In an under-discussed push to “reshape the courts in Donald Trump’s image for decades to come,” the Senate this week is quietly gearing up to confirm a slew of federal judges who critics say have records littered with “breathtaking hostility toward civil rights and equal justice.”
In our late-stage capitalism, every inch of humanity has been exploited and maximized for profit, creating “colonized” minds and emotions, a challenge for humans to free themselves and save the planet, says poet Phil Rockstroh. By Phil Rockstroh Human sexuality…Read more →
France’s draft counterterrorism bill is now in its final stretch before becoming law. The fast-tracked bill is widely expected to pass a vote in an extraordinary session of the National Assembly on October 3 – despite concerns that it encroaches on people’s rights.
The past year has been a difficult one for American Muslims.
This column was written for the Unz Review First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for
The Commission refused to denounce Antifa and decided that violence is acceptable if the political views of the perpetrators are acceptable. [...]
EDRi on EU public consultations on Internet and Big Brother issues: Public consultations are an opportunity to influence policy-making at an early stage, and to help to shape a brighter future for your digital rights. Below you can find the public consultations which EDRi finds relevant in 2017. (…) We will update the list on […]
Want to see a politician clearly? Remove emotional words from their statements. "If human rights laws get in the way, we will change them." https://t.co/Ci9yt7I9d6 — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) August 5, 2017 I’m clear: if human rights laws get in the way of tackling extremism and terrorism, we will change those laws to keep British […]
It seems as though a Baltimore police officer forgot about one key feature of his bodycam: the fact that it saves the previous 30 seconds of video recorded before the camera is activated. Most bodycams record and dump constantly. The moment it’s activated, the 30 seconds preceding the activation become part of the recording. What […]
President Donald Trump waves as he addresses the scouts at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean, W.Va., July 24, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are expected to order the Department of Justice to investigate and sue universities for admission policies that discriminate against white people, according to an internal memo to its Civil Rights Division.
