The United Nations is coming under fire for handing Saudi Arabia a key human rights role even though the Kingdom has “arguably the worst record … Saudi Arabia ‘chosen to head key UN human rights panel’Read more
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We Must Practice Dissent
Julian Bond, at the age of 20, helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and then kept making history wherever he went. He was elected … We Must Practice DissentRead more
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Faculty joins students in the call for divestment
The UC Berkeley Faculty Association urged the committee responsible for managing the University of California’s 10-campus, $91 billion endowment to purge fossil fuels from its … Faculty joins students in the call for divestmentRead more
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Islamic Leaders Take on Climate Change
A group of leading Islamic scholars have issued a declaration calling on the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims to do their part to eliminate dangerous greenhouse … Islamic Leaders Take on Climate ChangeRead more
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Despite Security Mania Since 9/11, Failed to Find 95% of Fake Weapons in Mock Tests
Despite untold billions spent on airport security over the last fourteen years, DHS agents with fake bombs and other weapons marched right through checkpoints 67 … Despite Security Mania Since 9/11, Failed to Find 95% of Fake Weapons in Mock TestsRead more
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Taking A Photo Of A Polluted Stream Could Land You In Jail
To some, Wyoming’s Senate Bill 12 — otherwise known as the Data Trespass Bill — is merely a deepening of preexisting trespass laws — a … Taking A Photo Of A Polluted Stream Could Land You In JailRead more
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How climate science denial affects the scientific community
Climate change denial in public discourse may encourage climate scientists to over-emphasise scientific uncertainty and is also affecting how they themselves speak — and perhaps … How climate science denial affects the scientific communityRead more
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No One Is Free Until All Are Free
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The scourge of male violence against women will not end if we dismantle the forces of global capitalism. The scourge of male violence … No One Is Free Until All Are FreeRead more