Jeremy Scahill talking: I actually may not be here if it wasn’t for Dan Berrigan. My dad—both of my parents are nurses. And my dad … The Man was a Moral GiantRead more
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Posted inAfrica / Human right / Social / ToMl / Women
Two Years After the Nigerian Girls Were Taken
Late last month, amid a spate of suicide bombings planned by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria and across the border in … Two Years After the Nigerian Girls Were TakenRead more
Posted inEconomics / Social / ToMl / Worker
Our employment status affects our morals around money
The authors of the study Luis Miller, lecturer at the UPV/EHU’s Faculty of Economics and Business, and Paloma Úbeda, a UPV/EHU researcher, highlight the importance … Our employment status affects our morals around moneyRead more
Posted inFascism / Social / Spain / ToMl / USA Empire
Delmer Berg, Last of American Volunteers in Spanish Civil War, Dies at 100
Delmer Berg, the last known living veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, which vainly fought against Fascism’s advance into Spain in the late 1930s, died … Delmer Berg, Last of American Volunteers in Spanish Civil War, Dies at 100Read more
Posted inFascism / Social / Spain / ToMl / USA Empire
John McCain Salute to a Communist
AN interesting obituary appeared in The New York Times recently, though the death of its subject last month was largely unnoticed beyond his family and … John McCain Salute to a CommunistRead more
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Encryption, A Matter of Human Rights
Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing published today as tech giant … Encryption, A Matter of Human RightsRead more
Posted inHuman / Internet / Social / ToMl
The constant surveillance of Facebook and other social media
Facebook and other social media are having a ‘chilling effect’ on our freedom by making us behave as if we are under constant surveillance, according … The constant surveillance of Facebook and other social mediaRead more
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Once again, Australia is stealing its Indigenous children
The tape is searing. There is the voice of an infant screaming as he is wrenched from his mother, who pleads, “There is nothing wrong … Once again, Australia is stealing its Indigenous childrenRead more
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Outrage as Another Indigenous Activist Leader Assassinated in Honduras
Another member of Berta Cáceres’ Indigenous rights group was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants on Tuesday, following a violent eviction of Indigenous people from their … Outrage as Another Indigenous Activist Leader Assassinated in HondurasRead more
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Why Was Berta Cáceres Assassinated?
A few numbers begin to reveal why Honduran indigenous leader and global movement luminary, Berta Cáceres, was assassinated on March 3, 2016. According to the … Why Was Berta Cáceres Assassinated?Read more