New Nepal Police Chief Has Questions to Answer on Torture
The Nepal government has shown its disregard for accountability for human rights abuses by appointing someone implicated in a torture case in 2012 as the new inspector general of police.
Matthew Medinsky
EU: Stronger Rules Needed for Political Ads
(Brussels, March 28, 2023) – A European Union regulation under consideration will improve public scrutiny of paid political messaging and limit the circulation of political ads based on people’s personal characteristics and sensitivities, Human Rights Watch said today. But changes are needed to strengthen its protections and to prevent capturing
Turns Out, Ebola Likely Leaked From a Lab as Well
STORY AT-A-GLANCE In December 2013, Zaire Ebola hemorrhagic fever broke out in Guinea and over the next three years spread across West Africa, ultimately killing 11,323 people.
Circus Politics Are Intended to Distract Us. Don’t Be Distracted
“There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.”
Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor
It is easy to be distracted right now by the bread and circus politics that have dominated the news headlines lately, but don’t be distracted.
Don’t be fooled,
This Week in the New Normal #59
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1. “Ghost Children”
We’re in the season of lockdown revisionism, where voices of the establishment sheepishly admit to making
Decade After Central African Takeover, Justice Still Needed
On March 24, 2013, an alliance of rebel groups known as the Seleka took control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
Financial Officers Demand Chase Bank Stop Political De-Banking
Fourteen state financial officers sent a letter to JPMorgan Chase’s CEO demanding the company stop engaging in what appears to be “politically motivated” de-banking around certain industries, individuals, and groups. “We urge Chase to immediately take steps to identify and address internal drivers of political or anti-religious bias that
The REAL Story of Covid
40 Facts You NEED to Know
Surveys Indicate a Resurgence of Growth--And Inflation--in March
The growth of the U.S.economy accelerated in March, with business surveys indicating the fastest uptick in growth since May of last year, S&P Global said Friday.
California Flood Victims Outraged at Newsom, Biden for Broken Promises on Aid
Residents of Pajaro, California, a flooded community in Monterey County, are furious at Gov.
War on the 'Village Yokel': An Ancient Gimmick of the Elites
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Dim-Witted Antivaxxers?
The science is in! I am using the word “science” loosely here — but a study, published in Environmental Research and Public Health, and authored by Alice Cancer, Carola Salvi, Alessandro Antonietti, and Paola Iannello, has concluded that the vaccine skeptics are, you know, the rigid folks
South African government deploys 3,500 soldiers ahead of National Shutdown protest
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters Party have called for a National Shutdown today, 20 March 2023, to demand the end of electricity load-shedding and the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party is asking all business and industrial activity to stop for the day, and for all workers and
Twenty Years on, Iraq Bears Scars of US-led Invasion
In the lead up to the US-led invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003, proponents of the war spoke of the Iraqi people as helpless victims of a dictatorial regime.
Steady Burn
I find myself, uncharacteristically, wishing for bad things to happen regarding all this world take-over crap.
I don’t wish for people I love to die, but I can’t help but admit when I read about others dying there is a sudden surge within me that says, “Good! Now
Nicaragua’s Crisis Needs a Bold Regional Response
The cruelty of the Daniel Ortega government appears to have no limits and requires a bold response from Latin American governments.