Embracing The Gifts Of Conflict For Social Change By Jovida Ross and Weyam Ghadbiano, Turning Towards Each Other. October 19, 2020 Embracing The Gifts Of Conflict For Social Change2020-10-192020-10-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/conflict-e1603108479671.png200px200px Above image: By Shirien Damra. As a collective, we are living in unprecedented times. The triple pandemic of COVID-19, white supremacy, and capitalist-driven climate crisis has intensified survival fears and made the structural oppression we are living under […]
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…from SouthFront.org The West is facing an unprecedented threat to its hegemony, as more agile, innovative, and cohesive non-Western powers are growing by leaps and bounds, to the point of making a transition to a global non-Western hegemony for the first time in history. During the last five centuries, the baton had passed from one European power to the next, and ultimately to the United States. […]
With the US inching ever closer to Election Day, observers are weighing in on how Washington’s foreign policy towards the UK might change given the Brexit realities and heated debate over Britain’s Internal Market Bill. British academics have discussed possible post-Brexit scenarios in case Joe Biden wins or Donald Trump stays in the Oval Office. The Internal Market Bill championed by the Boris Johnson cabinet has […]
It was low tide on the north shore of Boston when Steve Kearns felt the mosquito bite that would land him in a hospital with West Nile Virus disease for a week. “For at least six months after that, I felt like every five minutes I was being run over by a truck,” Kearns says. “I couldn’t work, I couldn’t walk very well and I couldn’t […]
Ripple’s Chris Larsen threatened to leave the U.S. if the country’s stance on crypto doesn’t soon change, Fortune reported. Source link
British coal drove the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century but the last deep mine, at Kellingley in Yorkshire, closed in 2015. But now plans are afoot to build a new pit in Cumbria, which could start producing coal as early as 2022. Climate change activists are urging government minister Robert Jenrick to block plans for Britain’s a new deep coal mine, the first to be built […]
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images The fires in Washington are […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106995/49/1069954969_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_aa4229c029a2fe76fadd548c8812a36d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010041080662566-iss-crew-instructed-to-resolve-air-leak-issue-before-mission-change-in-mid-october/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The current expedition on the International Space Station (ISS) has been tasked with fixing the air leak in the Russian Zvezda module before the arrival of the next crew later in mid-October, according to instructions sent from the Moscow Mission Control Centre. “The rate of leakage … is of the order of 0.9 millimetres [on the […]
pinterest.com Joshua Tree Is First Plant to be Placed on the California Endangered Species Act Despite prevailing through many cycles of ice ages and warming periods, a study from last year suggests that at the current rate of climate change, only 0.02 percent of Joshua trees’ habitat will remain by the end of the century. https://t.co/ih52fmk88x — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 1, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: […]
youtube.com Flowers are Developing Their Own Sunscreen To adapt to climate change, some flowers are darkening their hue to protect themselves from the sun’s radiation, new research shows. https://t.co/fu535NnraI — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 2, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Ultraviolet pigments in flowers have increased over the past 75 years in response to increasing temperatures and thinning ozone layer. Humans cannot see this change but it […]
Many Superfund Sites Are Dangerously Threatened By Climate Change By David Hasemyer and Lise Olsen, Inside Climate News. September 29, 2020 Many Superfund Sites Are Dangerously Threatened By Climate Change2020-09-292020-09-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/superfund.jpg200px200px Barrett, Texas – Fred Barrett thought he’d wait out Hurricane Harvey at his home in this town outside Houston, founded by his great-grandfather in 1889. He prepared for heavy rain, wind and flooding. But when the […]
Unfounded UN Report On Venezuela Used As Regime Change Tool By the US Peace Council. September 29, 2020 Unfounded UN Report On Venezuela Used As Regime Change Tool2020-09-292020-09-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/vzelections-e1601393814213.jpg200px200px Above photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters. The United Nations Human Rights Council issued a report* by the Independent Mission to Determine the Facts in Venezuela (Independent Mission), which accuses Venezuela of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment committed since 2014.” […]
In August 2019, the world’s best-known teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg made a grand carbon-neutral journey to attend September’s UN Climate Action Summit in New York. After floating across the Atlantic Ocean for 15 days, the Swede appeared in front of the assembly to lambast the world’s leaders with her famous “how dare you” speech. A young climate change activist from Britain made an eye-catching trip to […]
Benji Backer, president of the American Conservation Coalition, testifies about climate change during a U.S. House hearing in 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Benji Backer, president of the American Conservation Coalition, testifies about climate change during a U.S. House hearing in 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images Think “climate change activist” and a young, liberal student may come to mind. A recent […]
On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it was imposing “UN” sanctions on the Iranian Defence Ministry and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for what Washington called aiding Tehran’s weapons programmes. Iranian analyst Mani Mehrabi has explained what’s behind the failure of the US to gain international support for its Iran policy. “Our actions today are a warning that should be heard worldwide: No matter who you […]
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is leading an effort to ensure climate is addressed at every presidential debate this cycle. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is leading an effort to ensure climate is addressed at every presidential debate this cycle. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal When President Trump […]
Fellow CNN host Chris Cuomo tried to point out to Don Lemon that judges cannot re-write the US constitution, and Democrats would need a three-quarters majority in every one of the 50 state legislatures to do so, but Lemon was unperturbed. CNN Tonight presenter Don Lemon has urged US presidential candidate Joe Biden “blow up the entire system” if elected. During his nightly handover exchange with […]
Democrat’s Climate Change Lies By Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. September 20, 2020 Democrat’s Climate Change Lies2020-09-202020-09-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/fr__845x400.jpeg200px200px The Republicans lie about the harm they do to the planet, and the Democrats lie and pretend they’re not doing the very same things. “The Democrats have turned their backs on their own timid, mealy mouthed proclamations of concern.” In recent weeks a combination of drought and record breaking […]
Venezuela Foils CIA Terror Plot; Pompeo On Regime Change Tour By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. September 19, 2020 Venezuela Foils CIA Terror Plot; Pompeo On Regime Change Tour2020-09-192020-09-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/tarek-william-saab_edited-e1600522819529.jpg200px200px Above photo: Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab holds a photo of bullets he says were seized with other weapons in connection with what the government calls a failed attack over the weekend aimed at overthrowing President Nicolás Maduro, […]
Climate Change Will Force A New American Migration By Abrahm Lustgarten, Pro Publica. September 17, 2020 Climate Change Will Force A New American Migration2020-09-172020-09-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/fire1.png200px200px Above photo: Firefighter Zach Leisure working to contain the Ranch 2 Fire near Azusa last month. Meridith Kohut for The New York Times. Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become […]
Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg, pictured in 2019, tells NPR there’s “real appetite for people to find out more for themselves” when it comes to climate change and factual information. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg, pictured in 2019, tells NPR there’s “real appetite for people to find out more for themselves” when […]
In the last two years, Venezuela has thwarted a coup attempt organised by opposition leader Juan Guaido, one attempt to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro, and energy outages reportedly caused by sabotage. These events were linked by Caracas directly or indirectly to the US, which has been seeking to unseat Maduro. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro reported on 11 September that the country’s authorities captured a spy who […]
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Canada’s Regime Change Efforts In Nicaragua Rife With Hypocrisy September 7, 2020 Canada’s Regime Change Efforts In Nicaragua Rife With Hypocrisy2020-09-072020-09-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/nicaragua_flag-e1599514233873.jpg200px200px Above photo: A woman stands near a burning barricade holding Nicaraguan flag, April 2018. Canada is supporting US efforts to overthrow Nicaragua’s government. A recently leaked USAID document highlights “the breadth and complexity of the US government’s plan to interfere in Nicaragua’s internal affairs up to and […]
An Ethereum smart contract feature that offers rebates for fees has developers scratching their heads, wondering if they should toss the old code in light of an exponential rise in transaction costs. Called gas tokens, these smart contract loopholes are a way to send transactions on the cheap by “tokenzing” gas, the fees paid for running computations on-chain. The feature allows an Ethereum user to buy […]
As she was putting together her portfolio collection during her last year as a fashion student at Parsons School of Design, Najla A. Burt called her mother for help. She needed to come up with a name for her clothing line. “We had a conversation around why she should not make her label her name,” Cynthia Burt, Najla’s mother, recalled in an interview with The Daily […]
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and other Democratic Party leaders claim that US President Donald Trump will appear to win on election night only to lose once millions of mail-in votes are counted. They say he is already laying the ground to claim ballot fraud and refuse to concede defeat. US Democratic Party Senate leader Chuck Schumer has backed Bernie Sanders’ call for a plan for the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107869/93/1078699307_0:105:1201:780_1200x675_80_0_0_91ed5a2df4bcb5ae41f197d4c7d67957.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008311080330811-lakes-help-protect-oceans-from-climate-change-by-holding-50-more-water-nasa-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Shrinking glaciers due to climate change have increased the volume of water stored in glacier-fed lakes by about half since 1990, buffering an anticipated rise in sea-levels from glacial melt, NASA reported in a press release on Monday. “In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that […]
The five largest fires in California history have occurred since 2003, a sign that climate change is making extreme wildfires more frequent. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images The upshot of climate change is that everyone alive is destined to experience unprecedented disasters. The most powerful hurricanes, the most intense wildfires, the most prolonged heat waves and the […]
Testing contacts of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus is common public health practice. New CDC guidelines make it optional. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Testing contacts of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus is common public health practice. New CDC guidelines make it optional. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via […]
Belarus Opposition Candidate Revealed As Western Regime Change Puppet By Steve Topple, Peace Data. August 25, 2020 Belarus Opposition Candidate Revealed As Western Regime Change Puppet2020-08-252020-08-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/st-e1598397061790.jpg200px200px Above photo: Svetlana Tikhanovskayas (center). AP. Belarus’s political and social landscape grows more complex and precarious as time passes, with the aftermath of the recent election still unfolding. But what has already become apparent is that in this game of […]
US President Donald Trump called the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency use authorization to treat COVID-19 with convalescent plasma a “historic announcement” on Sunday, but there isn’t enough data to tout it as a breakthrough, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, assistant professor of viral pathogenesis at the University of Manitoba, told Sputnik. The technique uses plasma donated from survivors of the novel coronavirus to treat patients currently […]
After an evening of unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Wisconsin authorities vowed that “justice will be served” as the city of Kenosha imposed a curfew and the governor called in the National Guard. A video of the shooting that was recorded by a bystander appears to show a Kenosha police officer shooting the Black 29-year-old several times at point-blank range as he tried […]