Facebook employees discussed how to minimise the amount of consent needed to collect user data, according to the latest tranche of emails released by the … Facebook emails reveal discussions over call log consentRead more
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India and South Africa’s Proposal for a Waiver on Global IPR Laws
Access to medicines at prices that the patients can afford has been a recurrent concern for the global community ever since the Agreement on Trade … India and South Africa’s Proposal for a Waiver on Global IPR LawsRead more
Indigenous Communities on the Frontline of Climate Change
On Monday, Hurricane Iota made landfall on Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast as a Category 4 storm, just two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated communities across the … Indigenous Communities on the Frontline of Climate ChangeRead more
Hospitals’ knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge during flu season
11 months into pandemic and entering the cold and flu season, nurses say there are no excuses for the continued lack of PPE, testing, and … Hospitals’ knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge during flu seasonRead more
Nearly Rs 5,000 Crore NREGA Wage Payments Rejected in Past 5 Years
Workers have to face devastating hurdles to access their meagre wages for the work provided under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), pointed out … Nearly Rs 5,000 Crore NREGA Wage Payments Rejected in Past 5 YearsRead more
9 Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are Tired
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its ninth month, a new report by National Nurses United, the largest nurses’ union in the United States, finds hospitals … 9 Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are TiredRead more
Look at Trump and you’ll see the Israelis
Standing on line Friday in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Aviv Gimel to pick up the weekend edition of Israel Hayom, affluent residents discussed … Look at Trump and you’ll see the IsraelisRead more
White Supremacy Is a Deep Principle in U.S. Society
“Noam Chomsky said multiple times before the U.S. election that he intended to vote for Joe Biden, and that U.S. progressives should do likewise. In … White Supremacy Is a Deep Principle in U.S. SocietyRead more
A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirus
The cell membrane is impermeable to viruses: to get inside and infect a cell, they use a range of strategies to exploit the cellular and … A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirusRead more
NREGA Workers Have To Walk Miles, Spend Hours To Access Wages
A large percentage of workers who get employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) face huge problems in accessing their payments. … NREGA Workers Have To Walk Miles, Spend Hours To Access WagesRead more