“Obama says ‘we are going to let it play itself out’. Bernie has been there, Jill Stein has been there – these are the people who are going to make the … Continue reading Mainstream Politicians ignore DAPL Protests

Scotland Yard has imposed stringent restrictions on protesters gathering in Westminster on Saturday for the Million Mask March, after clashes with police, incidents of criminal damage and attempts to invade official buildings … Continue reading Million Mask March: police to curb protests amid fears of violence

An unexpected number of voters turned out for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election in September and delivered surprising results, thanks in part to Facebook campaigns by the city’s social media-savvy politicians. As … Continue reading Facebook’s (FB) impact on elections is real Hong Kong election shows — Quartz

This latest move sends Turkey spiralling towards dictatorship. Turkey’s young democracy has arguably been on its deathbed since July 2015. But now, with the arrest of Erdoğan’s most outspoken political opponents, the … Continue reading Turkish democracy is officially dead and buried, as Erdoğan puts the final nail in its coffin

“We cannot ask someone on the street to come along, or talk freely to foreign journalists, but on Facebook we are open, even though we know the authorities are watching us there … Continue reading Moroccan activists plan protests to coincide with UN climate summit | World news 

Yet with each new investigation and judicial inquiry, and as more evidence is unearthed, Snowden’s core claims are increasingly vindicated. Western officials are indeed addicted to unaccountable, secretive, abusive systems of mass … Continue reading Three New Scandals Show How Pervasive and Dangerous Mass Surveillance is in the West, Vindicating Snowden

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a nearly 1,200 mile long pipe that would transport 470,000 barrels of crude oil daily from a hydro frack site in North Dakota, through South Dakota and … Continue reading The Dakota Access Pipeline

Countries have put forward commitments on curbing carbon emissions under the agreement, but a report on Thursday found those pledges would see temperature rises significantly overshoot the threshold, with 3C of warming. … Continue reading Paris Agreement Today, Morocco Talks Next Week

Find out if your vote can survive the great, flawed adventure of American democracy. Play the game, find out what it’s like to vote in this election depending on your race or … Continue reading ‘The Voter Suppression Trail’ Game

But it now appears that globalization reaches its limits. These limits exist for two reasons. Firstly, there is the environmental limit. Globalization leads to very strong forms of specialization. There is of … Continue reading How Far Should We Push Globalisation?

Some of the financial industry’s biggest donors have been hedge funds, with James Simons’ Renaissance Technologies and Paul Singer’s Elliot Management leading the way at $37.5 million and $20.2 million respectively. Of … Continue reading Wall Street Spends $2.3 Million a Day to Stall Financial Reforms

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is boasting about his efforts to sabotage a program intended to keep health insurance markets stable and premiums low during the start-up years of the Affordable Care … Continue reading Senator Rubio Makes Life Tough for Small Insurers