Not the Only One

Significance Empirical evidence suggests that non-White scientists experience various forms of inequality, creating barriers to their entry and participation in academic research. We contribute to this literature by examining disparities in i) editorial board representation, ii) time spent under review, and iii) citation rates. Using a dataset of 1,000,000 papers from six publishers over the past two decades, we find fewer non-White editors than would be expected based on their share of autho...

British & US imperialism to run ICC's inquiry into Palestine's case for justice Analysis The International Criminal Court chief, Karim Khan, has selected a new team for the inquiry: Andrew Cayley, who, as military prosecutor, helped ensure Britain was not held accountable for its Iraq crimes; & Brenda Hollis, ret Air Force colonel from the US, which has never accepted the ICC’s founding charter, the Rome Statute. https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/british-lawyer-heading-ic...

When you act as an individual you get isolated by the company and punished and there's virtually nothing anyone can—or will—do about it. This is not and should not be surprising. It's not good or right, but it is how things are. Get together with a group. Plan your actions. Plan your risks. Make sure everyone has buy-in and that you know what you are doing, and don't depend on non-group members to flock to your banner. You may be able to tell I have opinions about propaganda of the deed.

Wow. Nicaragua is taking Germany to ICJ over weapons supply to Israel.

From schools to the job market, housing and health, black people face "pervasive and relentless" discrimination, an EU report has revealed. A new report has highlighted "shameful" levels of racism in Europe, comparing countries across the region. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) found people of African descent routinely face racial discrimination, harassment and violence in all aspects of their lives wherever they live. "Imagine you apply for jobs but never hear bac...

This could be me and you if the US government allowed disabled people to get married without losing their benefits... A parking spot has two painted versions of the International Symbol of Access. It is done in such a way to look like the two are cuddles and kissing. #Disabled

Saving for a rainy day is meaningless when it is always raining. Notice how those same vices we berate poor people for are the same ones rich people do without feeling bad about it at all.

The number of Black immigrants earning degrees rose faster than any of their peers in the past 20 years, but they saw the slowest income growth.