Homer Plessy, key to ‘separate but equal,’ on road to pardon
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana board on Friday voted to pardon Homer Plessy, whose decision to sit in a “whites-only” railroad car to protest discrimination led to the U.S.…
One Lesson From the Theranos Scandal: We Need Age Diversity on Corporate Boards
Afew months after I graduated from Stanford’s business school in 2013, Theranos was generating buzz on campus—and not all of it was good. One evening, I found myself in a…
Kazakh president removes ex-leader from post amid worst unrest in decade
ALMATY (Reuters) -Kazakhstan’s president stripped his powerful predecessor of a role as head of the country’s security council on Wednesday after demonstrators stormed and torched public buildings in the republic’s…
The next US civil war is already here – we just refuse to see it
Nobody wants what’s coming, so nobody wants to see what’s coming. On the eve of the first civil war, the most intelligent, the most informed, the most dedicated people in…
Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races
The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America consider the avoidance of…
Multigenerational Legacies of Nuclear Tests In the Pacific (Webinar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AF2sbc3-vE&t=1382s Monday, November 8, 2021, 2-3pm EST/ 7-8pm GMT/ 8-9pm CMT Multidisciplinary Webinar under the auspices of the International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma. 8 November is the anniversary…
Daughters of Hibakusha: Differing Paths to Peace (Webinar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPC8aeWpKjc&t=2s A native of Hiroshima Japan, Mitchie Takeuchi, producer of documentary film The Vow to Hiroshima, and two Japanese American authors – Naomi Hirahara, author of Edgar Award – nominated…
People of Myanmar face ‘unprecedented’ crisis in 2022
The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically since the military takeover and a severe COVID-19 third wave. According to a…
2021 Year in Review: Celebrating UN values in action
Conflict, health crises and the climate emergency may have dominated headlines this year but, behind the scenes, countless unsung heroes were working tirelessly to put the values of the UN…
16-year-old girl, mistaken for intruder, fatally shot by father at home in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 16-year-old girl whom police said was mistaken for an intruder early Wednesday morning was fatally shot by her father. Police said they received a call around…