Tag: land ownership
Debt forgiveness in the Bronze Age
Whether in the realms of trade or agriculture, the operative principle was that debtors should not lose their economic liberty by being held liable for “acts of God.”
Louisiana landowners appeal Bayou Bridge Pipeline’s right to seize their land...
“It is surprising to many people that pipeline companies have been handed the extraordinary power of eminent domain over Louisiana landowners."
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UN rights chief says Trump’s boat strikes are illegal as death toll reaches 61
UN human rights officials, independent experts, and rights groups say U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violate international human rights law, amount to extrajudicial killings, and may constitute a crime against humanity.
States scramble to feed 42 million as Trump blocks SNAP during shutdown
With 42 million people set to lose $8 billion in food assistance on November 1 because the Trump administration refuses to release existing federal funds, governors of both parties are declaring emergencies, shifting state reserves, and suing the federal government to prevent mass hunger.
Terms of surrender: The conspiracy to obstruct justice in Palestine
Normalization of the Israeli regime and its crimes must end. Genocide must be a red line. And Palestine must be free.
Socialism or barbarism
A better country and world is possible.
Trump orders US nuclear weapons testing to resume for the first time in 33...
The president’s directive to restart nuclear weapons testing, announced just before his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, has sparked alarm among arms control experts and lawmakers who warn it could trigger global escalation and radioactive fallout.