Multi-story building in refugee camp blown up in revenge demolition.
All posts by nedhamson
100 years ago, a train carrying Spanish flu pulled into Calgary. Within weeks, Alberta was in crisis

While those in the prime of their life were victims of both the war and the flu, the war took young men. Women (mainly volunteer nurses and expecting mothers), Indigenous people, and members of the working class were hardest hit by the influenza.
Hungarians Fume as Statue of Former Leader Is Downgraded
Fascism on rise in Hungary again! It must be opposed! Imre Nagy, the communist prime minister executed for rebelling against the Soviet Union, is a hero to many in Hungary — but not to its far-right government.
A Black Man Called His Mom From a Hotel Lobby. Then He Was Kicked Out.
How can there be so many idiots with the “power” to be authoritatively racist. Jermaine Massey posted videos of his encounter with a white security guard on Instagram, where they were widely viewed. The hotel apologized and promised an investigation.
‘War on transparency’: US agency plans crackdown on information requests

Trump administration criticized for trying to make it harderto obtain records of interior department dealings
Trump administration officials took steps on Friday to crack down on transparency at one of the largest US federal agencies, proposing a slew of changes that could make it harder for the public and media to obtain records of agency dealings.
The proposal is part of an effort to grapple with what the interior department describes as an “unprecedented surge” in requests under the Freedom of Information Act (Foia), the United States’ pre-eminent open government law, since 2016 when Donald Trump took office.
LA Teachers Pissed After LAUSD Reportedly Hires 400 Substitute Teachers To Work During Strike
Scabs! United Teachers Los Angeles calls the decision “irresponsible” and possibly illegal.
Most Americans Don’t Want a Wall, Do Want Trump to Shut His Pie Hole
EPA: Limiting mercury from US coal plants not ‘necessary’
Make America unsafe for children Again! The Trump administration has targeted an Obama-era rule cutting mercury pollution from coal power plants, saying the costs of the regulation “grossly” outweighs the benefits to human health and the environment.
Hungary removes statue of anti-Soviet icon Imre Nagy
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has come under fire for the removal of a statue of a politician executed by the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Opposition parties accuse Orban’s right-wing government of historical revisionism.

You must be logged in to post a comment.