Space battles are at the core of countless science fiction stories—yet recent technological and political developments make the prospect a more likely reality with the rollout of fifth generation (5G) wireless technology, powered by tens of thousands of satellites approved by the FCC and planned to be launched into space…
Research scientist Zorach Glaser spent decades archiving studies that examine the link between specific health issues and exposure to microwave and radio frequencies. His career spans decades working for the US Navy, the US Public Health Service, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. and the US Food and…
The Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was created to protect children from being abducted and taken away from their home country. Abusers are now using this treaty as a way to manipulate the courts to regain custody of their children. As Misha Valencia writes for WhoWhatWhy,…
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During the 20th century, approximately 60,000 people in 32 states were sterilized without their consent. As reports from The Conversation and YES! Magazine document, forced sterilization continues in the US today. For example, YES! Magazine highlighted the experience of Kelli Dillon, who was an inmate in a California prison in…
As Transgender Day of Remembrance came around on November 20, 2020, Transrespect Versus Transphobia Worldwide (TVT) released figures documenting the homicides of trans and gender-diverse people within the last year. TVT documented 350 deaths worldwide of trans and gender-diverse people between October 1, 2019 and September 30,2020, due to violence.…
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Sworn police officers take an oath to protect and serve. Recent independent news reports have drawn attention to the growing number of white supremacists and white nationalists infiltrating local law enforcement agencies, calling into question police officers’ commitment and ability to uphold this oath when encountering people and communities of…
In February 2021 independent news sources such as Progressive Soapbox, The Convo Couch, and others were demonetized by YouTube, the latest instances in a history of YouTube penalizing independent and alternative voices, removing entire channels or videos with no explanation, underlining concerns of censorship on the platform. YouTube told the…
In an October 2020 article published by the Intercept, Sam Biddle reported on racial bias at Dataminr, a New York company that monitors Twitter for “suspicious activity” that it reports to law enforcement agencies. According to Biddle’s report, Dataminr’s Twitter surveillance program, First Alert, “targets communities of color.” Sources at…
Writing for In These Times, Sarah Lazare lays out how countries in the so-called Global North (the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Japan) are creating a climate crisis that disproportionately harms the Global South. The Global North is responsible for 92 percent of emissions, while the…
In November 2020, French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron established a new initiative titled “Islamist separatism,” which aims to monitor Muslim communities in France under the guise of preventing terrorism. The aftermath of French educator Samuel Paty’s murder by a Muslim refugee after showcasing illustrations of the Prophet Muhammed to his…
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