Green New Deal
samedi 8 décembre 2018 à 01:00It is silly to ask how to "pay for" the Green New Deal, since failing to implement it will cause so much damage that we can't afford not to do it.
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It is silly to ask how to "pay for" the Green New Deal, since failing to implement it will cause so much damage that we can't afford not to do it.
In occupied Palestine, hate crimes by Israelis against Palestinians are frequent. Here are typical examples.
Portrait of a Planet on the Verge of Climate Catastrophe.
Some academics meet with real repression for expressing hated ideas. The journal for anonymous publication will serve a real purpose.
As the article shows, this danger is not limited to defense of Palestinians' rights.
There is a resemblance between protecting authors from death threats and denial of employment with the safe spaces that protect students from insults and attacks. However, when safe spaces are used to censor, they are not at all similar to this journal.
The Supreme Court will decide whether Apple's censorship power, imposed by limiting users of iThings to apps in Apple's store, violates US antitrust law.
US antitrust law is so narrow nowadays that a verdict in favor of Apple would signify nothing on the moral level. Apple's censorship is an injustice to the users. If it is not illegal now, we should make it illegal.