As the director of an anti-slavery charity in London at the turn of the century, I would have welcomed a substantial injection of cash to … Private donors: the pied pipers of ‘modern slavery’?Read more
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The 2021 Sam Adams Award to Annie Machon
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Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
The newly released classified documents came from US whistle-blower Edward Snowden and reveal that a previously unknown surveillance unit called the Scottish Recording Centre (SRC) … Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programmeRead more
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Developing countries outspent developed ones on renewable energy last year
In 2015, renewable energy investments hit $286 billion, a five percent increase from 2014. Global investments in renewable energy were double that spent on new … Developing countries outspent developed ones on renewable energy last yearRead more
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Over 180 Israeli intellectuals, scientists warn ICC don’t rely on Israel to probe war crimes
More than 180 Israeli scientists and intellectuals have called on chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague not to accept Israel’s conclusions … Over 180 Israeli intellectuals, scientists warn ICC don’t rely on Israel to probe war crimesRead more
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One State for All: a Palestinian feminist view
African-American artist Nina Simone, also an activist in the American Civil Rights Movement, experienced the most important turning point of her life when the Curtis … One State for All: a Palestinian feminist viewRead more
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How the US gov’t cultivated environmental and Indigenous groups to defeat Ecuador’s leftist Correísta movement
The people of Ecuador were hit by a surprise in the April 2021 presidential election: Hard-right banker Guillermo Lasso, one of the richest and most … How the US gov’t cultivated environmental and Indigenous groups to defeat Ecuador’s leftist Correísta movementRead more
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Myth & Fact in Venezuela’s Latest Election
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Only 1% of global rivers contribute 80% of riverine plastic pollution to oceans
1000 rivers account for nearly 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean, according to our study, published in Science Advances. Our model suggests … Only 1% of global rivers contribute 80% of riverine plastic pollution to oceansRead more
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How Elite Schools and Museums Amassed Black and Native Human Remains Without Consent
Revelations the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton hold the remains of a child killed by Philadelphia police in the 1985 MOVE bombing are the latest … How Elite Schools and Museums Amassed Black and Native Human Remains Without ConsentRead more