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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Animal dung and the ecosystem

vendredi 30 octobre 2015 à 01:00

Large animals' dung fertilizes plants; by killing them off, humans have damaged ecosystems.

Turkish thugs attack media offices

vendredi 30 octobre 2015 à 01:00

The Turkish government's thugs attacked the offices of an opposition media group with TV channels.

It is talking about prosecuting more newspapers after the election.

Why are drugs illegal?

vendredi 30 octobre 2015 à 01:00

David Nutt: Why are drugs illegal?

David Nutt was a scientist advisor to the UK government about drug policy.

Slave labour in the supply chain

vendredi 30 octobre 2015 à 01:00

The UK will require large companies to publish the policies they use to avoid buying from firms that use slave labor.

This will not automatically end the problem, since these policies may have clever loopholes and may not really be carried out. Or they may be null. Nonetheless, this may help.

It would be more effective to prohibit the importation of goods made with slave labor.

If Exxon told the truth about global heating

vendredi 30 octobre 2015 à 01:00

Imagine If Exxon Had Told the Truth on Climate Change.

For one thing, activists wouldn't be using the term "climate change", which was imposed by political supporters of Big Oil precisely because it is vague and doesn't clearly present the danger.