Four decades after the artist Agnes Denes planted and harvested a two-acre wheat field in Lower Manhattan, using one of the last undeveloped plots of land in the economic capital to create an idyllic but ephemeral vista, the ecological artist — now aged 93 — has reimagined the project in Montana. “Wheatfield – An Inspiration” […]
Tag: Rebellion
3rd-strike ‘trans’ rape suspect prompts rebellion against CA law after attack in women’s prison
A transgender-identified California convict with a lengthy record of criminal violence has been transferred out of a women’s correctional facility and back to a men’s prison after being indicted for rape. Tremaine “Tremayne” Deon Carroll, 51, is an incarcerated biological male who identifies as a woman and faces two charges of forcible rape and one […]
Harvard board votes to block 13 sanctioned protesters from graduating, risks ‘faculty rebellion,’ says prof
The governing board of Harvard University on Wednesday rejected an effort by faculty to confer degrees on protesters sanctioned because they participated in an anti-Israel encampment on campus. The Harvard Crimson called the move “unprecedented” and reported that tensions between the Harvard Corporation and the university’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) are high since […]
Modi’s Mining Stronghold Sees Veiled BJP Rebellion: India Votes
(Bloomberg) — Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote. Most Read from Bloomberg Hello, this is Satviki Sanjay, a reporter covering the consumer and healthcare sectors from Mumbai. My family hails from Hazaribagh, which means thousand gardens, a mining district in […]
Star Wars Unlimited – Spark of Rebellion Booster Box Case of 6 booster boxes
Inside the Democratic rebellion against Biden over the Gaza war
The depth of Democratic Party anger over US president Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza war has caught his campaign off guard and could depress support in November’s election, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen senior party and campaign officials and five dozen voters and activists. The White House had expected Democratic […]
Open GOP rebellion against McConnell
Conservative hardliners once celebrated Mitch McConnell for wrestling the federal judiciary to the right and thwarting progressive hopes. Now he is under open attack from the right for even trying to work with Democrats on the border. The Senate GOP leader is facing internal resistance not seen in more than a year as Republicans descend […]
After Jamie Dimon warns of market ‘rebellion’ against $34 trillion national debt, Fed’s Jerome Powell says it’s past time for an ‘adult conversation’ about unsustainable fiscal policy
With the United States’ national debt closing in on $34.2 trillion, some of the biggest figures in the world of finance have been speaking out. But few expected Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to address the issue—at least until this weekend, when Powell spoke out about the debt on CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday. “In the […]
Rwanda rebellion is an assault on Sunak’s authority
Three resignations. And a substantial chunk of Conservative MPs – 60 – defying the prime minister. That is a hefty assault on Rishi Sunak‘s authority. Just moments before a vote on one of the big proposed changes to the government’s Rwanda plan, a WhatsApp pops up on my phone. I am standing on a balcony […]
Sunak bids to see off Tory rebellion over Rwanda Bill in Commons showdown
Extinction Rebellion activists block highway around Amsterdam
Climate activists have blocked part of a major ring road around Amsterdam city centre, near the former headquarters of ING bank to protest against its financing of fossil fuels. Amsterdam Municipality said traffic authorities had closed part of the road and diverted traffic “to prevent a life-threatening situation”. Hundreds of activists walked on to the […]