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Hysteria about drugs 'ruins debate'

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, November 11, 2012

Hysteria about drugs 'ruins debate'

"Only 25 years ago the rapid spread of HIV shocked Scotland. Harm reduction options such as methadone and needle exchanges mean that addicts don't have to resort to playing Russian roulette with used needles. "Methadone is also responsible for saving ...

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AI and the far-right riots in the UK

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The riots that erupted across several cities in the UK following the horrifying stabbing of three young children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in Southport in 2024 have been widely linked to the mainstreaming of the far right and the amplifying nature of social media View article...

How five Black survivors of racial violence sued the Ku Klux Klan

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, June 12, 2025

Their victory set a legal precedent still used in US courts today. Five Black women from Chattanooga survived a shooting by members of the Ku Klux ... View article...

Delaware County adopts 'safe haven' designation for LGBTQ community

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Officials in Delaware County are pushing forward in the fight for LGBTQ rights. County Council unanimously passed a resolution to designate the ... View article...

What do transgender people want? Respect. The ability to use the bathroom in peace.

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, June 09, 2025

Eight years after Texas' "bathroom bill" controversy, a renewed effort to enforce facility use by birth sex is under sharp scrutiny from LGBTQ ... View article...

Judge blocks anti-LGBTQ executive orders as lawsuit continues

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 10, 2025

A U.S. District Court has granted a injunction blocking three executive orders that threatened to defund vital services for LGBTQ people, View article...

Texas teens worry as lawmakers ban LGBTQ clubs in public schools

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, June 09, 2025

It also forbids schools from providing instruction, guidance or programming on sexual orientation or gender identity. Advertisement. Related: LGBTQ ... View article...

South African activists demand action to stop anti-LGBTQ violence

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Continued attacks of LGBTQ South Africans are raising serious concerns about the community's safety and well-being. View article...

Tariffs, automation and inequality: why US jobs won't return but developing countries will still lose

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, June 11, 2025

tariff strategy is often framed as a method to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. In reality, however, economists highlight two key reasons why this is unlikely. View article...

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