In 2018, I closely followed the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which multiple individuals and groups were involved, such as Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, SCL Group, and a network of wealthy donors. I felt that the connections between these actors could not be captured merely by the articles written in various journals and I envisioned a tool […]
Marjorie Cohn: Daniel Ellsberg Calls Chelsea Manning “an American Hero”
Two years after being released from prison where she had served seven years for exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Chelsea Manning was jailed once again for refusing to answer questions before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. “I will not comply with this, or any other grand jury,” Manning declared in a written statement. […]
Marjorie Cohn: Trump Moves the World Closer to “Doomsday”
In 1987, the United States and the Soviet Union adopted the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in an effort to eliminate missiles on hair-trigger alert for nuclear war due to their short flight times. It was the first time the two countries agreed to destroy nuclear weapons. That treaty outlawed nearly 2,700 ballistic or land-based cruise missiles with a range of […]
Is Beauty Political?
Children battling unhealthy body images need a different narrative about beauty Social media companies are putting profits before children, policy makers in the UK are arguing. Last week, Jackie Doyle-Price, the minister for mental health and suicide prevention, called for Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram to be treated like publishers that are responsible for the content […]
Elk Grove CA Activists Prove Home Prices Drop Near 5G Antennae: See How They Fought Off 5G
House values and cell antennas One reason you would not want a Close Proximity Microwave Radiation Antenna (CPMRA) in front of or near your home is that it will lower the value of your home. This is one of the reasons cities and towns should limit and regulate the permitting of CPMRAs to the greatest […]
US Citizenship, My Journey: US Seems to Deter Idealistic Young People with Hurdles
President Trump’s recent travel ban and the family separation policy facing undocumented immigrants at the Texas border, have both gotten many potential and current immigrants of all kinds, rattled about their statuses. I happen to be one of them. Three years ago I started the tedious process of seeking permanent United States residency. I was […]
SB-320: Should Public Universities Offer Abortions Via the Pill? NYU Student Nishka Dhawan Responds to Serrin Foster, President of Feminists For Life
California’s potential new legislation, SB-320, would require CA state colleges to offer abortion pills to students, at university health centres. DailyClout’s full article about the bill is here. Over 3.4 million undergraduate students are mothers, as Feminists for Life President Serrin Foster points out. Of these, 43% of all undergraduate students who are parenting are […]
Free Speech or Safety on Campus: Why Do We Have To Choose?
The United States is supposed to be a country in which free speech is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution. But is it really — on American college campuses? Colleges and Universities are supposed to be places that prepare millennials for the future. But many of them have decided to slap tape on […]
Immigration Fairness Act – A Fix to the Green Card Backlog?
Recently, there has been a lot of debate on the influx of immigrants into the country. Additionally, there has been a significant backlog on green cards — citizens of some countries like China and India may have to wait decades to gain employment and citizenship status in America. The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act of […]
Pres. Trump Bans Transgender Individuals From U.S. Military
Do transgender individuals in the military weaken the military’s effectiveness? Early Wednesday morning, President Trump announced via Twitter a ban on all transgender individuals from serving in the military. He attributed this change in policy to “tremendous medical costs.” Fact-checking this premise, some asked the Pentagon to clarify how many transgender soldiers and officers there […]