Exclusive: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained
In Historic Shift, Second Largest Physicians Group in US Has New Prescription: It’s Medicare for All
Rep. Jayapal, a leading liberal, endorses Sanders for president
Martin Luther King and the ‘polite’ racism of white liberals
Delhi to be under draconian National Security Act for 3 months, police dismiss it as ‘routine’
I recently realized that there are people in America who don’t know who Pangzai is. This is a nice video introduction to “the king.”
My new bibliography format (to replace Chicago, MLA, APA, etc.) is called JFGI. Entries just list the author and work title, and if anyone wants to know more (publisher, year, location, journal, etc.) you Just Fucking Google It!
Greta and George: vote for people who defend nature. Join them.
Taiwan’s Immigration Policy: support, concerns and challenges
Taiwan to start Public Lending Right program for local authors 《Local authors will get paid a few cents every time their book is borrowed.》
Impeachment Without Class Politics: An Autopsy 《I’ve been frustrated with leftist takes on impeachment - I don’t buy the “distraction” argument - but this is worth reading.》
Public vote counting a powerful aspect of Taiwan’s democracy
Excellent analysis, from 2016, about the decline of the KMT. But it is useful to recall that people have been predicting the permanent decline of the GOP for decades and it hasn’t happened yet…
Hong Kong workers flock to labor unions as new protest tactic
I sweated blood and tears to write a chapter on “the definition of ethnographic film” for this new book, but the insane price tag will ensure nobody ever reads it: The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnographic Film and Video.
‘She was absolutely adored’: Iranian scientist spent her life fighting for Indigenous voices in conservation - She died aboard Ukraine Airlines Flight 752