British and Israeli governments condemn pledge by 343 professors and lecturers who criticise what they call ‘Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land’ Palestinian protesters run from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank. Photograph: Emad Drimly/Xinhua Press/Corbis Peter Walker and Ian Black More than 300 academics from dozens of British universities have pledged to boycott Israeli academic institutions in protest at what they call intolerable human rights violations against the Palestinian people. The declaration, by 343 professors and lecturers, is printed in a full-page advertisement…
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“New Snowden” Leak Exposes Brutal Drone Program: 90% “Whoops, Our Bad”
A new anonymous whistleblower has elaborated on the US drone program abroad and some of the questionable activity taking place under President Obama’s watch. It was always know that there were kill lists involved, but it turns out that the situation is much worse than we expected. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down.
Marines Expose Afghan Army’s Child Sex Slaves
The policy has endured as American forces have recruited and organized Afghan militias to help hold territory against the Taliban. But soldiers and Marines have been increasingly troubled that instead of weeding out pedophiles, the American military was arming them in some cases and placing them as the commanders of villages — and doing little when they began abusing children.”*
Heathcare USA Vs Canadian
Canadian couple Jennifer Huculak and her husband have been saddled with a medical bill of nearly $1 million after she gave birth to her daughter in the U.S.
Join Sir Tim Berners-Lee for a day of inspiration with The Guardian, Observer and Rolex | Technology | theguardian.com
Join Sir Tim Berners-Lee for a day of inspiration with The Guardian, Observer and Rolex | Technology | theguardian.com.
Want to grow the UK economy? Invest in green energy – environment – 10 September 2014 – New Scientist
Want to grow the UK economy? Invest in green energy – environment – 10 September 2014 – New Scientist.
Record sea ice around Antarctica due to global warming – environment – 17 September 2014 – New Scientist
Record sea ice around Antarctica due to global warming – environment – 17 September 2014 – New Scientist.
ISIS Is Not A Threat To The West (but will be)
American intelligence agencies have concluded that it poses no immediate threat to the United States. Some officials and terrorism experts believe that the actual danger posed by ISIS has been distorted in hours of television punditry and alarmist statements by politicians, and that there has been little substantive public debate about the unintended consequences of expanding American military action in the Middle East
UK government reviewing £8bn of arms sales to Israel | World news | theguardian.com
UK government reviewing £8bn of arms sales to IsraelMinisters say contracts for military equipment will be individually examined to ensure they are not being used in Gaza offensive via UK government reviewing £8bn of arms sales to Israel | World news | theguardian.com.
Holocaust Survivor Mourns What Israel Has Become
Vince Cable moves to ban zero-hours contract exclusivity clauses | UK news | The Guardian
Vince Cable moves to ban zero-hours contract exclusivity clauses | UK news | The Guardian.
Zero hours contracts
News UK news Zero-hours contracts Vince Cable moves to ban zero-hours contract exclusivity clauses Bill introduced on Wednesday aims to clamp down on abuses, but critics say it is not enough to fully protect workers Share 152 inShare25 Email Phillip Inman, economics correspondent The Guardian, Wednesday 25 June 2014 Jump to comments (434) zero hours Vince Cable has announced moves to ban exclusivity clauses in the contracts. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Vince Cable has warned “unscrupulous employers” that he would ban clauses in zero-hours contracts that prevent workers…