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EL PAIS: Julian Assange: ‘I am free because I pleaded guilty to journalism’ … “Starting, he said, by reviewing the legal protections for whistleblowers because “many exist only on paper.”

Posted on October 2, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Select: subscribeLOG IN International Julian Assange: ‘I am free because I pleaded guilty to journalism’ The WikiLeaks founder made his first public appearance since his release before a committee of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France Silvia Ayuso Strasbourg … Continue reading →

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EL PAIS: Psychoanalysis and free sex: The Sullivanians, a commune that mutated into a cult on New York’s Upper West Side

Posted on October 1, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

subscribeLOG IN Culture Latest News Books Psychoanalysis and free sex: The Sullivanians, a commune that mutated into a cult on New York’s Upper West Side A book and a documentary reconstruct the history of an organization set up by a … Continue reading →

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Irish Legal News: Nearly 200 executions in Saudi Arabia this year so far

Posted on September 30, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Nearly 200 executions in Saudi Arabia this year so far 30 Sep 2024Reading time: 2 minutes Saudi Arabia has executed at least 198 people so far in 2024, the highest number of executions in the country since 1990, according to Amnesty … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review follow it: The Campus Life Killers: Ending Face-To-Face Lectures – OpEd. “…As such, these modules can be undertaken in the form of online courses, which offer fleeting flexibility and shallow taste.  This is education thinned and skinned, fatless and deprived…”

Posted on September 26, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The Campus Life Killers: Ending Face-To-Face Lectures – OpEd  September 25, 2024  0 Comments By Binoy Kampmark The bells are tolling for the demise of the university classroom – at least its physical manifestation.  Administrative barbarians are readying their knives and brandishing … Continue reading →

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Tortoise Sensemaker: The Cost of Knowledge. Comment: No wonder the young people plan a march Saturday 28th September; these are the people most affected who were too young to vote at the time of the Brexit Vote. Being a member of the EU has huge impact for young people studying, learning languages, access to different cultures. The question is what will Labour do for them?

Posted on September 26, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The cost of knowledge The former Conservative leader William Hague and the Labour peer Peter Mandelson have both warned this week that student tuition fees in the UK will have to rise.    So what? They’re probably right. British universities are in the … Continue reading →

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Nature: CERN prepares to expel Russian scientists — but won’t completely cut ties. ….”Although JINR’s constitution states that its research must be for peaceful purposes, the lab has close ties with the Russian military, say Grynyov and Tetiana Hryn’ova, a Ukrainian physicist at the French national research agency, CNRS, who works on the ATLAS experiment….”

Posted on September 21, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

CERN prepares to expel Russian scientists — but won’t completely cut ties The laboratory has ended its agreement with the nation, but will continue working with a Russian nuclear-research institute, raising tensions among researchers. Europe’s particle-physics laboratory CERN will expel … Continue reading →

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Irish Legal News: European Commission loses court battle over €1.5bn Google fine

Posted on September 20, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

technology European Commission loses court battle over €1.5bn Google fine 19 Sep 2024Reading time: 2 minutes A nearly €1.5 billion fine imposed on Google by the European Commission has been annulled by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review: With China And Russia’s Support, Africa Scrambles For Seats At United Nations – OpEd

Posted on September 18, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

United Nations Security Council Chamber in New York City. Photo by Neptuul, Wikipedia Commons. With China And Russia’s Support, Africa Scrambles For Seats At United Nations – OpEd  September 18, 2024  0 Comments By Kester Kenn Klomegah At the United Nations Security … Continue reading →

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step global guide

Posted on September 15, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The huge granite head from a statue of Lenin is removed by workers in the former East Berlin in 1991. Image courtesy of Hansi Kraus / AP Photos. Copyright 1991 AP, used with permission. How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review (MISES)The Folly Of Criminalizing ‘Hate’ – OpEd

Posted on September 11, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The Folly Of Criminalizing ‘Hate’ – OpEd  September 11, 2024  0 Comments By MISES By Wanjiru Njoya Many people were shocked when over 1,000 protesters were arrested in the UK and jailed for various offenses including “violent disorder” and stirring up racial … Continue reading →

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