Opinion: “Assange Extradition Denial Indicts US Prison System But Imperils Journalism”
Julian Assange’s legal victory this week was bittersweet. In a stunning decision, British judge Vanessa Baraitser denied Donald Trump’s request for extradition of Assange to the United States, ruling that he was at high risk of suicide if he were extradited because the U.S. prison system could not protect him. …
Opinion: “Civil Rights Groups Fight Back Against Georgia’s Voter Purges”
The importance of the January 5 Senate runoff elections in Georgia cannot be overestimated. They will determine which party controls the Senate, with vast ramifications for economic policy, climate change, workers’ rights, immigrants’ rights, judicial nominees, and much more. The purging of nearly 200,000 registered voters from the voting rolls …
Opinion: “Canada Refuses to Cower Down; Takes Hard Stand Against China Over Human Rights Abuses”
It began with the arrest of Huawei official over the charges of spying, the relationship between Canada and China has seen downfall since then. And Beijing’s impudence while responding to the world’s concerns over Covid-19 outbreak, erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and genocide of minority Uyghur Muslims have added to …
Opinion: “After Trump Blocked UN Inquiry of Racist Violence, NGOs Are Conducting Their Own”
Truthout Shortly after the public lynching of George Floyd, the U.S. Human Rights Network and the ACLU organized an international coalition of more than 600 organizations and individuals to urge the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a commission of inquiry to investigate systemic racism and police brutality in …
Opinion: “The Impact of Australian Migration on Low Wage Growth”
Karl Marx Alienation Theory suggests Coalition Government policy amendments to migration policy and Temporary Work Visas, are proposedly designed to alienate migrants, limit wage growth and create inequality Alienation Theory – where the authorities of the land, utilize their power to eliminate one’s self determination, allowing political and cultural groups …
Opinion: “The Covid-19 Pandemic Is Threatening Decades Of Progress In Global Health”
With ever-present news of climbing case counts and deaths from Covid-19, and now the hopeful arrival of a vaccine, it can be easy to neglect the impact of the coronavirus on other health challenges around the world. The pandemic has caused sweeping disruptions to all aspects of our global health …
Opinion: “Respect America’s Democratic Choice”
We write to urge members of the Chinese pro-democracy community in America, China, and beyond, to accept the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States. We understand that many in this community admire President Trump for his administration’s actions against the government of the People’s Republic of …
Opinion: “Even With A Vaccine, We Still Need Rapid Tests To End Covid-19
Yesterday, an independent FDA advisory panel gave Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine—already approved in Britain, Canada, and Saudi Arabia—its vote of confidence, setting it up to be authorized as early as this weekend for emergency use in the United States. Their recommendation extends to anyone age 16 and over, with health workers and long-term care …
“State Bills Exposé: NYS Assembly Bill A99 – Relates to The Removal of Cases, Contacts and Carriers of Communicable Diseases That Are Potentially Dangerous to The Public Health”
New York State Assembly Bill A99 2019-2020 Legislative Session Relates to the removal of cases, contacts and carriers of communicable diseases who are potentially dangerous to the public health SPONSORED BY: PERRY CURRENT BILL STATUS – IN ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ACTIONS VIEW ACTIONS (2) A99 (ACTIVE) – DETAILS Current Committee: Assembly …
Opinion: “Why Most Countries Won’t Benefit From Moderna And Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccines”
An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers … [+] That the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines demonstrated efficacy in more than 90 percent of phase 3 trial participants is cause for celebration. Developed at breakneck speed with heretofore unrealized mRNA technology, they have without a doubt made …
Opinion: “China’s Blame Game Against Australia, India A New Strategy To Tamper With Facts”
In the world, China is perhaps the lone country which has a copyright for ‘delinquency’ which the country wantonly flaunts by wearing the mask of avant-gardism and reasonableness. On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian wrote in his twitter handle: “Shocked by murder of Afghan civilians & prisoners by …
Opinion: “Trump’s Support for Israel’s Killing of Iranian Scientist Could Lead to War”
In the weeks remaining before Joe Biden’s inauguration, Donald Trump is taking actions — including aiding and abetting murder — to prevent his successor from pursuing diplomacy with Iran. On November 27, Israel assassinated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist. International law expert Richard Falk called it “an outrageous act of state terrorism.” Although the Israeli government has not claimed credit …
Opinion: “China Acting Contrary to Its Role in UNHRC”
The United Nations General Assembly recently re-elected members of the Human Rights Council. China, which has a notorious human rights record was also re-elected into the Council. Issues of human rights persecution in China such as oppression of religious freedom in Tibet, Uyghur concentration camps in Xinjiang, the prohibition of …
Opinion: “Biden’s Victory Does Not Guarantee a Progressive Agenda. We Must Fight for It.”
Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump is monumental. After four years of nonstop cruelty against workers, the poor, people of color, women, LBGTQ folks, immigrants, Muslims, the environment, the climate, and the foreign victims of Trump’s bombs, we can breathe a sigh of relief. But no sooner did Biden win …
Opinion: “The Australian Government Culture of Complacency”
Australian’s are renown for their “She will be right “, motto in a laid-back approach to life’s challenges and are satisfied in the belief, everything will work out for the best (https://theconversation.com/shell-be-right-mate-is-the-aussie-attitude). Complacency is best described as the self-satisfaction one has, while oblivious of possible risks. A culture of complacency …
Opinion: “National Ranked Choice Voting: A Way To Heal Democracy”
Americans face perilous times ahead, with still-debated election outcome in a government system that many consider to be dysfunctional. Many people are yearning for a peaceful way to take back democratic control from what can seem like a runaway oligarchy, but til now, most know of no way the corrupt …
Opinion: “A Note Of Caution On Moderna’s Promising Covid-19 Vaccine News”
Early and favorable Covid-19 vaccine trial results announced this morning by Moderna are another sign that we may be moving ever closer to a medical solution to help us control the spread of this pandemic. But, even if the full data from the trial backs the early results issued in …
Opinion: “Will Trump’s Attempted Electoral Coup Succeed?”
Joe Biden has won states worth 306 Electoral College votes, 36 more than the 270 needed to win, and received in excess of 5 million more popular votes than Donald Trump. Yet Trump insists the election was stolen from him and he is the victor. Trump started attacking the election months before it …
“Covid-19 has laid bare the inequities in our health system. What are we going to do about it?”
Covid-19, which disproportionately affects people of color, continues to shine a light on the deep inequities ingrained in our society. Non-whites are more likely to be infected with the virus and suffer from severe illness than their white counterparts, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
“Trump’s Frivolous Lawsuits Are the Tip of the Iceberg in His Refusal to Concede”
Truthout As masses of people poured into the streets to celebrate the end of Donald Trump’s fascist rule, the lame duck president’s lawyers were filing frivolous lawsuits in an attempt to nullify Joe Biden’s victory. But none of these suits, even if successful, would change the results of the election. …