Above photo: CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin standing outside of General Dynamics’ headquarters in Reston, Virginia holding a sign that reads “General Dynamics kills babies”. Benjamin interrupted last year’s General Dynamics shareholder meeting on May 5, 2021. On May 4, General Dynamics held its annual shareholder meeting. This meeting took place virtually, possibly in response to last year when shareholders were able to directly engage with the General Dynamics Board and ask how they justify the destruction and death their weapons cause. CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin was able to use her shareholder question last year to ask CEO Phoebe Novakovic how she […]
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The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has asked for public comments regarding privacy and civil liberties issues concerning the government’s efforts to counter domestic terrorism. On April 25, 2022, Defending Rights & Dissent submitted public comments calling attention specifically to the FBI’s counterterrorism efforts’ implications for First Amendment-Protected Activities. You can read the full comments here. Defending Rights & Dissent (DRAD) is a national civil liberties organization founded in 1960 and based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to strengthen our participatory democracy by protecting the right to political expression. The right to free speech faces enumerable threats, but we […]
Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave Of Lawsuits By Isabella Kaminski, DeSmog. March 17, 2022 Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave Of Lawsuits2022-03-172022-03-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220317.webp200px200px Above Photo: Shell in Japan, 2012. Kakidai. Individuals are expected to be a growing target of legal action on climate change, with activists, investors, and regulators looking carefully at how companies and their boards disclose and respond to climate risks. Boards should prepare for legal action based on their response to climate change, a DeSmog investigation has found. Lawyers, insurers, and campaigners have been anticipating litigation against company directors for some time and say the chances […]
Above Photo: Jane Holl Lute, special coordinator on improving the U.N. response to sexual exploitation and abuse, being interviewed by U.N. news outlets in 2016. U.N. Photo / Mark Garten. If Jane Holl Lute’s many endeavors outside the U.N. passed the institution’s ethics test, her latest gig became more complicated. Jane Holl Lute is in high demand. In 2020, on top of her two high-level United Nations jobs, the American diplomat has juggled other numerous executive roles on corporate and/or nonprofit boards, earning more than $900,000, according to public records. Lute was the U.N. envoy for Cyprus until she resigned in August, […]
Above Photo: Fired-up Scranton educators sang “Solidarity Forever” as they marched out of the school board meeting Tuesday night, ready to strike the next morning. Scranton Federation of Teachers. It was a long time coming, but when 400 members of the Scranton Federation of Teachers marched out of the school board meeting Tuesday night singing “Solidarity Forever,” they were strike-ready. The school board had just given the go-ahead to cut off educators’ health insurance if they went on strike. This after dozens of teachers and para-educators had spoken about the devastating cuts that students and teachers have endured over the last […]
Nurse Fired During Fight For PPE Now Facing Board Of Nursing Investigation By We Do The Work, Popular Resistance. December 1, 2020 Nurse Fired During Fight For PPE Now Facing Board Of Nursing Investigation2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/press-statement-image-e1606828241468.jpg200px200px Cliff Willmeng, RN of 13 years, Union Steward, and Whistleblower, Has January 7, 2021, Date Set for Union Arbitration: Local and National Defense Campaign Mobilizing Now. Cliff Willmeng, the RN employed at Allina Health’s United Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota, who was fired during workplace struggles for frontline safety and patient care, received notification that Allina Health reported him to the Minnesota Board of Nursing last week. […]
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said he will not quarantine after being on board the same airplane with a crew member who tested positive for the coronavirus, saying he was far away and wearing a N-95 mask. “My COVID test from last night came back negative,” Biden tweeted on Thursday evening, just before the platform unexpectedly crashed. “Not only was the individual 50+ feet [15 meters] away and wearing a mask, but I was wearing an N-95 mask,” he added. “My doctors have advised that there is no need for me to quarantine.” Not only was the individual 50+ feet away […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/32/1078603276_0:0:2730:1537_1200x675_80_0_0_a58ba2bd2f2b109af068401a765d72e9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202010101080733783-leeds-woman-charged-after-attempting-to-board-flight-carrying-19m-in-cash-at-london-airport/ A woman was detained by airport security at Terminal 2 of London’s Heathrow airport on 3 October as she attempted to board a flight to Dubai carrying the equivalent of nearly 2 million dollars in cash hidden in her luggage. A woman has been charged with money laundering on Saturday after she was arrested at a London airport after she was discover carrying millions in cash rolled up in her luggage – the largest money haul crackdown of this year, according to authorities. British citizen Tara Hanlon, 30, was seized on 3 October while carrying […]
Wantaway Barcelona ace Lionel Messi could still be persuaded to stay at the Camp Nou, according to a man who was recently dumped from the Catalan club, Luis Suarez. Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has swapped Barcelona for Atletico Madrid, but said that his friend and teammate will likely prefer to remain at his boyhood club, if things behind the scenes can settle down and create an atmosphere the Argentine ace can enjoy again. Messi attempted to engineer a move away from Barca in the summer, but after a very public back-and-forth with the club, agreed to stay until his current contract […]
Former New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford, shown here waving to fans in 2016, has died at the age of 91. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption toggle caption Kathy Willens/AP Former New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford, shown here waving to fans in 2016, has died at the age of 91. Kathy Willens/AP Legendary New York Yankee Whitey Ford, the southpaw pitcher whose dominance during the 1950s and 1960s helped cement the Bronx Bombers as perennial champions, has died. He was 91. The Yankees announced his death on their official Twitter page, calling Ford “one of the best lefties to ever toe […]
A county elections board in Ohio has confirmed that nearly 50,000 voters received “inaccurate” ballots in the mail, vowing to correct the error while fending off charges from President Donald Trump that the vote has been “rigged.” Election officials in Franklin County – Ohio’s most populous region and home to the state capital of Columbus – said on Friday that tens of thousands of erroneous ballots were sent out to voters, caused by a mishap with a machine that loads the ballots into mailing envelopes. The elections board has promised to remedy the mistake in a matter of days. “The board […]
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a blockchain advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., announced Wednesday that former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has joined the group’s board of advisors. In a press statement emailed to CoinDesk, the blockchain advocacy group also said Visa, Goldman Sachs and Six Digital Exchange (SDX) have joined the group as executive committee members. Source link
General Keith Alexander, ex-director of the National Security Agency, who oversaw illegal mass spying on Americans, has been appointed to Amazon’s board of directors, drawing the ire of privacy advocates, including Edward Snowden. Amazon announced that Alexander, who served as NSA director from 2005 up to his retirement in March 2014, will join the company’s board on Wednesday. “We’re thrilled to elect a new member to our Board of Directors this month. Welcome, General Keith Alexander!” the tech giant said in a statement on Twitter. However, some, including the ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden, were less than “thrilled” about the appointment. Also […]
A U.S. Postal Service board member, who reportedly played a key role in the selection of Louis DeJoy to lead the agency, called the Black Lives Matter movement violent and floated a conspiracy theory that it may be financially backed by foreign entities. In June, John M. Barger, who serves on the Postal Service’s six-member Board of Governors, engaged in a back-and-forth on LinkedIn with a contact in Hong Kong. The exchange is publicly accessible on Barger’s profile on the platform. It began with that contact posting a photo of the strict public health measures in effect in Hong Kong due […]
Lionel Messi is seeking a meeting with the Barcelona top brass to avoid an ugly and protracted exit from the club, according to reports. The Argentine is, however, still intent on leaving the club this summer. Messi stunned the footballing world this week when he informed the Barcelona hierarchy that he wanted to leave this summer. The 33-year-old asserted that he could walk away for free, citing a disputed contract clause which the club insists has already expired. Instead, Barcelona bosses claim Messi remains tied to the club until the summer of 2021, with an official release clause of €700 million […]
The organisation bills itself as an international aid agency that provides humanitarian relief to over 40 countries in the world irrespective of gender, race, or religious belief. Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband once described the organisation as representing “the values that bind Britain together as a liberal democracy.” The full board of the UK’s largest Muslim charity set to resign on Sunday following revelations that one of its directors praised terrorists and engaged in anti-Semitic slurs on social media, according to The Times. Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), which is based in the city of Birmingham, has admitted that a number of […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, while visiting Capitol Hill earlier this month. DeJoy is set to testify before Senate and House panels in the coming days over his controversial plans to cut costs at the sprawling postal service, which many Democrats fear could slow the delivery of mail ballots this fall. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, while visiting Capitol Hill earlier this month. DeJoy is set to testify before Senate and House panels in the coming days over his controversial plans to cut costs at the sprawling postal service, which many Democrats fear […]
The US Air Force said it is probing a near-miss between a plane carrying President Donald Trump and an object believed to be a drone. The close call came just before the craft touched down at Andrews Air Base in Maryland. The 89th Airlift Wing said it “is aware of the report” and that “the matter is under review,” in a brief statement on Monday, adding that the aircraft carrying the president – a Boeing C-32A, modeled on the 757 – “landed safely without incident.” The potentially disastrous mishap unfolded on Sunday, first reported by the AFP’s Sebastian Smith, who was […]
Texas medical board takes warning shot at Dr. Stella Immanuel, others touting COVID ‘cure’ by Todd Ackerman/Houston Chronicle In an apparent warning shot at Dr. Stella Immanuel, the Texas agency that regulates the practice of medicine has advised physicians it can take action against those who promise a cure for COVID-19. The Texas Medical Board issued a statement about such claims Friday, just a few days after Immanuel, a Houston pastor-doctor, very publicly touted hydroxychloroquine as a cure for the disease. Numerous studies have found the drug does not show any benefit against COVID-19 and the Food and Drug Administration has cautioned about its use […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107120/14/1071201459_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_d2c22a06c6ad1fd2db0581cd93c06be3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008051080074680-rusada-supervisory-board-recommends-dismissing-agencys-ceo/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The meeting of the RUSADA’s supervisory board, which includes its chairman Alexander Ivlev and vice-president Vladimir Chekhonin, as well as Khrychikov, Igor Vasilchenko, Yelena Isinbayeva, Sergey Ryazansky and Andrey Strokin, was held on Wednesday. The supervisory board of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) recommended the organisation’s founders to consider dismissal of CEO Yuri Ganus after discussing audit results that revealed violations in the activities of the organization’s management, Supervisory Board member Sergei Khrychikov said. Earlier, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov said that an in-depth audit found […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The controversy around the centuries-old Hindu-Muslim row over the actual ownership of a piece of land doesn’t seem to be dying, despite India’s Supreme Court settling the dispute in 2019. A grand Ram Temple will be built on land where the 16th century Babri Mosque once stood, following the court’s verdict last year. As all eyes are set on the foundation-laying of the Ram Temple in India’s Ayodhya city by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has stated that the conversion of Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque is a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107312/81/1073128183_0:73:1400:860_1200x675_80_0_0_9d1383a8e34672666ac323697e41f20b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202008041080053174-nord-stream-2-construction-can-continue-danish-energy-appeal-board-states/ The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline can continue, as no one has appealed Copenhagen’s decision allowing the use of anchored ships for the works, the Danish Energy Board of Appeal announced Tuesday. The appeal board said it had not been petitioned against July’s decision of the Danish Energy Agency to allow Nord Stream 2 AG to use pipe-laying vessels with anchors in the country’s waters. The company may resume construction on Tuesday, the board said. Previously, Copenhagen confirmed that the pipeline’s route is outside the zone of risk of contact with WWII-era […]
James Murdoch has resigned from the board of his family’s news behemoth, News Corp, due to disagreements over editorial content published by the company’s notoriously right-wing outlets, The Daily Beast has confirmed. “Mr. Murdoch informed the Company that his resignation was due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions,” a company statement said. The move comes a little over six months since Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son issued a stunning rebuke of his family’s media empire and its promotion of climate-change skeptics during Australia’s bushfire crisis. “Kathryn and James’ views on climate […]
Dear Mr. Hasbro, Again, thank you for providing me with my fondest childhood memories of sitting around the card table with my family playing board games. We have been doing a lot of that again lately and only wish there was a new exciting board we could enjoy that reflected these uncertain times teeming with strife and boredom. I’m sure your company will recall that in the past I have pitched you some ideas inspired by my favorite Parker Bros. games like Trouble, Sorry!, Aggravation, Risk, and Headache. I had made the mistake, I realize now, of trying to second guess […]
The Czech National Bank’s Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now. Source link
Top cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase will release a white paper detailing a way to comply with the Financial Action Task Force’s “Travel Rule.” Source link
Harvard University is again caught up in controversy over a name that some students and alumni have found to be racially offensive, as an activist group is pressing the Ivy League school to rename its Board of Overseers. The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard is taking issue with the word “overseers” because it harkens back to slavery. The men hired by plantation owners to supervise and violently control slaves were called overseers. The activist group has been urging individual members of Harvard’s second-highest governing body to get rid of the word “overseers” in its name since 2017, and with anti-racism protesters […]
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A former bank exec has said he will help “transform” BitMEX, just a week after the crypto derivatives exchange launched a new corporate service. Announced Tuesday, BitMEX owner HDR Global Trading said David Wong – a former deputy CEO at Bank of China, the second-largest bank in Hong Kong – will join its board as a non-executive chairman to help grow and turn the Seychelles-based entity into a “world-class financial technology company.” Wong had previously been the South-East Asian head of Dutch bank ABN AMRO, before heading up the financial markets division at Bank of China. Since leaving the latter bank […]
Chicago School Board Votes To Keep Police Contract — For Now By Nader Issa, Chicago Sun Times. June 26, 2020 Chicago School Board Votes To Keep Police Contract — For Now2020-06-262020-06-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/cps.png200px200px Above photo: Chicago Teachers Union members and hundreds of supporters march through the Loop to call for the Chicago Board of Education to vote to end a $33 million contract between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Police Department, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times. Protesters demanded CPS oust cops from schools at demonstrations Wednesday downtown and outside the home of Board President Miguel del Valle. Chicago’s school board has […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107928/71/1079287199_0:0:3111:1749_1200x675_80_0_0_64a4cc59f97fec659e5f08b755cbaa54.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202006111079580794-imf-executive-board-decides-to-allocate-594-million-to-help-guatemala-fight-covid-19/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it had satisfied Guatemala’s request for a $594 million financial support amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Guatemala’s request for emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) equivalent to SDR 428.6 million (100 percent of quota, or about US$ 594 million at today’s exchange rate). The RFI will help the country meet the urgent balance of payments needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and catalyze additional funding from other development partners”, […]
Nine national board members of the National Organization for Women are calling on the president, Toni Van Pelt, to resign after a Daily Beast investigation revealed a pattern of racism at the storied women rights group. The revolt comes as the organization’s black vice president says she has also been the subject of discrimination and tokenism—and was not even personally consulted before NOW sent out a statement on the death of George Floyd. “I was so upset and mad I called my mom crying,” Christian Nunes told The Daily Beast. As The Daily Beast reported this week, interviews and internal documents […]
Cathy Barrera, a CoinDesk columnist, is a founding economist at Prysm Group, an economic advisory group, and was chief economist at ZipRecruiter. She has a PhD in business economics from Harvard. On May 6, Facebook announced the members of its new oversight board. They include a Nobel Laureate, a former Prime Minister, judges, journalists, and academics. The response was decidedly lukewarm. In January, when Facebook announced the board’s by-laws, critics asserted they did not go far enough in giving power to the board. More bluntly, some critics declared the board toothless. With this latest announcement, it is clear the by-laws are not […]