All Views Articles for 2017-08-04

Friday, August 4, 2017
César Chelala
The UK High Court Is Wrong
The UK High Court Is Wrong
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"The millions and millions who have weighed in on this debate care about the open internet because it enables people to organize in their communities, fight for racial justice, start their own businesses and speak for themselves." Candace Clement
This Guy Thinks CEOs Should Control the Internet
Think the CEOs of the largest phone, cable and internet companies should call all the shots when it comes to Net Neutrality?
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Ashish Kothari, the chairman of Greenpeace India and a long-time NBA ally explained that the movement is not just about being against dams. “What the NBA stands for is an economy that ensures dignified livelihoods, social justice, and ecological sustainability, and in particular an economy that benefits the hundreds of millions of people who have been left behind or displaced by the kind of 'development' that the Sardar Sarovar Dam represents." Nick Meynen
India’s Authorities Are Drowning 40,000 Families
The Sardar Sarovar Dam in India was already competing to become the world’s most controversial dam. Last month’s decision to forcibly displace another 40,000 families without proper rehabilitation or compensation is both cruel and criminal.
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Adam Johnson
Media’s Grim Addiction to Perseverance Porn
You’ve seen or heard or read the personal interest story a thousand times: An enterprising seven-year-old collects cans to save for college ( ABC7 , 2/8/17 ), a man with unmatched moxie walks 15...
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"Donald Trump’s call for police brutality was not his first public incitement to violence. He has on multiple occasions encouraged crowds to attack protesters and journalists." Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
Trump’s Call for Police Brutality Is No Joke
On Friday, President Donald Trump addressed a crowd of police officers in Long Island, New York, and sent a shocking message to the nation. Trump’s words are worth repeating in full, as they are an...
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"And every day, thousands of residents, many of whom live unprotected within a football field of massive detonations, fly rock and silica dust, must deal with the fallout of cancer-linked mountaintop removal strip mining in West Virginia, as well as strip mining operations in states across the country." Jeff Biggers
Dear Media: Trump’s “Beautiful, Clean Coal” Is Another Lie. Please Hold Him Accountable.
We need to hold Trump accountable for his “beautiful, clean coal” banter
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Net neutrality supporters want to ensure that the Internet remains an open and democratic place. Carly Goodman
Commercialization Brought the Internet to the Masses. It Also Gave Us Spam.
How the net neutrality debate exposes the consequences of a profit-driven Internet
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A Palestinian searches through rubble of his destroyed home hit by Israeli strikes in Towers Al-andaa—the northern Gaza Strip. Aniqa Raihan
Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel
In 1966, the NAACP of Claiborne County, Mississippi launched a boycott of several white-owned local businesses on the basis of racial discrimination. It was so impactful that the local hardware store...
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"To understand golf is to understand Trump. He uses golf as a social lubricant for business, which is its most important function in American culture. Since it operates on the honor system, golf is convenient for lying cheats." Robert Lipsyte
The Sport of Plutocrats
Golf Is Trump
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