Supreme Court case tests how much states can consider race in drawing congressional maps
States must balance complying with a civil rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.
Best Renovation/Restoration: Victory Lofts
Sitting vacant for decades, the Endicott Johnson Victory Shoe Factory had deteriorated into an eyesore before the team returned it to a symbol of local pride and prosperity…
‘Bias, both conscious and unconscious, affects hiring and promotions’
This week, Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu) gives voice to Josef Kastner, the CEO of Austria-based Nexun. He says professional decisions must be based on ability, not gender. “Societal expectations influence leadership styles, but fairness is non-negotiable. Everyone deserves the same rights and opportunities,” he states…
Homeland Security Revokes Temporary Status For 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans And Venezuelans
The new policy impacts people who are already in the U.S. and who came under the humanitarian parole program…
South Africa: Cosatu Calls On South Africans Not to Be Complacent This Human Rights Day
COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins millions of South Africans in honouring the memory of the protestors who were callously gunned down by the apartheid regime in Sharpville on this day in 1960…‘We Are Going To Have More Explosions’ – Fyneface Gives Reason For Trans-Niger Delta Pipeline Explosions In Rivers
Environmental rights activist and Executive Director of the Youth and Environmental Advocacy Center (YEAC), Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, has warned against attributing the recent explosion on the Trans-Niger Delta Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, to the ongoing political crisis in the region. In an interview with the Daily Post…
10 Crazy Ideas for Colonizing Outer Space
Are we humans destined for outer space? It would seem so. Because eventually, what’s a civilization to do other than expand to other worlds beyond its own comfortable cosmic nursery? Whether based on science fiction or science-science, as civilization advances, it seems that the natural inkling is to explore and expand…
History’s Ten Most Heroic Horses
Horses are some of the most fascinating and wonderful animals humans work alongside. They aren’t quite as endearing as dogs, but they’re just as meaningful to those who love and work with them. Throughout the centuries, people have come to rely on horses for all kinds of important tasks…
Opposition leaders seek urgent meeting with Taoiseach over speaking rights row
Opposition leaders have written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin seeking an urgent meeting with him and Tánaiste Simon Harris to address the standing orders row…