Can Great Apes Read Your Mind?

Christopher Krupenye The Conversation
In past research, apes consistently failed on tasks designed to assess their understanding of others’ false beliefs. They did’t seem to know when someone has an idea about the world that conflicts with reality. But in a new study involving 40 bonobos, chimpanzees and orangutans the apes were able to anticipate that an actor would behave in accordance with a false belief.

Michelle Obama on Donald Trump

In a speech for the history books, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama forcefully denounced the words, actions, and candidacy of Donald Trump.

The Trump Electoral Drag

Sabrina Siddiqui and Hari Sevugan join Chris Hayes to discuss how Donald Trump may turn red states blue as well as hand the U.S. Senate over to Democrats. 

will.i.am as Donald Trump

will.i.am channels the 2016 election as Mc Donald T. Rump in his newest track "GRAB'm by the PUSSY" featuring Apl.de.ap and Liane V (with Mittens the cat as “Pussy”)

I am Khanga

Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo ZAM Magazine
On May 8, 2006, the South African Judge Willem van der Merwe ruled that ANC leader Jacob Zuma was not guilty of the rape of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo. Zuma did not deny having sex with her, but claimed since the victim wore a khanga, a wraparound cloth, she had “asked for it.” Here is her poetic response.

A New Cold War? - Gorbachev Calls for Peace: Is there a way forward?

Ellen Powell Christian Science Monitor
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, called for peace and a de-escalation in tensions between the US and Russia. What is the future for dialogue between the two countries under current circumstances? Gorbachev spoke in Reykjavik on Monday, calling for increased dialogue between the US and Russia

Archaeologists May Have Unearthed Haymarket Time Capsule

Jean Lotus Cook County Chronicle
It's been an open secret for almost two years that something important was buried next to the historic Haymarket Martyr's Monument in Forest Park. On Oct. 3, archaeologists and volunteers dug up an object they think may be an 1892 time capsule containing letters, trial documents and other artifacts from Chicago's Haymarket Affair.