Bianca Jagger

Why Tibet Matters

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Lobsang Sangay, Self Immolation, Human Rights, Templeton Prize, Bianca Jagger, Tibet, Protest, Free Tibet, HH the Dalai Lama, China, Prime Minister David Cameron, Torture, Monks, Religion-and-Culture, President Barack Obama, Cultural-Identity, Vietnam, Un-Special-Rapporteur, World News
Bianca Jagger

2012-05-14-Screenshot20120514at8.39.35AM.pngThe Tibetans are standing up to the vast and expanding power of the Chinese state with nonviolent resistance through religious practice, song, literature and even self-immolation.

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Incomparable Woman Behind the Lens - Rose Hartman on Rose Hartman

Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Photography, Andy Warhol, Jerry Hall, Women Photographers, Studio 54, Bianca Jagger, Fashion Institute of Technology, Fashion, Rose Hartman, Anna Wintour, New York City, Photojournalism, Women-Photojournalist, Arts News
Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta

2012-01-18-Screenshot20120118at11.07.23AM.jpg 'It takes a few seconds to get the image," Rose Hartman likes to say, "Plus 35 years of work to produce the results that I can in my best pictures."

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Letter to Chairman of Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles: Grant Clemency to Troy Davis

Bianca Jagger | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Troy Davis Execution, Bianca-Jagger-Human-Rights-Foundation, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Death Penalty, Troy Davis, Bianca Jagger, Georgia, Crime News
Bianca Jagger

Whether one supports or opposes the death penalty, a central tenet of the American justice system is that those who receive the government's harshest punishment must have been proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Too many doubts remain in the case of Troy Davis.

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That Seventies Show

Tory Burch | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Halston, Glamour, Style, The Seventies, Bianca Jagger, Jacqueline Kennedy, Slidepollajax, Fashion, Yves Saint Laurent, 1970s, Style News
Tory Burch

The Seventies are often referred to as the decade that taste forgot. This is unfair, and for anyone who really loves fashion, it's just not true. To designers, the decade is a goldmine of fashion inspiration.

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The Fall of Mubarak

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Politics, Mubarak, Egypt Protests, Middle East, Bianca Jagger, Wikileaks, Jordan, Facebook, Sweden, Human Rights Watch ABC, Tunisia, Bbc, Yemen, Twitter, Muhammad Alzery, Time Magazine, Fareed Zakaria, Reuters, Amnesty International, Omar Suleiman, Wael Ghonim, Cnn, Noam Chomsky Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Youtube, Committee to Protect Journalists, Algeria, Ahmed Agiza, World News
Bianca Jagger

All Egyptians must be allowed to participate in shaping their future. The pro-democracy protesters of Egypt have succeeded in ousting Mubarak, but the struggle is not over and there is a long way to go.

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The Julian Assange 'Trial by Newspaper' -- A Response to Nick Davies

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Rahila Gupta, Women's Rights, The Guardian UK, Trial by Newspaper, Bianca Jagger, Extradition, US Government, Julian Assange, Nick Davies, Sex Trafficking, Joe Biden, Due Process, Justice, Wikileaks, Sarah Palin, Media News
Bianca Jagger

The press has a responsibility to present a fair account of events relating to Julian Assange, particularly when due process is at stake. Prejudiced reporting can have costly and tragic consequences.

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The Julian Assange Investigation -- Let's Clear the Air of Misinformation

Nick Davies | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julian Assange, Guardian, Wikileaks, Bianca Jagger, The Guardian, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Assange, Assange Wikileaks, World News
Nick Davies

It has been a depressing experience to see some of those who were most furious at the global propaganda run by Bush and Rumsfeld now leading the cheers for a new campaign of misinformation.

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Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Peak Oil, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Bianca Jagger, Crimes Against Present and Future Generations, 350 Ppm, Nigeria, Tar Sands, Alberta, Arctic, Moratorium, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Renewable Energy, Aspo, Green News
Bianca Jagger

The time for further excuses, for procrastination and prevarication, has long passed. Now is the time for decision-makers in politics and economics to take concrete steps to avert climate catastrophe.

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A Landmark Victory for Indigenous and Tribal Rights

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jairam Ramesh, India, Dongria Kondh, Avatar, Indian Government, Bianca Jagger, Bauxite, Indigenous and Tribal Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility, World News
Bianca Jagger

Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh's courageous decision today saved the real Avatar. I commend his leadership and I hope that his decision will set a precedent worldwide.

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Let's Save the Real Avatar

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Kondh, Norwegian Pension Fund, Aluminium, Business, Ftse, Vedanta, Financial TImes, Bauxite, Anil Agarwal, Martin Currie, Development, Avatar, Aviva, Church of England, Naresh Chandra, Dongria Kondh, Amnesty International, The Guardian, Orissa, Oecd, Bianca Jagger, Dutch Pension Fund, Arundhati Roy, India, Railways Pension Fund, Times of India, Niyamgiri, Survival International, Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, Banktrack, Actionaid, Lanjigarh, Pggm, Business News
Bianca Jagger

I am surprised that share-tipsters continue to recommend Vedanta as a desirable investment. Regrettably, many shareholders, content to read about the share price, remain silent about Vedanta's detrimental impact on local communities.

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Bianca Jagger Ordered To Pay Landlord Over $700,000

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Park Avenue, Bianca Jagger Evicted, Manhattan Real Estate, Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger, Celebrity Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York News

Bianca Jagger's landlord can expect a check for $708,600 in overdue rent and other fees, thanks to a court ruling made last week. The mandate follows...

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A Case for the Supreme Court

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, British Government, Vienna Convention, Death Penalty, Council of Europe, Bianca Jagger, Linda Carty, Politics News
Bianca Jagger

The undercover work Linda Carty did for DEA made her many formidable enemies. She believes that it was this that led to her being framed and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Joana Rodriguez.

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What's Up With the Rainforest: More Hope, Less Blame

James Boyce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rainforest, Activism, Earth Day, Bianca Jagger, Unep, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Rainforest Alliance, James Boyce, Green News
James Boyce

While corporations have jumped on the eco-bandwagon, we'd like to call attention to the unsung heroes who have shown a dedication to environmentalism, not driven by profit or personal gain.

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Undermining Human Rights in the Name of Development

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orissa, India, Corporate Social Responsibility, Dongria Kondh, Development, Vedanta, Bianca Jagger, Kondh, Church of England, Action Aid, Amnesty International, Joseph Rowntree Trust, Human Rights, Profit, Mining, Niyamgiri, Un, World News
Bianca Jagger

When I arrived at the airport in Orissa, I was struck by a billboard there: "Mining happiness for the people of Orissa - Vedanta." What cruel irony. The poster should have read instead, "Undermining happiness for the people of Orissa."

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The Time Has Come to Say No to Death

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Gary Graham, Capital Punishment, Human Rights, Council of Europe, Bianca Jagger, Death Penalty, Lethal Injection, Justice, USA, Clemency, Deterrence, Reggie Clemons, Politics News
Bianca Jagger

The death penalty is a violation of our most inalienable right: The right to life. State execution is a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment done in the name of justice.

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Through the Looking-Glass: Performing at Studio 54

Heather Kristin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Alice in Wonderland, Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Mad Hatter, Johnny Depp, Bianca Jagger, Princess Diaries, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Francisco Scavullo, Brooke SHields, Chasing Harry Winston, Beefsteak Charlie's, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tim Burton, Calvin Klein, Halston, Times Square, Coyote Ugly, Cher, Studio 54, Gina Wendkos, Christianity, Elton John, Truman Capote, Nazarenes, Healthy Living News
Heather Kristin

What if we all returned to a magical time in our childhoods? Would we discover our true selves? As the subway rumbled past my old neighborhood, I traveled back to when I first performed at the infamous disco club Studio 54--at age eight.

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Warhol Interviews Spielberg With Bianca Jagger (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Spielberg Warhol Video, Video, Warhol Interviews Spielberg Video, Andy Warhol Interviews Steven Spielberg, Steven Spielberg, Bianca Jagger, Entertainment News

In this video from The Andy Warhol Museum a very young Steven Spielberg is interviewed by Andy Warhol. They have a pretty random discussion about TVs ...

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Bianca Jagger Eviction Held Up In Court

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bianca Jagger Evicted, Bianca Jagger, Entertainment News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's top court upheld Bianca Jagger's eviction from a rent-stabilized Manhattan apartment, concluding Thursday that foreign...

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Bianca Jagger Gets Evicted

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bianca Jagger Evicted, Bianca Jagger, Entertainment News

Bianca Jagger has been evicted from her rent-stabilized Park Avenue apartment after several years of quarreling with her landlord over claims of toxi...

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Bianca Jagger To Be Evicted

AP | Samuel Maull | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bianca Jagger Evicted, Katz Park Avenue Corp, Bianca Jagger, Entertainment News

Bianca Jagger is getting evicted from her rent-stabilized apartment. In a 3-2 decision, the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division agreed with the ...

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