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Opinion: “China’s Human Rights Report Card for 2020”
The Human Rights Watch, in its 2021 iteration of annual publication ‘World Report’, began its observation on China as ‘the Chinese government’s authoritarianism was on full display in 2020’. According to the report, the human rights movement in China suffered through its ‘darkest period’ since the ‘1989 massacre which marked …
Opinion: “Twin Guardians of Civilizations”
The twin ideals of Democracy and Science have been century-long rallying cries for generations of Chinese intellectuals. The 1919 May 4th Movement called for the arrival of Mr. Democracy (德先生) and Mr. Science (赛先生) in China, then ravaged by tyranny, obscurantism and imperialism. Yet the dream of liberal democratic transformation of the …
Opinion: “Are We Immune to The Suffering of Children Now?”
All children need to be loved. But there’s one other vital thing they must receive, if they are to grow up healthy and happy. A sense of safety. Children need to believe that they are secure and protected: safe, in other words. They need order, predictability, the assurance that the …
Opinion: “George Floyd “Narrated His Death,” Says Attorney at International Inquiry”
George Floyd, who was publicly tortured and lynched by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, narrated his own death, legendary civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump told the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States at its January 25 hearing. “He narrated his …
Opinion: “A Great Moment For Science”
For the first time in history, a scientist now sits on the Cabinet of the United States. The move by the Biden administration to elevate the US Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level agency and to welcome its head of office, the Presidential Science Advisor, to the …
Opinion: “Australian Trickledown Economics”
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a policy of Trickle-Down economics and Keynesian economics, of Business tax cuts and tax cuts for the wealthy to drive employment growth and economic growth, illustrated by Laffer’s curve. The Federal government economic stimulus known as, …
Opinion: “Can SARS-CoV-2 Become Even More Troublesome Than The UK And South African Variants?”
This article originally appeared on Forbes as part of a series on the Covid-19 variants. Random variation is an essential component of all living things. It drives diversity, and it is why there are so many different species. Viruses are no exception. Most viruses are experts at changing genomes to …
Opinion: “Yes, Trump Can Be Convicted by the Senate After January 20”
Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/yes-trump-can-be-convicted-by-the-senate-after-january-20/ Now that the House of Representatives has impeached Donald Trump for Incitement of Insurrection, he will stand trial in the Senate. In light of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s refusal to hold the trial before January 20, the question arises whether Trump can be tried after he leaves office. The …
Opinion: “Trump Can Be Indicted Under Federal, State and DC Laws for His Role in Jan. 6”
Truthout The legal evidence is damning: Donald Trump should be held criminally liable for “seditious conspiracy” and “inciting insurrection” for his role in stoking the events of January 6, when an angry mob of Trump loyalists, incited by the president himself, stormed the Capitol building to stop the congressional counting …
Opinion: “Dr Naomi Wolf and Academic Whistleblower Dr Simon Goddek Discuss the One-Day Peer Review for COVID Test Research Paper and the Academic Persecution Faced by Scientists”
Watch Dr Naomi Wolf’s Discussion With Dr Simon Goddek HERE Dr Simon Goddek, researcher in agroponics at the Wageningen University & Research, gives DailyClout an exclusive interview about a huge news story: he posted a thread on Twitter pointing out that the scientific paper that supported the accuracy of the …
Opinion: “Don’t Expect A Peaceful Transfer Of Power: The Ongoing Suspension Of The Rule Of Law – Watch Dr. Naomi Wolf’s Discussion with act.tv’s Senior Correspondent, Julianna Forlano”
Watch Dr. Naomi Wolf’s January 4, 2021 Discussion with act.tv’s Senior Correspondent, Julianna Forlano HERE.
Opinion: “Everything You Wanted To Know About In The New Stimulus Bill”
As an update to my October 15, 2020 “The New Stimulus Bill Won’t Deliver: Not In the Long-Term”, my break-down of the massive 5,593 page Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020, leaves me still to wonder where the stimulus that would ensure a robust …
Opinion: “Is America’s Voting System Democratic?”
From the moment the Republican party replaced the Whig party in 1860, they and the Democratic party went on to win nearly every election up and down the ballot until the present day. This domination by a pair of parties is known as a political duopoly. In this 160 year …
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 …
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 …