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Oath Keepers verdicts shed light on limits of free speech, threat from militias

Voices // 10 hours ago

Oath Keepers verdicts shed light on limits of free speech, threat from militias

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The verdicts in a high-profile, months-long trial of Oath Keepers militia members were, as one defense lawyer acknowledged, "a mixed bag."

President Joe Biden must lay out oversight for $1.7T in new public spending

Voices // 1 day ago

President Joe Biden must lay out oversight for $1.7T in new public spending

Financial speculation is worsening global food price crisis

Voices // 2 days ago

Financial speculation is worsening global food price crisis

Qatar World Cup is beaming misogyny around the world

Voices // 3 days ago

Qatar World Cup is beaming misogyny around the world

America needs a chief operating officer

Voices // 1 week ago

America needs a chief operating officer

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- America needs a chief operating officer. Beginning in 2024, why not consider using the vice president in a more substantial role?

FIFA's ban on World Cup rainbow armbands conflicts with its own rules

Voices // 1 week ago

FIFA's ban on World Cup rainbow armbands conflicts with its own rules

Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The 2022 men's World Cup host nation Qatar is known for its human rights abuses relating to women, migrant workers and those from the LGBTQ+ community. There has been a passive acceptance of discrimination from FIFA.

What we lose with demise of Twitter: a trove of important data

Voices // 1 week ago

What we lose with demise of Twitter: a trove of important data

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts, a wildfire watcher and public health professionals trying to predict insurance enrollment have in common? They all rely on data from Twitter.

Full text: Speaker Nancy Pelosi's speech on leaving House leadership

Voices // 1 week ago

Full text: Speaker Nancy Pelosi's speech on leaving House leadership

Nov. 18 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to hold the position, announced Thursday that she would not seek re-election to a leadership post in the next session of Congress. Here is the full text of her remarks.

Endangered by rising seas, Pacific country of Tuvalu moving to metaverse

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Endangered by rising seas, Pacific country of Tuvalu moving to metaverse

Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a version of itself in the metaverse, as a response to the existential threat of rising sea levels.

American society, not democracy, is under threat

Voices // 2 weeks ago

American society, not democracy, is under threat

The most critical conclusion from the Nov. 8 elections has gone unnoticed. Despite throaty warnings that democracy was endangered, it was not. Far worse, it is American society that is under threat from extremism.

Population 8 billion: Low-income countries aren't the issue

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Population 8 billion: Low-income countries aren't the issue

Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Population 8 billion: Because rich countries use vastly more resources, greening and reducing consumption in these countries is more effective and equitable than calling for population control in low-income nations.

U.S. midterms: America appears to have passed 'peak Trump'

Voices // 2 weeks ago

U.S. midterms: America appears to have passed 'peak Trump'

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Donald Trump was not on the ballot for the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. But the former president's shadow still falls heavily across American politics and he has done all he can to keep it that way.

Voters reject election deniers as secretaries of state, but battle will go on

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Voters reject election deniers as secretaries of state, but battle will go on

Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Midterm voters in six states -- Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico and Vermont -- appear to have rejected extremist secretary of state candidates who denied the validity of the 2020 results.

Mark Zuckerberg can sack 11,000 workers but shareholders can't dump him

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg can sack 11,000 workers but shareholders can't dump him

Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Shareholders are powerless to exert any real influence on Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's chairman and chief executive. The stock price has fallen 70% in the past year.

Guy Fawkes Day, Armistice Day have lessons for modern America

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Guy Fawkes Day, Armistice Day have lessons for modern America

While Tuesday's elections will understandably consume Wednesday's attention, it's also worth looking at two November holidays that are eerily relevant to current American politics and the war in Ukraine.

Election workers are overworked, underpaid and feeling pressure

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Election workers are overworked, underpaid and feeling pressure

Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The focus on the machinery of elections has obscured a different threat to the nation's elections: Local election administrators work under increasingly difficult circumstances, with dwindling resources.

Twitter and Elon Musk: Free speech absolutism can threaten human rights

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Twitter and Elon Musk: Free speech absolutism can threaten human rights

Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Twitter, in common with other online platforms, has a responsibility to respect freedom of expression. But equally, it has a responsibility not to allow freedom of expression to override other human rights completely.

What to do if your vote is challenged on Election Day

Voices // 3 weeks ago

What to do if your vote is challenged on Election Day

Nov. 4 (UPI) -- With the general election drawing close, it's important to know your rights in case your vote is challenged.

Lessons from Blitz suggest Russia's targeting of Ukrainian cities could backfire

Voices // 4 weeks ago

Lessons from Blitz suggest Russia's targeting of Ukrainian cities could backfire

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Russian Gen. Sergey Surovikin has a reputation for ruthlessness.

Joe Biden's national defense strategy: Nice words, but what's new?

Voices // 4 weeks ago

Joe Biden's national defense strategy: Nice words, but what's new?

Last week, the Biden administration released its unclassified National Defense Strategy.

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