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Land ownership in Israel

jeudi 4 janvier 2018 à 01:00

Sheikh Sayah's great grandfather bought land near Beersheva in 1905. Since 1952, Israel has been making excuses to confiscate that land.

If Israel were willing to pay what the land is worth, I suppose it could take the land through eminent domain, without violating anyone's human rights.

Urgent: Drug price negotiation

jeudi 4 janvier 2018 à 01:00

US citizens: call on Congress to support the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, which would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices with drug companies.

Israel jails officials without trial

jeudi 4 janvier 2018 à 01:00

Israel has jailed several Palestinian elected officials without trial or charges.

Foreign emolument

jeudi 4 janvier 2018 à 01:00

When other countries relax regulations or do favors for the sake of the cheater's businesses, that is a "foreign emolument" such as the US Constitution prohibits the president to receive.

Equal pay for men and women

jeudi 4 janvier 2018 à 01:00

Iceland will now require companies (other than small ones) to prove they are giving men and women equal pay.

Previously, the law required companies to do this, but the bosses didn't comply with that law. No surprise there -- businesses that want to increase profits by exploiting someone tend to be persistent about it.