Denmark Introduces Fat Tax

Denmark has introduced a fat tax that will make food items such as hamburger meat and butter more expensive, in an effort to discourage excessive consumption of saturated fat(s). According to a Christian Science Monitor article, the move is aimed at increasing the average life expectancy, which currently sits at 79. That said, one has [...]

Tar Sands Money Could Pay For Electric Cars

A joint Co-operative Group/WWF report says that investments in oil by way of tar sands will divert money away from renewable energy investments. According to The Ecologist, BP is committing $12.5 billion to tar sands projects and infrastructure, and plans to acquire a major stake in a Canadian oil sands company. Shell is spending $14 [...]

Military Stages A Coup In Niger

The military has overthrown the government of Niger, an African nation located north of Nigeria and sandwiched between Mali and Chad. According to Reuters, the junta staged a coup d’etat to push out President Mamadou Tandja. On state radio, this statement was announced: “The president of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy also [...]

International News February 16-23

Journalists Attacked Investigating Mugabe’s £4M HK Pad Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace secretly bought a £4 million house in the Far East while his country suffers from starvation, unemployment and a cholera epidemic, from which 3,467 people have died in a matter of months, The Times of London reports. One reporter and a [...]

Autumn Black HistoryEmerging Black Culture Artists What:October marks the fall’s Black History month, with many award shows paying tribute to existing and upcoming artists whose music taps global black culture.

The Dirt:Britain’s MOBO Awards show proves that Black culture, specifically music, touches all humans across the globe. The awards show that stands for Music of Black Origin began in 1996 and has been going strong ever since. On October 15, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) will air the 13th annual MOBO Awards with hosts Rev [...]

International Headlines October 6

India has signed a nuclear energy deal with France, AFP reports. After India used its civilian nuclear program to develop an atom bomb in 1974, other countries were banned from selling nuclear technology and equipment to India. With this signing, India is now free to purchase nuclear reactors and fuel to power the country of [...]