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"They're so hungry, they've eaten their fear," said Fonseca. Dr. Jorge Camacho, a Cuban professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature and Comparative Studies at USC, knows firsthand what protests are like on the island. "I was part of the first intellectual group who protested against the Cuban government in 1989," said Camacho. "Some of us suffered the police brutality. They came to our homes." He attributes the worsening economic crisis in Cuba to increased sanctions and new laws put in place by the United States over the past five years. "What is happening is unprecedented," said Cama...

Designing Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future Experts critiqued smart cities, agtech, blockchain, and policing during Stanford's first Technology and Racial Equity Conference.  Jun 28, 2021 | Sachin Waikar Image Digital technologies can be a force for good, but too often they emerge from sources reflecting inequality and may amplify existing racial bias and discrimination. “Each of us has a part to play in building the world we want and envisioning ways forward,” said “We can’t leave technology development and monitoring merely to those who have th...

(Photo: UJWAL SRIVASTAVA/The Stanford Daily) an hour ago We, the undersigned members of the Stanford community, condemn in the strongest terms possible the state of Israel’s systematic destruction of Palestinian property, homes and lives. The recent expulsion of Palestinians from their rightful homes in Sheikh Jarrah — which, along with Israel’s violent attack on peaceful worshippers at al-Aqsa mosque during the holy period of Ramadan, has precipitated the violence we see unfolding — is but one part of an unbroken history stretching back to the 1948 massacre of over 100 Palestinian me...

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12 hours ago Welcome to Revolution Treehouse, your corner of the Lawrentian for all things creative, outspoken and change-making! Art of every form is an evocative and efficient vehicle for political ideas, ranging from the protest music of the Vietnam War era to the graffiti transformation of confederate monuments during summer 2020. This column aims to share great art and cool facts about important historical and contemporary social movements with the Lawrence community because knowledge and inspiration make us powerful. Welcome to Revolution Treehouse! Writer, poet and essayist Jenny Zhang...