Friday, April 19, 2024

Engaging North Korea successfully on human rights

Despite a generally abysmal human rights record, North Korea has shown improvement in one specific area: disability rights.

EU Countries Launch Shock Rebellion against Glyphosate Herbicides

Public pressure against glyphosate in countries across Europe has been intense, with nearly 1.5 million people petitioning the EU’s health commissioner for a ban on the substance.

Media Highlight Trump’s Role In Inspiring Violence At His Events

After a series of violent incidents at Republican front-runner Donald Trump's public events, media are saying Trump has "some accountability" for "creating this hostile atmosphere" that leads to violence, noting, in particular, the violent rhetoric he employs in his speeches.

The Power of Belief

“The US government has already built, at a not inconsiderable expense, a wall and fence along the border with Mexico to keep out people many of whom are refugees fleeing violence in their home countries.”

Nonviolence or nonexistence? The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Reverend King posed the fundamental choice of our time: nonviolence or nonexistence. What is your choice?

A Tough Choice for Feminist Black Lives Matter Activists

Protesting a police killing and marching in support of a man convicted of rape can pose a real dilemma when one in five women nationwide has suffered a sexual assault.

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Earliest Earth overshoot day ever, it's been over a year since MSNBC mentioned the war in Yemen, Trump wants to strip security clearance of those who have criticized him, and more.

How white supremacist ideology & conspiracies have fueled US domestic terror & hateful violence

“The shooter in Pittsburgh was not just anti-Semitic. He had been radicalized by white supremacist ideology."
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From Palestine to Black Lives Matter

"I want to see more conversation about what it is going to take to preserve the quality of life of black people in this country, who are being systematically murdered, incarcerated, and otherwise marginalized and disenfranchised."

Independent investigation by inspector general slams NYPD for continued biased policing six years after...

Report on Biased Policing Recommends CCRB Take Over Investigation of Racial Profiling Complaints Wednesday, June 26, 2019, New...