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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 …
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 …
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, …
Opinion: “Crackdown On Religious Minorities, In China, Across Party Lines, Xi Jinping Exerts More Pressure”
Reinforcing the belief that China has no religion as a state, and atheism is the way forward, Jinping’s government has strongly objected to party officials found practicing ‘feng shui’, a traditional practice that finds its origin from ancient China, that harnesses energy to synchronize believers with their surrounding environment. Supremacy …
Opinion: “Moms For Liberty”
Parental rights group, Moms for Liberty is a fast-growing organization that has launched 5 chapters since forming in January and is currently fielding chapter requests in over 15 states. Founded by former school board members, Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, the group unifies parents, grandparents, educators and community members to exercise their …
Opinion: “Australia’s Superannuation Calamity”
Australia’s superannuation guarantee has left Australian workers behind, frozen at 2014 rates. The Morrison government insists, now is not the time to be renewing the superannuation guarantee rate of Australian workers, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and recession. Despite the obvious benefits of increased production and employee well-being, …
Opinion: “Why Not Vitamin D For All?”
Watch Dr Naomi Wolf’s Interview With Dr Vatsal G. Thakkar HERE Studies about the effects of vitamin D on Covid-19 started trickling in a year ago. What started out as a highly plausible theory was quickly bolstered by dozens of observational studies showing that the lower one’s blood level of …
Nelson Mandela called him a ‘Hero’. South African Jurist Edwin Cameron’s Statement re Harms of Magdalen College Head Representing Anti-Marriage-Equality Cayman Islands
Statement by Edwin Cameron, Chancellor of Stellenbosch University The President of Magdalen prosecutes a homophobic case to deny LGBTIQ persons in the Cayman Islands equal rights. I express my distress and dismay that Ms Dinah Rose QC, the new President of Magdalen, is lead counsel on behalf of the government …
Opinion: “The Death of Free Speech and the Beginnings of American Tyranny”
Former President Ronald Reagan said that freedom is never more than one generation from extinction. He also said that fascism would come to us from the Left. And here we are. If readers may think that somehow this time and this country is different or immune to that prediction, they …
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.