Blockprobe: What is it and why one engineer felt compelled to innovate with it
In 2018, I closely followed the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which multiple individuals and groups were involved, such as Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, SCL Group, and a network of wealthy donors. I felt that the connections between these actors could not be captured merely by the articles written in various journals …
Marjorie Cohn: Daniel Ellsberg Calls Chelsea Manning “an American Hero”
BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 02: Whistle blower and activist Chelsea Manning, in what she said is her first strip outside of the United States since she was released from a U.S. prison, speaks at the annual re:publica conferences on their opening day on May 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Re:publica …
Marjorie Cohn: Trump Moves the World Closer to “Doomsday”
In 1987, the United States and the Soviet Union adopted the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in an effort to eliminate missiles on hair-trigger alert for nuclear war due to their short flight times. It was the first time the two countries agreed to destroy nuclear weapons. That treaty outlawed nearly 2,700 ballistic or land-based cruise …
Is Beauty Political?
Children battling unhealthy body images need a different narrative about beauty Social media companies are putting profits before children, policy makers in the UK are arguing. Last week, Jackie Doyle-Price, the minister for mental health and suicide prevention, called for Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram to be treated like publishers that …
Elk Grove CA Activists Prove Home Prices Drop Near 5G Antennae: See How They Fought Off 5G
House values and cell antennas One reason you would not want a Close Proximity Microwave Radiation Antenna (CPMRA) in front of or near your home is that it will lower the value of your home. This is one of the reasons cities and towns should limit and regulate the permitting …
US Citizenship, My Journey: US Seems to Deter Idealistic Young People with Hurdles
President Trump’s recent travel ban and the family separation policy facing undocumented immigrants at the Texas border, have both gotten many potential and current immigrants of all kinds, rattled about their statuses. I happen to be one of them. Three years ago I started the tedious process of seeking permanent …
SB-320: Should Public Universities Offer Abortions Via the Pill? NYU Student Nishka Dhawan Responds to Serrin Foster, President of Feminists For Life
California’s potential new legislation, SB-320, would require CA state colleges to offer abortion pills to students, at university health centres. DailyClout’s full article about the bill is here. Over 3.4 million undergraduate students are mothers, as Feminists for Life President Serrin Foster points out. Of these, 43% of all undergraduate …
Free Speech or Safety on Campus: Why Do We Have To Choose?
The United States is supposed to be a country in which free speech is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution. But is it really — on American college campuses? Colleges and Universities are supposed to be places that prepare millennials for the future. But many of them have …
Immigration Fairness Act – A Fix to the Green Card Backlog?
Recently, there has been a lot of debate on the influx of immigrants into the country. Additionally, there has been a significant backlog on green cards — citizens of some countries like China and India may have to wait decades to gain employment and citizenship status in America. The Fairness …
Pres. Trump Bans Transgender Individuals From U.S. Military
Do transgender individuals in the military weaken the military’s effectiveness? Early Wednesday morning, President Trump announced via Twitter a ban on all transgender individuals from serving in the military. He attributed this change in policy to “tremendous medical costs.” Fact-checking this premise, some asked the Pentagon to clarify how many …