Category: The Struggle for Peace

Ties between tech companies and the NSA, the military establishment and climate deniers.

Feminists have always been at the forefront of human rights, environmental and peace movements.  The challenges continue.
http://pando.com/2014/05/13/emails-showing-googles-closeness-with-the-nsa-director-really-arent-that-surprising/
http://pando.com/2014/03/29/google-apparently-scrubs-military-contractor-partner-listing-after-pando-report/
http://pando.com/2014/08/19/microsoft-cuts-ties-with-right-wing-climate-change-deniers-alec-but-what-about-facebook-google-and-yelp/

A new Milgram type experiment has found one particular group held steady and refused destructive orders: "women who had previously participated in rebellious political activism such as strikes or occupying a factory."

The study also found that people holding left-wing political views were less willing to hurt others. One particular group held steady and refused destructive orders: “women who had previously participated in rebellious political activism such as strikes or occupying a factory.”

http://mic.com/articles/92479/psychologists-have-uncovered-a-troubling-feature-of-people-who-seem-nice-all-the-time