In late March, as cases of Covid-19 sped toward 1 million worldwide and deaths approached 50,000, the Democratic Republic of Congo quietly achieved a public … Misinformation Can Hamper Coronavirus ResponseRead more
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Some Black Officers Say Their Departments Ignored Their White Colleagues’ Radicalization
As a detective in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Recruit Background Investigations Unit, Jennifer Gugger was tasked with determining whether job applicants had done anything — … Some Black Officers Say Their Departments Ignored Their White Colleagues’ RadicalizationRead more
Accountability for Deadly Capitol Attack
[Americans Are Now Getting a Mild Taste of Their Own Medicine of Disrupting Democracy Elsewhere] [8 years what obama did was the creation of a … Accountability for Deadly Capitol AttackRead more
Time to Trash the Terrorist Watch List, a Police-State Frankenstein Gone Off the Rails
I have something in common with some of the brownshirt thugs who assaulted the Capitol, some reportedly intent on kidnapping and/or killing congressional leaders and … Time to Trash the Terrorist Watch List, a Police-State Frankenstein Gone Off the RailsRead more
Protesting Farmers Remember Mahendra Singh Tikait and Historic Boat Club Agitation
Even though Chaudhary Mahendra Singh Tikait passed away a decade ago (May 16, 2011), farmers from western Uttar Pradesh invoke the legendary peasant leader and … Protesting Farmers Remember Mahendra Singh Tikait and Historic Boat Club AgitationRead more
The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – I
In the recent past, we have witnessed a drastic increase in the practice of renaming cities, railway stations, and other public places. Some changes were … The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – IRead more
An Ordinary German Neo-Nazi
In 2017, a new German political party semi Neo-Nazi called AfD – Alternative for Germany – swept into Germany’s federal parliament winning 12.6% of the … An Ordinary German Neo-NaziRead more
Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops
As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body … Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and copsRead more
Creative Freedom in Hollywood
In 1934, the creative freedom of unconstrained Hollywood came to a halt, setting the stage for decades of self-serving attempts at internal censorship and creative … Creative Freedom in HollywoodRead more
Radicalization of Right-Wing White Police Officers
BuzzFeed is reporting at least 28 off-duty law enforcement officers traveled to Washington on January 6 to support President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. … Radicalization of Right-Wing White Police OfficersRead more