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February 24, 2021

Opinion: “The Systematic Failure of The Act of Free Choice”

West Papua was handed to Indonesia in 1963 by the United Nations from the Dutch in 1963. Exposing them to marginalization, poverty and inequality, land appropriation at the hands of the Indonesian government. Which utilized a hierarchical framework to exploit, and marginalize, creating inequality of health care and standards of …

February 23, 2021

Opinion: “How to Redesign Covid-19 Vaccines So They Protect Against Variants”

Given that the SARS-CoV-2 variants can evidently evade immunity produced by vaccines or previous infections, scientists are exploring the idea of redesigning the vaccines currently being rolled out worldwide. While researchers are still debating whether the new variants have an effect on the first generation Covid-19 vaccines, some vaccine developers …

February 19, 2021

Opinion: “Trump’s Frivolous First Amendment Defense Won’t Shield Him in a Criminal Case”

Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-frivolous-first-amendment-defense-wont-shield-him-in-a-criminal-case/ At his impeachment trial for inciting insurrection, Donald Trump’s lawyers claimed that Trump’s exhortations to his followers before the attack on the Capitol were protected free speech under the First Amendment. But as 143 other constitutional law scholars from across the political spectrum and I collectively noted, that …

February 19, 2021

Opinion: “Citizen Power Initiatives for China Calls for Signatures on Petition Demanding Full Transparency Regarding WHO’s Recent Trip to China to Investigate Origins of COVID-19”

February 18, 2021 Washington, DC   Today, Citizen Power Initiatives for China (CPIFC) launched a worldwide petition on Change.org. The petition, addressed to Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), demands full transparency regarding the WHO’s recent trip to China to investigate the …

February 19, 2021

Opinion: “The Lasting Trauma of School Closures on a Generation of Children”

I find myself stunned and enraged every day since March 13 that my kids, San Francisco public school students, and approximately 50% of students across the country have no in person instruction at all for what amounts to almost a full year. They are going without classroom education, socialization, and, …

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