“The Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health was adopted during the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health on 21 October 2011. The declaration expresses global political commitment for the implementation of a social determinants of health approach to reduce health inequities and to achieve other global priorities. It will help to build [...]
This rarely seen footage seen by The Independent offers a glimpse into an Israeli interrogation, almost a rite of passage that hundreds of Palestinian children accused of throwing stones undergo every year. via How Israel Takes Its Revenge on Boys Who Throw Stones | Common Dreams.
Denne uken forandret Norge seg. I helgen fløy fire F-16-fly i formasjon lavt over Oslo. For å vise seg frem, til allmenn beundring. For å hedre våre helter. Alt i forbindelse med veterandagen. Norge hedret sine krigsveteraner med pomp og prakt som gir assosiasjoner til stolte krigernasjoner vi tidligere har trukket på smilebåndet av. De [...]
And Tango Makes Three, the heartwarming true tale of two male penguins in the Central Park Zoo that adopt an abandoned egg and then raise the baby penguin, is the book that is most often challenged by parents for its positive depictions of gay avian lifestyles. And school districts around the country have [...]
Staring down governments that want to monopolize information in the Arab world, however, is hardly new to Al Jazeera. At this moment, though, I question whether this is exactly what has also happened to Al Jazeera English in America. There, too, we are almost completely shut out. via Al Jazeera: Roadblocks in America – Newsweek.
