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Face recognition in airports

lundi 7 août 2017 à 02:00

ACLU: using face recognition on people leaving the US is a threat to everyone.

Protest related executions

dimanche 6 août 2017 à 02:00

Salafi Arabia is about to execute 14 people for protesting, after trying them in a Guantanamo-style kangaroo court.

That the autocratic state responded shows that campaigns of criticism are making progress. If we keep on, we can make Salafi Arabia too toxic for other countries to ally with.

Business systems that harm most of society

dimanche 6 août 2017 à 02:00

Many sectors of business operate in ways that harm most of society. These business systems are propped up by the corporate media.

The article mentions fossil fuel use and medical care, but there are more. Big agriculture, for instance.

Beyond the corporate media, we find plutocracy, the overall system which keeps business in power over society.

Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia

dimanche 6 août 2017 à 02:00

People in Venezuela are starting to flee to Colombia. Others go there to buy everyday goods that can't be found in Venezuela.

To go to Colombia to buy goods is an ironic reversal. A few years ago, Venezuelans crossed the bridge to Cúcuta to resell goods they had bought in Venezuela at low prices subsidized by the state. These subsidies caused occasional shortages in Venezuela.

Nissan's illegal bullying

dimanche 6 août 2017 à 02:00

Nissan defeated unionization in its Mississippi factory using illegal bullying measures.