Opinion: “The Disturbing Truth About The Stimulus Bill: Watch Dr. Naomi Wolf’s Discussion with act.tv’s Senior Correspondent, Julianna Forlano”
Watch Dr. Naomi Wolf’s Discussion on act.tv HERE Everything You Wanted To Know…Or Not…In The New Stimulus Bill by Charlotte Walker  January 7, 2021 The new stimulus bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 signed into law on December 27, 2020, is a massive 5,593 page document which bundles several …
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 …