Capitalism is when a vaccine to a deadly pandemic exists but we can’t create or distribute enough of it because two pharmaceutical conglomerates refuse to lose out on shareholder profits by sharing the patent information.
@JetBlue@MikeforBoston Need I remind you that pets have recently died on flights due to compliance with airline “safety” protocols on planes? I don’t think an airline (no less a single flight attendant) has the credibility to assess what is necessary for an animal’s safety. Come on now. Do better.
@JetBlue@MikeforBoston the dog is hooked in the carrier. she’s never been so distressed. the attendant was aggressive and insistent she be shoved inside. Regardless of rules, the attendant was unnecessarily rude. And regarding the rule, please re-evaluate your inhumane “safety regulations.”
.@PRI, a leading creator and curator of award-winning journalism and storytelling, and @prx, a company focused on cutting-edge content and audio technology, announced today that they are merging.
Many of us here at The World are grieving the loss of Anthony Bourdain, who inspired a generation to experience the world through food. Our digital editor @KChorvath recalls the first time she met him: https://t.co/sPIXnCsQr5
1/ President Donald Trump has called off a much-hyped summit with North Korea after a senior minister in the North Korean foreign ministry called Vice President Mike Pence a “political dummy” and threatened a nuclear showdown if in-person dialogue with the US failed.
What's the future of US diplomacy? We'll be live on FB with Ronan Farrow discussing his new book on diplomacy today at 1pm ET. Tweet your ❓❓'s to @pritheworld and we'll put the top 5 to Ronan.
After the Sutherland Springs shooting last fall, The World devoted an entire episode to looking at gun violence around the globe. We started the show that day with a sonification of gun violence in America. (1/5)
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You heard him -- @MarcoWerman wants to know how you got your education on nuclear threats - Cuban missile crisis? Dr. Strangelove? Something much more contemporary? Let us know @pritheworld.
Again I'm sorry about the language but if we fucking elect to the US goddamn Senate a pedophile who openly says women shouldn't have the right to vote and slavery should be legal, we fucking goddamn take to the goddamn fucking streets.