What makes a protest successful?
In the decades since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, many Americans have tried to use the model of protest to achieve their political goals. But do protests work…
Human threats outweigh natural factors in shaping deer populations across Atlantic Rainforest
A group of Brazilian researchers has, for the first time in the entire Atlantic Rainforest, estimated the population density of the five deer species of the biome. This allowed them to measure the main factors that influence the number of deer per square kilometer (km2) in forest areas…Civil Rights Groups Sue to Restore Jobs at Homeland Security Oversight Offices That Were Gutted
Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission…
3,171 complaints of tech-facilitated gender-based violence reported in 2024: DRF
A total of 3,171 complaints of tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) were received from across the country in 2024, the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) said in a press release on Thursday. A large number of women in the country across all age groups and classes continue to face violence and endure sexual…
Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil
A labor rights group sued Starbucks on Thursday, alleging that it sourced coffee from a major cooperative in Brazil whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions. International Rights Advocates filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington on behalf of eight Brazilian coffee farm workers…
The Worst Flood in History (and 9 Other Catastrophic Floods)
Floods have shaped landscapes, destroyed cities and taken lives for centuries. This list that starts with the worst flood in history looks at some of the most catastrophic floods in recorded history, from natural disasters fueled by heavy rain to human-engineered failures that ended in tragedy…Need Help Evaluating Your Employees? Microsoft Has an AI Tool for That
Big tech is pushing AI into every corner of the workplace—Microsoft’s new Copilot Wave 2 release promotes ‘the next era of human-agent collaboration.’…
NASA Tests Key Spacesuit Parts Inside This Icy Chamber
A JPL facility built to support potential robotic spacecraft missions to frozen ocean worlds helps engineers develop safety tests for next-generation spacesuits. When NASA astronauts return to the Moon under the Artemis campaign and eventually venture farther into the solar system, they will encounter conditions harsher than any humans have experienced before…
A Summit to Equip Area Leaders for the Future of Work, Hosted by SMHRA & The Fayette Chamber of Commerce
Fayette County, GA — The South Metro Human Resources Association (SMHRA) invites business leaders, HR professionals, and people managers across Fayette and surrounding counties to attend Leading Forward: Workforce Strategies for the [……