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Are Today's Frontiers Inside Cities? A Lecture by Saskia Sassen
There was a time when cities lost population & economic vitality, as businesses & residents relocated to the suburbs. It seemed the era of the city had come to an end but with the return of people & capital, the urban realm transformed into a new...
Thousands of leaked Facebook documents show Mark Zuckerberg as ‘master of leverage’ in plan to trade user data
Facebook’s leaders seriously discussed selling access to user data — and privacy was an afterthought.
France Guilty of Abusing Rights of Homeless People: U.N. Rapporteur
France is guilty of human rights abuses of homeless people and laws guaranteeing a home for all fail to protect the most vulnerable, a U.N. Special Rapporteur said on Friday.
Histories of Violence
Saskia Sassen
yes, of course i loved doing this. The key person running these interviews --Brad Evans, based in the UK-- is very smart--knows what he is doing.. and that is an added key element
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Sweden Could Reopen Rape Investigation of Julian Assange; U.K. Urged to Prioritize Swedish Case Over Extradition to U.S.
A woman who says Julian Assange forced himself on her in 2010 while she was sleeping has asked Swedish prosecutors to reopen a rape investigation.
People want higher taxes on rich, better welfare: 21-country OECD...
A strong majority of people in wealthy countries want to tax the rich more and t...
2019 Earth Day lecture featuring Vanessa Keith
This Earth Day, UR author Vanessa Keith will be discussing her book 2100: A Dystopian Utopia / The City After Climate Change at Clark Atlanta University, Georgia. Details: An Earth Day Lecture featuring Vanessa Keith - 2100: A Dystopian...
How rent-regulation changes will hurt housing stock
Saskia Sassen
Rent-regulation changes will hurt housing stock. April 12, 2019 "laundry list of changes to NY's rent regultion laws being pushed by Albany Dems will NOT help tenants. Will deteriorate housing stock they occupy, especially in pre-1947 buildings
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Why the Highlander Attack Matters
The arson attack on the Highlander Center, a longtime leader in racial and social-justice work, is not merely a hate crime—it’s an act of war.
The State of Homelessness in America
There are an estimated 553,742 people in the United States experiencing homelessness on a given night, according to the most recent national point-in-time estimate (January 2017). This represents a rate of approximately 17 people experiencing...
France guilty of abusing rights of homeless people: U.N. rapporteur
France is guilty of human rights abuses of homeless people and laws guaranteeing...
Julian Assange: Five things to know about the legal case against him
U.S. officials have unveiled long-awaited charges against Julian Assange, alleging that the WikiLeaks founder conspired to hack a government computer in connection with the organization’s release of sensitive government files back in 2010.
Saskia Sassen
Julian Assange: Five things to know about the legal case against him By Morgan Chalfant,Olivia Beavers and Jacqueline Thomsen - 04/12/19
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UAE: Free Rights Defender Ahmed Mansoor
UAE authorities should immediately free Ahmed Mansoor, an award-winning human rights activist whose health has been deteriorating rapidly as he carries out a hunger strike he began nearly a month ago, Human Rights Watch said today.
How to Ruin a Country in Three Decades
Italy’s austerity-fueled crisis is a warning to the Eurozone
Ecuador arrest man 'close' to Assange
A man with alleged links to the Wikileaks co-founder is arrested while trying to leave the country.
Julian Assange’s Arrest Should Worry Anyone Who Cares About Freedom of the Press
The indictment, charging him with hacking one password, may seem like good news; in fact, it’s an attack on investigative journalism.
Research on Economic Stability
From the point of view of economic stability, three features of the postwar behavior of the American economy have attracted wide comment: (1) the passage of nearly 15 years without...