Today we looked as some political cartoons about fossil fuel and renewable resources that may not be so renewable (ethanol).
We the went over quiz corrections (turn in by tomorrow for 1/3 of your points re-credited).
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Human Rights Watch- Venezuela: Video Footage Exposes Brutal Repression July 21, 2017The scale and brutality of violent repression by Venezuelan security forces is evident in video footage shot in recent months, Human Rights Watch said in a multimedia piece released today. (New York, July 21, 2017) – Human Rights Watch issued a multimedia report today that shows the scale and brutality of violent repression of protests by Venezuelan securit […]
- Punishing UK Women When Condoms Fail July 21, 2017Expand A sign outside a store of pharmacy and cosmetics chain Boots is seen in London, May 16, 2011. © 2011 Reuters British-based pharmacy mega-chain Boots is refusing to follow in the footsteps of its competitors and lower prices for the morning-after pill, citing fear of a moralistic public backlash. Now they are facing a firestorm of controversy. In a let […]
- Indonesia’s Police Chief Touts Killing Drug Dealers as Crime Solution July 21, 2017Expand Indonesia's National Police chief General Tito Karnavian gestures during an interview with Reuters at police headquarters in Jakarta October 17, 2016. © 2016 Reuters The head of Indonesia’s police on Thursday unveiled a new policing approach to combating drugs: shooting suspected dealers. Indonesia’s National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian is […]
- Putin’s Surprise Birthday Visit…to a Human Rights Legend July 21, 2017Vladimir Putin visited Lyudmilla Alexeeva yesterday at her home to wish her a happy 90th birthday. Alexeeva is a former Soviet dissident and one of the founders of the Moscow Helsinki Group, the oldest human rights organization currently in Russia. She has led the Moscow Helsinki Group for much of the post-Soviet era and is often referred to as the doyenne o […]
- Free Apartments No Substitute for Free Media in Azerbaijan July 21, 2017Expand © Official Website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan © Official Website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan This week, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev gifted some 250 free apartments to the country’s journalists. In return, the Press Council, a local media organization, awarded him the title of a “friend of journalists,” hi […]
- Venezuela: Video Footage Exposes Brutal Repression July 21, 2017
- BBC News
- Donald Trump insists he has 'complete power' to pardon July 22, 2017The president responds to reports he is considering presidential pardons over alleged Russia collusion.
- Jerusalem: Metal detectors at holy site 'could be removed' July 22, 2017Tensions have risen over security measures at the site in Jerusalem revered by Jews and Muslims.
- Afghanistan: Taliban 'kidnapped dozens' of villagers July 22, 2017Dozens of civilians were abducted and about 30 remain missing, an official says.
- Donald Trump insists he has 'complete power' to pardon July 22, 2017
