McLibel is an extraordinary tale of how two ordinary people, gardener Helen Steel and postman Dave Morris stood against the multi-national giant, McDonalds and took them down! This no-budget film directed by Fanny Armstrong over a period of 10 years highlights the importance of freedom of speech against the corporate giants with every resource at … Read more
This year, we will mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, one of the worst terrorist attack in human history. In September 2001, an Al-Qaeda kidnapped two aircrafts and crushed them into the World Trade Center in New York City. As a response to the attack, the United States started War on Terrorism, vowing to destroy … Read more
Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods. The massive Central Kalahari Game Reserve, with its fossilized river valleys and undulating grasslands, is home to numerous animals including giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs. … Read more
We live in a digital era, where we communicate using our phones, Facebook, instant messaging tools, and much more. We seem to forget to communicate with each other, and connect on a more personal level. Sherry Turkle is a professor of social studies of science and technology, and she asks one of the most important … Read more
In the past few years, Anonymous has been presenting itself as an organization that wants to protect the common people, spread knowledge and debunk the secrets of the governments. Some people have accepted Anonymous as heroes, some have not. One of the projects of Anonymous is to defeat the Illuminati and the New World Order, two allegedly … Read more
More than 137 million people in the United States cannot pay their medical bills. That is one devastating fact. According to studies, one in six Americans have past-due health care bills on their credit report. The debt totals $81 billion, and half of those bills, amount to less than $600 each. Why are medical bills … Read more
The Battles of Khalkhin Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts fought among the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo in 1939. The conflict was named after the river Khalkhin Gol, which passes through the battlefield. The battle was fought between the Soviet Union and Mongolia on one hand, and Japan … Read more
When you are responsible for an entire country, it goes without saying that your life is pretty important. But not everyone will like the decisions you make, which can put you in a tricky position.Every day, you’re at risk and require protection. From a personal army for one president to movable barricades for another, here … Read more
From the skyscrapers of Dubai to the amusement parks of Minnesota, Danny Forster travels the world to break down the most astounding, complex engineering feats to date.
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer. He traveled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. He traveled with his family, but also a crew. During his trip, he stayed in China for 17 years. He was one of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during … Read more