At least 19 women have now come forward to allege they were pressured into unnecessary gynecological treatment and surgeries, including procedures that left them sterile, … They Wanted to Take her Womb OutRead more
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Guardian’s Deceit-Riddled New Statement Betrays Both Julian Assange and Journalism
In my recent post on the current hearings at the Old Bailey over Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States, where he would almost certainly … Guardian’s Deceit-Riddled New Statement Betrays Both Julian Assange and JournalismRead more
Bihar Shows What Happens if Agri-Trade is Left to ‘Free Market’
What the Narendra Modi government recently did through passing laws to deregulate agricultural trade, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had accomplished 14 years ago, in … Bihar Shows What Happens if Agri-Trade is Left to ‘Free Market’Read more
The Redistribution Games
The Olympic 100-meter final is about to begin. The crowd roars at the sound of the starting gun. The sprinters are off. But, after 30 … The Redistribution GamesRead more
Important Free Software projects should not use GitHub
It is no news that Microsoft purchased GitHub in 2018, everyone knows that. Yet despite that fact thousands of the worlds most important [Free Software] … Important Free Software projects should not use GitHubRead more
US Supreme Court Reforming an Undemocratic Institution
Republican race to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett prior to Election Day. If confirmed to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, … US Supreme Court Reforming an Undemocratic InstitutionRead more
Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy
https://images.newrepublic.com/02ad7f7f0de888c3e6a898e3cc6e7ff8f98db466.jpeg?auto=compress&ar=1.5%3A2&fit=crop&crop=faces&q=65&fm=jpg&ixlib=react-9.0.1&w=1446 ILLUSTRATION BY MATT CHASE The death of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sent the already fraught politics of Supreme Court confirmation into … Making the Supreme Court Safe for DemocracyRead more
Neutrality, or Extremely Conservative
Supreme Court justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett faced questions for about 11 hours on Tuesday as Republicans race to confirm her before Election Day. … Neutrality, or Extremely ConservativeRead more
Don’t Expect a “Gotcha” Moment in the Barrett Hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings this morning for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and it’s clear both sides are hoping for some kind of “gotcha” … Don’t Expect a “Gotcha” Moment in the Barrett HearingsRead more
Key Assange prosecution witness is part of academic cluster which has received millions of pounds from UK and US militaries
One of the US prosecution’s key witnesses in the Julian Assange hearing, who claimed that Assange’s risk of suicide is “manageable” if extradited to the … Key Assange prosecution witness is part of academic cluster which has received millions of pounds from UK and US militariesRead more