From National Security ArchiveWashington, D.C., September 24, 2020 - When White House lawyers tried to block publication of former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book, The Room Where it Happened, a National Security Council classification specialist confronted them, suggesting they were only intervening "because the most powerful man in the world said … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/collage_3.jpg?itok=C4AIhxyN" width="100" height="100" alt="The Bolton Book Saga" title="The Bolton Book Saga"></div></div>
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Donald Trump Has Done One Good Thing — He’s Desacralized the American Presidency
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Happy 100th Birthday to the Communist Party of Australia
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Facebook's Content-Moderation Policies Are a Hot Mess
From CommonDreamsI confess: I still have a Facebook account. This might seem unusual for someone who works on curbing the spread of hate speech online. Much of my feed consists of puppies, babies and posts from my local Buy Nothing Group. Your Facebook feed probably looks a lot different than mine. We have different friends, different likes, different group … [Read more...] about Facebook's Content-Moderation Policies Are a Hot Mess
Bankrolling Extinction: The Top 10 Banks Financing Biodiversity Loss
From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - In 2019, 50 global banks provided loans and underwriting of more than USD 2.6 trillion (>GDP of Canada) to economic sectors scientists and governments agree are primary drivers of biodiversity loss.Banks that provided most finance to sectors that are the primary drivers of biodiversity loss were Bank of America, Citigroup, JP … [Read more...] about Bankrolling Extinction: The Top 10 Banks Financing Biodiversity Loss