking industry. Playing the Devil’s Advocate, Colbert argued on the one hand that banks turn a profit for America while the middle-class cost the country money because they don’t pay their bills (i.e. […]
The Denver-based company Chipotle is asking customers to refrain from bringing guns into its restaurants after gun rights activists brought military-style assault rifles into one of its restaurants in Dallas, Texas. As reported by Time, Chipotle issued a statement on Monday asking their customers not to bring guns into their restaurants, although it remains unclear […]