How a One-Word Loophole Will Make It Easier for the US to Sell Weapons to Governments That Kill Civilians

    Arms control experts are raising concerns about a possible loophole in the Trump administration’s new arms export policy, arguing that it gives the administration further cover to sell weapons to some of the world’s worst human rights violators. When it was issued in April, the Trump administration’s Conventional Arms Transfer policy was widely panned by…

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      'Reality Check': Report Shows 'Staggering' Failure to Protect Biodiversity as Humans Threaten Third of Nature Reserves

      In what’s being called a “stunning reality check,” a new study published in the journal Science reveals that despite global efforts to safeguard biodiversity by establishing nature reserves, nearly a third of the world’s “protected land is under intense human pressure.” “For us to find such a significant amount of human infrastructure in places governments…

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        Top Gun 2 Officially Has a Release Date

        In the summer of 2019, Tom Cruise will once again feel the need for speed. On Friday, Paramount announced that the long-gestating Top Gun sequel will fly into theaters on July 12, 2019. In addition, Tron: Legacy filmmaker Joseph Kosinski will direct the film, EW has confirmed. Kosinski and Cruise previously worked together on the…

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