Police turn blind eye to ‘honor killing’

The death of a newly-married man belonging to India’s “untouchables” caste in a suspected honor killing has sparked protests against officials. The bride’s family and two policemen are accused of playing a role in his murder. Kevin Joseph, 23, was dragged out of his relative’s house in the southern state of Kerala the day after […]

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George Osborne’s Newspaper Sells Fake News for Corporations

London’s Evening Standard newspaper, edited by the former chancellor George Osborne, has agreed a £3 million deal with six leading commercial companies, including Google and Uber, promising them “money-can’t-buy” positive news and “favourable” comment coverage, openDemocracy can reveal. The project, called London 2020, is being directed by Osborne. It effectively sweeps away the conventional ethical divide […]

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Roseanne Barr Lashes Out at Co-Stars

Roseanne Barr, the sitcom superstar fired by ABC Tuesday over a racist tweet, did not react well to statements released by her Roseanne co-stars Sara Gilbert and Michael Fishman. Gilbert, who played Roseanne Connor’s daughter Darlene — and who reportedly was responsible for the sitcom’s reboot — condemned Barr in a widely circulated tweet Tuesday. […]

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