Drought to heat, Iran is facing environmental catastrophes — that is wrapped in its protests

James M. Gustafson is Associate Professor of History and Chair of International Studies at Indiana State University. Speaking ...
Democracy Now

“Empire in Decline”: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond

As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is “an empire in decline,” following a predictable pattern of ...
Los Angeles Times

The rise and fall of the Sprinkles empire that made cupcakes cool

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Famed cupcake chain Sprinkles abruptly closed all of its locations Dec. 31 with no warning, leaving hundreds of ...
Orange County Register

34 years since the fall of the Evil Empire

It was a special Christmas in 1991. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned. Then on Dec. 25, 1991, the Soviet Union’s bloody hammer-and-sickle flag was lowered for the last time from the roof of ...
The National Interest

The Fall of Hong Kong Was a “Black Christmas” for the British Empire

The defenders of Hong Kong, tens of thousands of miles from any conceivable relief force, surrendered the territory to Imperial Japan on December 25, 1941. Everyone remembers the Japanese Imperial ...
KPFA

A History of the Athenian Democracy (Part 3): Decline and Fall of the Empire

Host Mitch Jeserich recounts the story of how the decline and destruction of he Ancient Athenian Democracy happened. Included in this episode are such stories of how the Athenian Democracy turned into ...
Nasdaq

Empire Company Q2 Earnings Decline, But Sales Improve

(RTTNews) - Empire Company Limited (EMP_A.TO), a Canadian conglomerate, primarily focused on food retail, on Thursday reported lower profit for the second quarter, despite growth in revenue. Quarterly ...
Artnet

How the World’s Oldest Library Survived an Empire’s Fall

The British Museum is well placed to refer to the discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal as “one of the most important” archaeological finds of all time. Almost everything we know about the Assyrian ...
Rolling Stone

The Fast Rise, Long Decline, and Agonizing Downfall of the MTV Empire

All the reports about the death of music videos have been wildly exaggerated. But that’s only fair, since wild exaggerations are exactly what music videos are all about. These days MTV and CMT might ...
IGN

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City - Official Gameplay Trailer | VR Games Showcase Fall 2025

Take a look at gameplay from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City, and hang out with the heroes in this new trailer for the upcoming game. In the vacuum left by Shredder's demise, the Foot Clan's ...
Bloomberg L.P.

The Debasement and Fall of the Roman Empire

John Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he is author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets.” In support of ...