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How to hide from a drone – the subtle art of ‘ghosting’ in the age of surveillance
Drones of all sizes are being used by environmental advocates to monitor deforestation, by conservationists to track poachers, and by journalists and activists to document large protests. As a political sociologist who studies social movements and drones, I document a wide range…
Statement from Satsuki Ina on the separation of families in detention during the COVID-19 pandemic
In 1943, thousands of innocent people of Japanese ancestry were held in mass confinement. It wasn’t until after they had been rounded up and placed in American style concentration camps without due process, that they were forced to sign what…
Harvard denounces massacres by the Añez government in Bolivia: “They shot at us like we were animals”
By Jesus Murillo Añez. This past Monday, the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC), an organization member of Harvard Law School and the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR), denounced through a 92-page report “disconcerting patterns of human rights violations” committed…
This Year, the Stuttgart Peace Prize is Awarded to Julian Assange.
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks imprisoned in London for a year, received the Stuttgart Peace Prize 2020. The prize is awarded by Die Anstifter and aims to promote the right to unconditional freedom of information and of the press.…
Hiroshima commemoration “For a world without nuclear weapons, without nuclear power plants and without war”
Dear friends of peace!In 2020, the Apocalypse Clock displays 100 seconds before midnight! This worldwide project of renowned scientists is warning us: We are so close to midnight and the Apocalypse has never been so close. Nuclear weapons and global…
Indigenous Communities of Guyana and Women in Togo Fight Forest Degradation
Viewpoint by P.I. Gomes* The writer, Dr Patrick I Gomes, was Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States for five years until February 29, 2020. The 79-nation inter-regional body officially became the Organisation of African, Caribbean and…
Real Answers Demanded After Barr Dodges on Government Authority to Aim ‘Intrusive Surveillance Tools’ at Protesters
“The public needs to know whether Attorney General Barr thinks President Trump can conduct mass surveillance of protesters without congressional authorization.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer – Common Dreams An exchange about government spying powers between Rep. Zoe Lofgren and…
‘We Will Coup Whoever We Want’: Elon Musk and the Overthrow of Democracy in Bolivia
By Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second U.S. “government stimulus package is not in the best interests of the people.” Someone responded to Musk soon after, “You know…
WHO: COVID-19 “Most Severe Global Health Emergency” as Global Death Toll Tops 654,000
The global COVID-19 death toll has topped 654,000. On Monday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak the most severe global health emergency the WHO has ever faced. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: “This is the sixth time a global health emergency…
Video: Obstacles to Nuclear Abolition — a discussion with David Swanson, Alice Slater, and Bruce Gagnon
David Swanson, Alice Slater, and Bruce Gagnon discuss obstacles to nuclear abolition and the U.S.-Russia relationship.
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