A new report says the number of internally displaced people worldwide has increased for the third straight year. The Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Center found … Number of Internally Displaced Worldwide Jumps 14%Read more
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Access to Health Care, Basic Necessities a Matter of Life or Debt
Examining the argument that “medical and other debt shouldn’t exist because debt is part of a rigged system of mafia capitalism that extracts wealth from … Access to Health Care, Basic Necessities a Matter of Life or DebtRead more
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Governments increase Internet censorship, surveillance – Berners Lee
The inventor of the Worldwide Web said that access to the internet should be regarded as a basic human right and criticised growing censorship by … Governments increase Internet censorship, surveillance – Berners LeeRead more
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6 Greenpeace Activists Board Shell Arctic Oil Drilling Rig
Six environmentalists with the group Greenpeace have boarded a Shell oil rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to protest Shell’s plans to drill … 6 Greenpeace Activists Board Shell Arctic Oil Drilling RigRead more
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Hatred is a dangerous force, not merely for the hated, but also the hater
Dr. Martin Luther King was born January 15th, 1929. He was assassinated April 4th, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just … Hatred is a dangerous force, not merely for the hated, but also the haterRead more
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Vindicated “Climate-Gate” Scientist Sues National Review for Libel
Michael Mann, a climatologist and professor at Penn State, issuing the National Review for defamation, in connection with the trumped-up “Climategate” controversy that began in … Vindicated “Climate-Gate” Scientist Sues National Review for LibelRead more
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Politics and the English Language
Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed … Politics and the English LanguageRead more
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Pope Francis for “The Commons”
Nathan Schneider talking: it’s so important that he’s going to the Philippines at this moment, as he’s wrapping up the writing of this important encyclical … Pope Francis for “The Commons”Read more
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Climate Scientists Face Organized Harassment
The harassment faced by U.S.-based climate scientists has been well documented in the media—but not the harassment of scientists in Europe, Canada or the rest … Climate Scientists Face Organized HarassmentRead more