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Should the UN headquarters be in the USA?0
- Around the world
- 23 April, 2025
A law lecturer argues that moving the UN out of the USA would cut costs, and promote greater support and participation from the Global South.
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Vermonters vote to divest from Israel 0
- Around the world
- 23 April, 2025
BDS works … and stop conflating Jews, with Israelis, and with Zionists
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UK politicians oppose Trump and Israel 0
- Around the world
- 22 April, 2025
A British MP expresses concern over President Trump’s proposal for Gaza.
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How crime reporting harms us all 0
- Bias in the media
- 31 May, 2024
The sensationalist coverage of crime and the populist rhetoric of politicians amplify the reactionary backlash against communities of colour. It cements misconceptions about crime generally and mass shootings specifically.
By Sara Salman, a senior lecturer in criminology at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
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The bias of a headline 0
- Language, rhetoric
- 31 May, 2024
Readers of news stories, no matter what their source, need to be aware that headlines can display conscious or unconscious bias.
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Israeli treatment of Palestinian women and girls – UN experts demand investigation 0
- Around the world
- 31 May, 2024
Palestinian women and girls are enduring egregious human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank, report independent experts working as volunteers for the Special Procedures fact-finding and monitoring section of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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