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Former Supreme Court judges quit Hong Kong amid human rights concerns
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJust last month 14 pro-democracy activists were convicted of subversion in Hong...in Hong Kong,...
Opinion | Don’t write off Hongkongers just yet
South China Morning Post· 1 day agoWhile Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei are all great cities, the level of English skills found among Hongkongers is far higher. Close to 10 per cent of Hong...
Europe Has Fallen Behind the U.S. and China. Can It Catch Up?
New York Times· 4 days agoEurope’s share of the global economy is shrinking, and fears are deepening that the continent can no...
US politicians attacking free speech to shield Israel from criticism
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCongressional Democrats sent a threatening letter to a university demanding it violate students’ ...
Inside China's citizen spy network
WBUR Boston· 3 days agoIn China, Big Brother is most definitely watching. Estimates show up to 16 million Chinese citizens -- from university students to taxi drivers -- are...
Tens of thousands join election rally against German far right
AFP via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoTens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Germany on Saturday, urging citizens to vote against...
Project 2025’s threat to democracy
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAccording to a May 15 NBC News report, voters must decide a multitude of issues about Joe Biden, Donald Trump and the independent presidential candidates...
David Boies on the Trump Trials, Columbia Protests, and Visiting the Pope
New York Magazine· 4 days agoIt is a Wednesday afternoon, and David Boies sits in the back seat of his rubellite-red Mercedes S...
The Worst Years in History (Yes, Worse Than 2020 and 2021)
Cheapism via AOL· 2 days agoThe outcome: major food shortages and starvation across the Northern Hemisphere, most acutely in New...
Opinion | A million people marched in Hong Kong — and changed the city forever
Washington Post· 2 days agoFive years ago, on June 9, 2019, I watched 1 million people march through the streets of Hong Kong. It was the largest protest in Hong Kong’s history, and by far the largest ...