Stiglitz: "It should be clear that…everything is not fine. We see this in the political discontent;…in the widespread support of demagogues…; and…in the environment…where fires rage and floods and droughts occur"
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What does it say about the moral corruption of American political elites that an alleged paedophile is arrested and we all wait with bated breath to see whether he maybe implicates a sitting Republican president or a former Democratic president - or both! - in his crimes? Ugh.
Being an "emissions superpower" puts Australia in the super villain category.
Our fossil fuel exports make Australia one of the worst contributors to the #climatecrisis. 🌏 #1point5#fossilfuel https://t.co/BWJGX1XAWW
In October 2015, in Memphis, TN, photos taken of precinct poll tapes revealed the existence of “votes that never made it into the election night count, all from precincts with large concentrations of black voters.” via @LuluFriesdat https://t.co/XL13Zc0T2k
New: Reference manual for critical election-management system used in multiple states instructs election officials to use weak, easy-to-guess passwords; also tells them to reuse/alternate between two passwords when system prompts them to change password https://t.co/Cfo3Sdt3g5
Somehow I missed this news. Election management systems are centralized county (sometimes state) computers that provide the programming for all voting machines, scanners, and ballot marking devices in the county (or state). Weak easy-to-guess passwords for such systems = BAD.
American regulators and lawmakers are intensifying their scrutiny of Big Tech. Germany’s top antitrust enforcer has a suggestion for them: Go after the data. https://t.co/0p193dBQVn
The World Health Organization updated its guidance for travelers planning to visit areas affected by the Zika virus. Here's what you need to know. https://t.co/Eq4mxp5iCH
In “Superior,” one cannot help but see similarities between the twentieth-century movement of race-making ideologies from laboratories to political stages, and the current rise of xenophobic politics around the world, writes @robingnelson. https://t.co/OfsyofEDCa