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A precise new method of measuring gravitational waves is re-opening the book on general relativity.
The post A Supermassive Test for Einstein’s Famous Theory appeared first on Nautilus.
The Biden administration has ignored India’s rights violations in favor of weapons sales and geopolitical expediency.
The post As D.C. Fêtes Narendra Modi, His Political Prisoners in India Are Forgotten appeared first on The Intercept.
Journalist Kit Klarenberg joins MintCast host Mnar Adley to discuss his detention and interrogation by British Counter-Terrorism Police.
The post Detained and Interrogated by British Counter-Terrorism Police, with Journalist Kit Klarenberg appeared first on MintPress News.
“Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. took issue with questions raised by the investigative journalism outlet ProPublica about his travel with a politically active billionaire, and on Tuesday evening, he outlined his defense in an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal.” — Washington Post
As readers are surely aware, ProPublica has leveled a new pair of charges against me: first, that I should have recused in matters in which an entity connected with Ernst Stavro Blofeld was a party and, second, that I was obligated to list certain items as gifts on my 2009 Financial Disclose Report. Neither charge is valid.
by Brian Czech
Limits to growth are all around us. Global heating, resource shortages, and biodiversity collapse are linked at the hip with stagnating productivity, inflation, and crippling debt. Little by little, citizens and politicians are waking up to ecological limits and the economic linkages.
The awakening is painfully slow for those who have long lamented society’s obsession with growth. After all, economic growth entails a growing human population and ecological footprint,
The post Steady-State Talking Points for Democrats and Republicans appeared first on Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy.
It’s not a surprise the Irish government isn’t particularly fond of Michael D Higgins. In a career that included stints as a Senator, a Teachta Dála (TD), and Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Higgins scrapped restrictions that prevented Republicans speaking on the Irish airwaves; founded an Irish language free-to-air public service television network; […]