Maddow “Gets in the robot”
In a scathing op ed, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC goes on a 20 minute tirade about the historical...
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Category: Reform
A review of the UN Security Council Resolution 2482, on Organized Crime and Counter-Terrorism.
This article was authored by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Last month, the United Nations Security Council...
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Rauner signs medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative
A measure that could dramatically expand access to medical marijuana in Illinois — making it...
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Republicans Finally Kill Off Valuable Medical Database
Experts say the database of carefully curated medical guidelines is one of a kind, used constantly by medical professionals, and on July 16 will ‘go dark’ due to budget cuts.
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The US Gets a “Win” at the UN — And No Other Country had to “Lose.”
the United Nations approved a major overhaul of how the institution organizes itself to prevent conflict and promote peace and security. This was the first major reform of the UN’s peace and security apparatus in decades
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Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy
Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Read MoreWhat War Games Tell Us About the Use of Cyber Weapons in a Crisis
Dr. Jacquelyn G. Schneider is an assistant professor and affiliate faculty at the Center for Cyber Conflict Studies at the U.S. Naval War College. This article represents her views alone and do not represent those of the U.S. Naval War College, the U.S. Navy, or the Department of Defense.
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Russia and China See in Trump Era a Chance to Roll Back Human Rights Promotion at U.N.
As the United States retreats from the world, Moscow and Beijing seek to gut U.N. programs, cut staff.
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Will Shujaat Bukhari’s assassination finally force India to wake up?
Shujaat Bukhari, one of Kashmir’s foremost journalists, was assassinated Thursday, the eve of Eid,...
Read MoreIraqi cleric Sadr announces disarmament initiative
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Friday for a nationwide disarmament campaign and announced his Baghdad stronghold would be first to disarm just two days after an ammunitions cache exploded there...
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Calls for end to one-party rule will not cease, Hong Kong’s June 4 vigil organiser vows
Hongkongers are preparing to mark the 29th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on Monday...
Read MoreThe United Nations chief announced a bold new vision for global disarmament
“The United Nations was created with the goal of eliminating war as an instrument of foreign policy,” Secretary-General António Guterres said, unveiling his new agenda, entitled, Securing Our Common Future, at the University of...
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