corruption Protests in Haiti turn violent as crime and corruption skyrocket and half the country starves Mark Frauenfelder
Business United Nations was hacked in July 2019 and kept it quiet, despite its own staff being at risk Xeni Jardin
videos Today: Take part in an interactive online screening of "The Crossing" for Human Rights Day Cory Doctorow
videos At the UN, Greta Thunberg excoriates world leaders and her elders for climate inaction Cory Doctorow
Copyfight The UN's top free speech expert just denounced the new EU copyright plan as a "potential violation of international human rights law" Cory Doctorow
trumpism CBD is a non-psychoactive compound in marijuana that shows promise in epilepsy and pain therapy, so the DEA wants to class it with heroin Cory Doctorow
cancer Tobacco giant Philip Morris is quietly funding an "anti-smoking" foundation offering $1 billion in "grants" to public health leaders Cory Doctorow
health The US has quit UNESCO, the UN agency that protects world heritage sites and teaches poor children to read Cory Doctorow
nsa In 2000, the NSA hacked the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Cory Doctorow
politics The Vulnerable 20 Group: coalition of 20 countries threatened by climate change Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Lithium batteries should be banned as cargo on passenger planes, says UN aviation watchdog Xeni Jardin
Copyfight UN wants to give broadcasters rights over public-domain and CC-licensed shows Cory Doctorow
