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US military activity in West Africa

mercredi 27 décembre 2017 à 01:00

It's Not Just Niger — U.S. Military Activity Is a "Recruiting Tool" for Terror Groups Across West Africa.

Boko Haram is a vicious gang, and I don't have any objection in principle to helping to defeat it provided the means are legitimate and the effort makes things better, not worse. But we can't judge those questions if we don't know what the efforts are.

Security agency oversight

mercredi 27 décembre 2017 à 01:00

National Security Agencies Are [still] Evading Congressional Oversight.

Many congresscritters accept the agencies' claims without question, or allow themselves to be brushed off with "it's a secret".

The welfare state

mercredi 27 décembre 2017 à 01:00

The welfare programs of the welfare state are a triumph of organized human decency. We should champion them with pride.

Want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness: banished by the welfare state, imposed once again by the plutocratic state.

Regenerative farming in Guatemala

mardi 26 décembre 2017 à 01:00

Guatemalans hope a return to regenerative farming could enable the country to support all its people.

The article doesn't explain why investment money is needed for this. I can guess at various possibilities, but we need to know the actual answer.

If they can make their economy more sustainable this way, and they want the improvement last, they must not squander the gains on increased population. Thus, reducing population growth needs to be part of the plan.

Workplace surveillance systems

mardi 26 décembre 2017 à 01:00

Workplace surveillance systems track everything staff do online through company-provided computers.

I wouldn't use them if I were you.