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A postdoc by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his research in protein structure and function get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.
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Category: academia
After a rapid media outcry, the US and Israel have come together to reinstate the Fulbright Scholarships initially revoked from several students from Gaza due to Israel-imposed travel restrictions. From The New York Times: JERUSALEM -- The American State Department...
Posted on: June 2, 2008 4:30 AM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: human rights
On one metric, at least, Israel appears worse that apartheid South Africa.
Posted on: May 31, 2008 11:30 AM, by Nick Anthis • 13 Comments •
Category: civil rights
From today's New York Times: WASHINGTON -- A special three-judge court ruled Friday that Congress acted constitutionally when it extended the law requiring sections of the country with a history of racial discrimination to get federal approval for any changes...
Posted on: May 31, 2008 9:28 AM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: civil rights
Find out why I'm not surprised and why this might be a taste of things to come
Posted on: May 28, 2008 5:05 PM, by Nick Anthis • 9 Comments •
Category: civil rights
The U.S. may be forced to print bills whose denominations are readily distinguishable by the blind... unless the Treasury Department has its way.
Posted on: January 18, 2007 5:53 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
