Prince Andrew is stepping away from his royal duties, following a BBC interview that sparked international backlash. Viewers said that Prince Andrew’s did not seem to express sympathy for the victims and gave unconvincing denials of sexual misconduct. The interview was so bad that experts on the royal family say it is the biggest PR …

A video released Monday shows what appears to be Hong Kong protestors being loaded on to a train near the Chinese border. The video has ignited fears that China is going to send protestors to detention camps, just like it is doing with the Uighur in Xinjiang. Last week, the protests became increasingly violent. On …

Swedish Culture and Democracy Minister Amanda Lind awarded the Chinese-born Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai the Tucholsky Prize. The prize comes from PEN International, a free speech organization. China warned that Sweden would suffer “bad consequences” if they went ahead witht he war. “Giving an award to such a criminal is an outright political farce … …

The protests in Hong Kong have been getting more violent every day this week. Now, students and protestors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have taken up weapons, arming themselves with javelins and bows and arrows. They also have lit their arrows on fire. On Wednesday, the city was crippled as much of the public …

As the Trump impeachment hearings get underway, and as the GOP ignores them or refuses to participate, his (and the GOP’s) critics are accusing them of blindly following Trump. According to the Week, the GOP is completely beholden to Trump because they abuse their power as much as he does. Republican primary challenger Joe Walsh …

An anonymous group of Facebook employees, all allegedly people of color, have published an anonymous letter accusing the company of fostering a hostile work environment for people of color. The 12 current and former employees say that all experienced discrimination and hostility, and each instance had corroborating witnesses. Despite information like this, and despite the thousands …

Although 35% of Americans say their finances have gotten better under Trump, the majority do not feel that way. Thirty-one percent say their finances have gotten worse, while another thirty-three precent say their finances have stayed the same. One of the steadiest things Trump has going for him is the public’s approval of how he …

Beto O’Rourke has, finally, ended his presidential bid. Although Beto fought a good fight, his polling numbers have been very low for the past four months. It was a brave move to be the first to leave the campaign trail, and he should be commended for that. In December of 2018, Alltop suggested that Beto O’Rourke should …

Mitsubishi Motors Taiwan confirmed that canceled its sponsorship of its Asia Pacific Hearthstone tournament. The lost sponsorship is part of the massive backlash Blizzard faced after pulling a player, Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai, from a tournament and banning him from Hearthstone esports for a month. They also revoked his prize money. Blizzard claimed that Blitzchung’s …

Trump is not having a good autumn. The impeachment proceedings are moving forward apace, his approval ratings are dropping, more Republicans are looking to break ranks, and, worst of all (from his perspective), he’s just suffered a massive blow to his ego––he was booed at the World Series, the height of American sports. And to …

Nancy Pelosi has demanded that Donald Trump brief congressional leaders on the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, pointing out that Trump informed the Russians before he notified Congress. Pelosi said, “The House must be briefed on this raid, which the Russians but not top congressional leadership were notified of in advance, and on …

Donald Trump complained to a group of journalists about recent accusations of corruption, saying “You people with this phony Emoluments Clause.” Trump was lashing out after criticism forced him to cancel the G7 Summit, which he originally scheduled for his own resort. The very day after Trump called the Emoluments Clause phoney, a federal court scheduled a …