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Repression of journalism in Burma

jeudi 9 mai 2019 à 02:00

In 2017, Burma jailed journalists two for reporting about government involvement in crimes against the Rohingya. Now they have been released.

It's good they were released, but we must still condemn the government of Burma for its repression of journalism.

Burma is not alone in this. The US government did something similar when it jailed Chelsea Manning. And now it is trying to attack journalism even more deeply by prosecuting Julian Assange. That is as if Burma were trying to jail the executives of Reuters.

Saving insects to save ourselves

jeudi 9 mai 2019 à 02:00

Humanity Must Save Insects To Save Ourselves, Leading Scientist Warns.

Urgent: Stop investigation of fictitious "BIE"

jeudi 9 mai 2019 à 02:00

US citizens: tell the FBI to stop its investigation of fictitious "Black Identity Extremist" and release the documents about that investigation.

Urgent: Stop corporate support of hate groups

jeudi 9 mai 2019 à 02:00

US citizens: call on corporate "charities" to stop supporting hate groups.

Views on death penalty

mardi 7 mai 2019 à 02:00

Some US conservatives are now calling the death penalty "big government screwing up."

It is true that government activities meant to do good sometimes backfire and hurt people.

With businesses, by contrast, no backfire is required. They hurt people because they can get away with it. Our most effective tool to stop this is the government.