Noam Chomsky | The Doomsday Clock, Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival
Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch
Chomsky writes: "In January 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its famous Doomsday Clock to three minutes before midnight, a threat level that had not been reached for 30 years. Since then, there has been good reason to consider moving the hands even closer to doomsday."
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Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch
Chomsky writes: "In January 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its famous Doomsday Clock to three minutes before midnight, a threat level that had not been reached for 30 years. Since then, there has been good reason to consider moving the hands even closer to doomsday."
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Call for Bombing ISIS After Orlando Shooting That ISIS Didn't Direct
Zaid Jilani, The Intercept
Jilani writes: "Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reacted to the Orlando shooting with evidence that they can agree on at least one thing: bombing people. Both candidates called for an escalation of the U.S.-led bombing campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq."
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Zaid Jilani, The Intercept
Jilani writes: "Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reacted to the Orlando shooting with evidence that they can agree on at least one thing: bombing people. Both candidates called for an escalation of the U.S.-led bombing campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq."
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Baltimore Officer Testifies That Freddie Gray Asked for Help During Fatal Van Ride
Breanna Edwards, The Root
Edwards writes: "Baltimore Police Officer William Porter testified at the trial of fellow Police Officer Caesar Goodson that Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal neck injury, had asked for help while being transported in a police van the day he was injured."
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Breanna Edwards, The Root
Edwards writes: "Baltimore Police Officer William Porter testified at the trial of fellow Police Officer Caesar Goodson that Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal neck injury, had asked for help while being transported in a police van the day he was injured."
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Abortion Providers, Opponents Brace for US High Court Decision
Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Hurley writes: "The Supreme Court is due to rule by the end of June on whether the Texas law, which imposes strict regulations on abortion doctors and clinic facilities, violates a woman's constitutional right to end her pregnancy as set out in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling."
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Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Hurley writes: "The Supreme Court is due to rule by the end of June on whether the Texas law, which imposes strict regulations on abortion doctors and clinic facilities, violates a woman's constitutional right to end her pregnancy as set out in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling."
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LGBT Survivors of Orlando Shooting Can Legally Be Fired Under Florida Law
Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress
Covert writes: "Any gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender survivors of the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman on U.S. soil could show up at work on Monday morning, only to be fired from their jobs for their identity and find themselves without any protection from their state's laws."
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Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress
Covert writes: "Any gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender survivors of the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman on U.S. soil could show up at work on Monday morning, only to be fired from their jobs for their identity and find themselves without any protection from their state's laws."
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Refugee Children Face Rape and Death on Europe Journey: UNICEF
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Migrant and refugee children making the perilous journey to Europe to escape war and poverty face possible beatings, rape and forced labor in addition to risk of drowning in the Mediterranean, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Migrant and refugee children making the perilous journey to Europe to escape war and poverty face possible beatings, rape and forced labor in addition to risk of drowning in the Mediterranean, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday."
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Desalination Breakthrough: Saving the Sea From Salt
Erica Gies, Scientific American
Gies writes: "Farid Benyahia wants to solve two environmental problems at once: excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and excess salt in the Persian Gulf (aka the Arabian Gulf)."
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Erica Gies, Scientific American
Gies writes: "Farid Benyahia wants to solve two environmental problems at once: excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and excess salt in the Persian Gulf (aka the Arabian Gulf)."
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