Новости за 06.03.2018

This article first appeared on Common Dreams.

Yemen continues to suffer in silence as the world turns away from its ongoing misery. Despite two and a half years of brutal war, the average American remains oblivious to the inconvenient truth that the United States has been helping Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates destroy a sovereign country that posed a threat to no one. While rich Arab states bombard the Middle East’s poorest country, creating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and an unprecedented cholera outbreak... Читать дальше...

In recent months, a spate of current and former tech executives have taken to the media to evangelize variations of the same message: Social media is harming humanity. Sean Parker, who served as Facebook’s first president, warned that social media “exploit[s] a vulnerability in human psychology,” addicting children while interfering with productivity. Chamath Palihapitiya, once Facebook’s vice president “for user growth,” opined that social media is “ripping apart the social fabric of how society... Читать дальше...

right•to hou•sing

noun

1. A guarantee that everyone recieves adequate shelter

2. A necessary component of “the right to a[n adequate] standard of living,” say the bleeding hearts behind the U.N.’s Universal Declaration on Human Rights

"It doesn't make any difference what else you have: If you don't have some place to rest your head, you're in bad shape." —Malcolm X, in a speech in Harlem

Doesn't housing everyone seem expensive?

It would actually be cheaper than paying for the social services... Читать дальше...