Author: EveAim

'Bernie Speaks'—And Politico Hears Deviations From Cold War Orthodoxy

Politico magazine (5/3/19) took a deep dig into Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “bizarre, charming and, at times, startling cable-access TV show,” Bernie Speaks With the Community—produced in the 1980s when Sanders was mayor of Burlington, Vermont. While the article and accompanying video are relatively friendly to the senator—remarking on his humor (“who knew?”) and other agreeable…

By EveAim November 11, 2019 Off

Abortion Laws in Saudi Arabia More Forgiving Than in Alabama: Report

Alabama women in need of abortion care can travel to Saudi Arabia for less restrictive rules if the southern U.S. state’s recent anti-choice law is upheld in the courts.  That’s according to a new study by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which compared new laws in the U.S. to restrictions in Muslim-majority countries in southwest Asia and North…

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Women’s March 2018: Best Celebrity Reactions 

One year ago, on Jan. 21, 2017, millions of women all around the world took to the streets for the historic Women’s March, where they were advocating for human and women’s rights. Dozens of celebrities turned out among the crowds in cities like Washington D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles, marching alongside their fans…

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Edward Snowden: With Technology, Institutions Have Made 'Most Effective Means of Social Control in the History of Our Species'

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said Thursday that people in systems of power have exploited the human desire to connect in order to create systems of mass surveillance. Snowden appeared at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia via livestream from Moscow to give a keynote address for the Canadian university’s Open Dialogue Series. Right now, he…

By EveAim November 11, 2019 Off