Posts Tagged ‘civil liberties’

First national trade union in the US votes to endorse BDS

Convention Wraps Up With Resolutions on Peace, Safety, Civil Liberties and Worker Rights United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America 28, August — The final session of the UE 74th National Convention on Thursday morning, August 20, discussed and approved several more resolutions, including “Stop the Dismantling of Public Education”, “Build Union Co-ops”, “Justice […]

If U.S. Military Spending Returned to 2001 Level

What if not just our civil liberties but our budget got a little bit of 2001 back? In 2001, U.S. military spending was $397 billion, from which it soared to a peak of $720 billion in 2010, and is now at $610 billion in 2015. These figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research […]

New App Offers ‘Panic Button’ For Activists In Danger

Print Friendly Witness app screenshot (TechCrunch) In countries all over the world, activists and journalists risk their safety, their freedom and even their lives to speak up for human rights and civil liberties. They may face harassment, intimidation, arrest or physical violence. Others have simply been “disappeared,” sometimes with no witnesses and no paper trail. […]

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