Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it will ask lawmakers to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn should have been subject to lobbying disclosure laws when he advised President Donald Trump to overhaul the U.S. biofuels program.
Category: Activism
Casey Affleck to voice animatronic bear in PETA protest
In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Casey Affleck poses in the press room with the award for best actor in a leading role for “Manchester by the Sea” at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Fresh off his Oscar win, Affleck will be lending his voice to a protest intended to call attention to mistreatment of bears on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Washington.
Emma Watson called a ‘hypocrite’ for ‘topless’ photo in Vanity Fair
In news just in from 1965 there has been a backlash from readers of British newspaper The Sun who spluttered their cornflakes over pictures of a topless Page 3 girl this week. The girl in question was actress, activist, avid book reader and speaker at the United Nations Emma Watson, who is on the cover of the March issue of Vanity Fair .
Jodie Foster, celebs urge action at UTA Oscars rally: ‘This is our time to resist’
Friday afternoon, two days before the 89th Academy Awards ceremony , a star-studded crowd of 1,500 protesters gathered to decry the policies of the Trump administration , spurred on by Oscars-winners, politicians, and activists with a common message: Keep fighting. “It’s time to show up,” urged Oscar-winning actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster , taking the stage at the “United Voices” rally held outside the Beverly Hills headquarters of United Talent Agency.
Maya Angelou embraced San Antonio’s diversity
Maya Angelou in Sonoma, Calif., which she called home during the late ’70s and early ’80s. Her multi-faceted life, which took her from Missouri to Georgia to Europe and even to the Alamo City, is depicted in the fascinating PBS documentary “And Still I Rise.”
Opinion Activism On News Page: GOP Hurries To Slash Oil And Gas Rules
Reason #45986758677984232 that the Credentialed Media has lost trust, as the NY Times publishes what is essentially an activist opinion piece by Eric Lipton on page A1 of the Sunday NY edition. This might as well have been written by the office of Nancy Pelosi The document carried the title “A Roadmap to Repeal,” a concise list of Obama administration environmental regulations that a Koch brothers-backed group was pressing President Trump and Congress to quickly reverse after Inauguration Day.
Opinion Activism On News Page: GOP Hurries To Slash Oil And Gas Rules
Reason #45986758677984232 that the Credentialed Media has lost trust, as the NY Times publishes what is essentially an activist opinion piece by Eric Lipton on page A1 of the Sunday NY edition. This might as well have been written by the office of Nancy Pelosi The document carried the title “A Roadmap to Repeal,” a concise list of Obama administration environmental regulations that a Koch brothers-backed group was pressing President Trump and Congress to quickly reverse after Inauguration Day.
States are joining the legal battle over Trumpa s immigration order
Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, who is named in court challenges, speaking about the immigration order on Tuesday. Attorneys general in four states moved this week to join the burgeoning court battle over President Trump’s immigration order, which has prompted intense legal action since he signed it last week.
Jay Z on Protests: – We Are the Power’
The hip-hop legend and activist sat down for a discussion about his new docuseries ‘TIME: The Kalief Browder Story,’ about the life of the titular wrongfully imprisoned teen who spent 800 days in solitary confinement without trial before taking his own life.
Book review: Rich memoirs by Pineda Shelton illuminate
Acclaimed authors Cecile Pineda and Richard Shelton add original takes on the art of the memoir with their newest books. Cecile Pineda’s “Three Tides” skillfully links the voices of displacement and aging in thematically connected genres: an intimate memoir; poignant conversations with New Orleans survivors of Hurricane Katrina; and a drama of elderly, uprooted Japanese villagers, who must contemplate a final move to the city.
Anquan Boldin, others say communication is key in activism
Former U.S. Olympian Tommie Smith, right, speaks as NFL football wide receiver Anquan Boldin listensduring a sports and activism panel entitled “From Protest to Progress: Next Steps” Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. From left, former NBA basketball players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Webber and NFL Football wide receiver Anquan Boldin smile during a sports and activism panel entitled “From Protest to Progress: Next Steps” Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in San Jose , Calif.
PETA calls for boycott of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ after disturbing video surfaces
… in an independent third party to conduct an investigation into this matter.” Production company Amblin Entertainment issued a statement late Wednesday saying the German Shepherd seen in the footage, named Hercules, was “happy and healthy.” The film …
Closure of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus to put 462 out of work
… home. I have to leave my home, and all my friends have to leave their home.” Ringling’s parent company, Feld Entertainment, acknowledged Monday that closing down the circus will throw 462 people out of work. Chief operating officer Juliette Feld …
THIRTEEN’s American Masters Presents Exclusive U.S. Broadcast…
First feature documentary on the author/activist features exclusive interviews with Dr. Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and othersYear-long #InspiringWomanPBS online campaign… , 1928-May 28, 2014) led a prolific life. As a singer, dancer, activist, poet and writer, she inspired generations with lyrical modern African-American thought that pushed boundaries.
Top StoryNowhere left to run away to: The final days of the circus
… before automobiles or airplanes or movies, when Ulysses S. Grant was president and minstrel shows were popular entertainment. What killed the circus? There are many suspects: increased railroad costs. Costly court battles with animal rights …
The Latest: Animal rights groups applaud Ringling Bros.
… end “The Greatest Show on Earth” in May, following a 146-year run. Kenneth Feld, the chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns the circus, told The Associated Press declining attendance combined with high operating costs are among the …
Should SeaWorld be closed down?
… humans are gaining a greater sense of empathy for animals and losing interest in watching them perform for entertainment. Activist groups like PETA call SeaWorld an “abusement park” that enslaves intelligent sea life, isolates the animals in …
Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick
Benard Simelton , president of the Alabama NAACP State Conference, Cornell William Brooks , president & CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , and Devon Crawford , a fellow with with the NAACP Youth & College Division,… Police in Alabama arrested six civil rights activists staging a sit-in at Senator Jeff Sessions’ office on Tuesday to protest his nomination for U.S. Attorney General, criticizing his record on voting rights and race relations. Members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had vowed to occupy Sessions’ Mobile, Alabama office until the conservative Republican lawmaker either withdrew as a candidate or they were arrested.
CBS En Fails to Tie Aclu to Chicago Homicide Increase
On Monday’s CBS Evening News , in a report devoted to the increased rates of homicide in Chicago, correspondent Jericka Duncan suggested a link between the police making fewer stops after being scrutinized over the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald in 2014. But, unlike the previous night’s report on CBS 60 Minutes by correspondent Bill Whitaker, Duncan’s piece did not mention that the Chicago police superintendent blamed less aggressive policing on lawsuit threats by the American Civil Liberties Union that have led to the police facing more restrictions on when to make contact with criminal suspects.
Michael Sheen considers leaving Hollywood to become a full-time political activist
In an interview with U.K.’s The Times on Saturday, the 47-year-old actor said he plans to “work less as an actor, and possibly stop for the time being” in order to become a full-time political activist. “Once I’m in, I’m fully in, and this is big.
Michael Sheen puts activism before acting to fight rise of ‘hard populist right’
Michael Sheen is stepping back from his acting career to fight against the rise of the “hard populist right” as an activist. Michael Sheen is stepping back from his acting career to fight against the rise of the “hard populist right” as an activist.