World news
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1 week agoCuba sent doctors. Washington sent a destroyer.
The US blockade on Cuba perpetuates a cycle of oppression and misunderstanding, undermining solidarity and freedom for the island's people.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week agoNorth Carolina Republicans Are Trying to Give One of the Country's Most Partisan Judges a Frightening New Power
The proposal is the North Carolina GOP's latest attack on the state bar, a government agency that regulates lawyers. If this proposal becomes law, the same Republicans who have targeted Democratic justices with bogus ethics charges will control the committee that decides when lawyers violate ethics rules.
SF politics
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoMyanmar parliament dominated by pro-military party convenes after 5 years
Myanmar's new parliament convened after elections dominated by the pro-military USDP, with major opposition parties barred from participation and military maintaining significant institutional control.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month agoVideo: Opinion | The Government's A.I. Alignment Problem
AI alignment is fundamentally a political question about instantiating different moral philosophies into systems, and government pressure on AI companies signals potential suppression of diverse values.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month agoIran's supreme leader dead at 86: Who was Ali Khamenei?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei increasingly claimed divine authority, stating God spoke through him and positioning himself as God's representative on Earth while maintaining absolute control over Iran's state affairs for over three decades.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Mercury News
10 months agoLetters: South Bay ICE raids are targeting hard-working people
ICE raids target hard-working individuals, leading to feelings of insecurity and violation of rights.
Media outlets must resist pressure from political figures to maintain journalistic integrity.
fromwww.dw.com
10 months agoBurundi votes in election with opposition sidelined DW 06/05/2025
The ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party, led by President Evariste Ndayishimiye, faces little electoral threat after a series of moves neutralized its primary rival, the National Freedom Council (CNL).
UK news
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 year agoOpinion | Politicians Shouldn't Get to Delete Inconvenient Facts
Researchers logging onto the website Data.gov in January discovered a digital void where roughly 2,000 data sets were once cataloged. No warning, no explanation just the quiet deletion of knowledge.
Digital life
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