I wanted to follow up on YinYang's previous post about racial privilege by providing an example of another form of privilege in the US justice system - class privilege. I posted this story (reported through a different source) under the comments section in his post. But since more details have surfaced, I wanted to highlight this story in its own post because it reinforces … [Read more...] about Rich Texas teen kills 4, injures 2, gets away with slap on wrist
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China “Withholding” Visas From Foreign Journalists. Plenty of Self-Censorship At Home.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-withholds-visas-nyt-bloomberg-reporters-21144608 This is apparently a continuation of an old story of how China is "expelling" foreign journalists en masse. However, there are some conflicting details in the story itself. "Withholding" visas means they accepted the applications, but won't issue the the visas. However … [Read more...] about China “Withholding” Visas From Foreign Journalists. Plenty of Self-Censorship At Home.
Is China Escalating Tensions in the East China Seas By Creating an Air Defense Identification Zone?
Recently, one sees again a torrent of articles in the Western press about how China is escalating tensions in the the East China Seas By Creating an Air Defense Identification Zone. The response from the U.S. and its lackey Japan has been swift. NYT reports: China’s announcement appeared to be the latest step in what analysts have called a strategy to chip away at Japan’s … [Read more...] about Is China Escalating Tensions in the East China Seas By Creating an Air Defense Identification Zone?
China Will Relax its One-Child Policy to Increase its Population Growth
The on-going Third Plenary Session of 18th CPC Central Committee has handed down several important decisions recently. One of them involves the relaxation of the one-child policy to spur China's population growth. Xinhua has a good report. An excerpt is provided below: BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- China will loosen its decades-long one-child population policy, allowing … [Read more...] about China Will Relax its One-Child Policy to Increase its Population Growth
Typhoon Haiyan’s Destructive Path
The news is still enfolding on the destruction Typhoon Haiyan - now barreling its towards Vietnam and on into southern China - left in the Philippines. For those with the means, it appears the best way to help for the public now is to donate money. Two organizations with the capacity to help on the ground are: Doctors without Borders, and International Red Cross. … [Read more...] about Typhoon Haiyan’s Destructive Path