Blockade Kicks Off 'Heat Week' as Divestment Call Escalates at Harvard

Over 200 people on Sunday night—including students, faculty, alumni, and community members—initiated what they say will be a week-long blockade of Harvard University’s main administrative building as they kicked-off a week of civil disobedience and direct actions designed to elevate and escalate an ongoing student-led campaign to force one of the nation’s most elite post-secondary Read more about Blockade Kicks Off 'Heat Week' as Divestment Call Escalates at Harvard[…]

Landmark Reparations Package Announced for Victims of Chicago Police Torture Regime

Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday a landmark reparations package for the scores of victims of former Chicago police commander Jon Burge who oversaw a nearly two-decade regime of torturing suspects into confessions. The proposal, reached between city officials and groups representing the victims and other stakeholders, will be submitted for approval to the Chicago Read more about Landmark Reparations Package Announced for Victims of Chicago Police Torture Regime[…]

Open Access Groups Aim to Revolutionize Law Around Big Data in the Digital Age

More than 50 organizations on Wednesday released the groundbreaking Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age, aimed at eliminating the barriers that stop humans from accessing and analyzing the “mountains of data” being produced each and every day.  “In the current era, we are producing data in far greater quantities than ever before,” Read more about Open Access Groups Aim to Revolutionize Law Around Big Data in the Digital Age[…]

Amid TPP Fight, El Salvador Mining Case Shows Danger of Corporate Tribunals

In a case illustrating the dangers of corporate-friendly provisions buried in trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a secret tribunal is on the brink of issuing a ruling any day that that could force the Central American country of El Salvador to pay $301 million to a Canadian-Australian gold-mining firm. OceanaGold, which purchased the Vancouver-based Read more about Amid TPP Fight, El Salvador Mining Case Shows Danger of Corporate Tribunals[…]

Notorious Repeat Offender Behind Oil Spill 'Nightmare' in California

As an investigation into an oil spill along the California coast continued on Thursday, environmentalists described a “nightmare” scenario in the area and new details emerged about the pipeline operator’s long history of generating similar disasters. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency late Wednesday over the oil spill near Santa Barbara that Read more about Notorious Repeat Offender Behind Oil Spill 'Nightmare' in California[…]

No Backdoors: Online 'Zone of Privacy' is a Basic Human Right

Encryption and anonymity tools, which help protect individuals’ private data and communications, are essential to basic human rights, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Click Here: Putters Issued while U.S. lawmakers are engaged in heated debates over online privacy, data collection, and so-called ‘back-door’ Read more about No Backdoors: Online 'Zone of Privacy' is a Basic Human Right[…]

With World at 'Edge of Abyss,' New Manifesto Urges Action on Nukes and Climate

Sixty years after philosopher Bertrand Russell and physicist Albert Einstein convened a group of leading intellectuals in London to draft and sign a manifesto in which they highlighted the perils posed by nuclear weapons, this generation’s forward-looking thinkers have released an updated version of the document—one that puts the looming climate crisis on par with Read more about With World at 'Edge of Abyss,' New Manifesto Urges Action on Nukes and Climate[…]

Ricciardo believes Renault/Red Bull reconciliation possible

Daniel Ricciardo says that he believes Red Bull and Renault will be able to find a way to mend fences and work together again in the future. Click Here: camiseta seleccion argentina Red Bull relied on Renault engines for 12 years, but their partnership came to an acrimonious end in 2018 when Red Bull decided Read more about Ricciardo believes Renault/Red Bull reconciliation possible[…]

Club for Growth targets GOP lawmakers on ObamaCare repeal bill ahead of vote

The conservative Club for Growth launched a $500,000 ad campaign urging Republican lawmakers to oppose the ObamaCare replacement bill ahead of a floor vote in the House. The ads target 10 GOP lawmakers — many of whom represent competitive districts — calling on them to reject the American Health Care Act, which some opponents have Read more about Club for Growth targets GOP lawmakers on ObamaCare repeal bill ahead of vote[…]

As Baltimore Demands Justice, Solidarity Movements Grow

As an uneasy calm settled over Baltimore on Tuesday, hours after the National Guard descended on activists calling for justice over the death of Freddie Gray and countless other unarmed black men and women killed by police, demonstrations against police violence continued throughout the city. Click Here: los jaguares argentina And around the country, solidarity Read more about As Baltimore Demands Justice, Solidarity Movements Grow[…]