Sunday, May 26, 2024

Facebook often removes evidence of atrocities in countries like Syria and Myanmar – but...

Recent history has shown that social media companies cannot be trusted to preserve vital digital evidence of atrocities.

How the American Legislative Exchange Council turns disinformation into law

State lawmakers introduced nearly 2,900 bills based on ALEC templates from 2010 through 2018. More than 600 of them became law.

The Other Charlies

In the wake of the violence in France, people from around the world expressed solidarity with the victims, and with the people of France. Although the world leaders posed for a photo op to show they were there, it was the people who led the day.

True responsibility and the need for change 

Change is essential if we are to survive, systemic/institutional change flowing from individual change and  a shift in attitudes.

‘In 2022, let’s tax the rich’: 10 billionaires added $402 billion to their fortunes...

The world's 10 richest billionaires added roughly $402 billion to their collective wealth in 2021, a year marked by continued suffering and economic...

‘Most disingenuous marketing campaign we have seen for a long time’: New video debunks...

An undercover investigation funded by vegan food company VFC appears to reveal that the video was pure greenwashing.

TigerSwan, county sheriff sued over road blockade during Dakota Access Pipeline protests

“This road closure was directed only at Water Protectors: residents of Fort Rice were allowed to drive southbound on Highway 1806 as were employees of DAPL.”
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Exclusive: Ex-Harvey Weinstein employee breaks silence on her memo that helped take down movie...

Lauren O’Connor was a literary scout at the Weinstein Company who worked closely with Weinstein. In 2015, she penned an internal memo about her boss that would later become famous.

NYC students strike to demand racial equity in nation’s largest—and most segregated—school district

“We, the students, have had enough. It is past time to integrate our school system, and we will not relent until the adults stop acting like children.”

Supreme Court extends life of DACA in 5-4 ruling

"We took our power to the streets, the hallways of Congress, to the highest court in the land and we won."