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Corporate Oligarchs Fund the Atlantic Magazine's Globalist Gathering

The Atlantic, a publication heavily favored by neoliberals, neoconservatives, and other members of America’s elite political and corporate class, is having its annual festival underwritten by some of the nation’s leading corporations. The festival, conducted entirely online due to coronavirus fears, features a range of establishment icons in

India: Spyware Use Violates Supreme Court Privacy Ruling

(New York) – Indian authorities should immediately, independently, and credibly investigate the government’s alleged use of advanced spyware to target activists and apparent opponents, Access Now, International Commission of Jurists, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Electronic Frontier Foundation, PEN America, Center for Democracy and Technology, Civicus, and Human Rights Watch said

Report: Verizon Diversity Training Teaches America, Capitalism Are Racist

American multinational telecommunications giant Verizon has been pushing Critical Race Theory (CRT) on its employees by teaching the United States is a deeply racist nation fueled by the equally racist economic system of capitalism, according to a report in City Journal. While Verizon has been open and public about its

Socialists Cut 6 More Zeros from Venezuela’s Currency

CARACAS – The socialist government of Venezuela announced the “Digital Bolivar,” a new iteration of Venezuela’s obliterated currency that will begin circulating on October 1, 2021.

Google to NLRB: Employees Don't Get to Decide Who We Do Business With

Google claimed during a recent labor board trial that its employees have no legal right to protest the company’s choice of clients.

More than 140 Groups Urge DOJ to End Over-Criminalization of Fentanyl-Related Substances

August 24, 2021 The Honorable Merrick Garland United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Garland: The 142 undersigned organizations write to urge the Biden administration to let the Trump administration’s temporary “classwide” emergency scheduling of fentanyl-related substances expire on October 22,

More than 140 Groups Urge White House to End Over-Criminalization of Fentanyl-Related Substances

August 24, 2021 President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Vice President Kamala Harris The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: The 142 undersigned organizations write to urge the Biden administration and Congress to

Brazil: Reject Anti-Indigenous Rights Bill

(São Paulo, August 24, 2021) – Brazil’s Congress should reject a bill that would prevent or hinder many Indigenous peoples from claiming their right to traditional lands, violating their rights under international law, Human Rights Watch said today. Bill 490/2007, currently pending before the Chamber of Deputies, would

Zambia’s Peaceful Transition ‘a New Dawn?’

Zambia’s peaceful transition of power today with the inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as president brings hope for greater respect for human rights in the country.

Russia: Insufficient Home Services for Older People

(Moscow) – The Russian government is not providing adequate resources for home-based services for older people, denying some of them the ability to live independent and dignified lives, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite legislative reform to enhance these services, their funding and delivery appear to be inadequate to meet the

UN Rights Body should urgently create rights monitoring body on Afghanistan

For years, the people of Afghanistan have faced violations and abuses by all parties to the conflict.In recent weeks, abuses by the Taliban have escalated.

Europe: Lead Efforts to Protect At-Risk Afghans

(Brussels) – The European Union, the United Kingdom, and other European countries should lead global efforts to urgently facilitate safe passage from Afghanistan of civilians at risk from the Taliban, Human Rights Watch said today. This includes human rights defenders, women’s rights activists, teachers, academics, journalists, members of threatened minority