From CommonDreamsThis World Food Day, as the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is sobering to remember the several billions of our fellow human beings who suffer from some form of food insecurity. As the pandemic struck, the U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP), which was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, warned that … [Read more...] about World Food Day Drives Home Need for Change in the US
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'Long Overdue': Justice Department Sues Google in Antitrust Case
From CommonDreamsPublished on Tuesday, October 20, 2020byCommon Dreams'Long Overdue': Justice Department Sues Google in Antitrust Case The filing, announced Tuesday morning, accuses the tech giant of violating law to stifle competition.byAndrea Germanos, staff writer 0 CommentsThe Google logo is projected onto a man on August 09, 2017 in London. … [Read more...] about 'Long Overdue': Justice Department Sues Google in Antitrust Case
My body was not mine, but the US military’s
Inside the disturbing sex industry thriving around America’s bases. By DAVID VINE | https://www.politico.eu/article/my-body-was-not-mine-but-the-u-s-militarys/ At night in the Songtan camptown outside Osan Air Base in South Korea, I wandered through streets that were getting louder and more crowded now that the sun had set. As the night progressed, hip-hop boomed out of bars … [Read more...] about My body was not mine, but the US military’s
U.S. veterans to request GAO investigation of Henoko base construction/辺野古新基地建設地、米側が調査を 元軍人の会 来月の総会で決議提起
July 26, 2019 Ryukyu ShimpoLummis points out that in the defense authorization bill, a section that previously described the Henoko site as “the only option” has been replaced with language requiring re-examination of the Henoko base construction. Lummis plans to submit a written request to the U.S. government, to directly inspect the destruction of coral gardens, and … [Read more...] about U.S. veterans to request GAO investigation of Henoko base construction/辺野古新基地建設地、米側が調査を 元軍人の会 来月の総会で決議提起
