Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Justice

Christianity was always for the poor (2024) (jacobin.com)
From the Sermon on the Mount through the Apostolic Age, the first Christians preached against wealth.

Christianity, History, Poverty, Social Justice

64 points by YeGoblynQueenne 6 days ago | 74 comments

Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk. Then she was killed (bbc.co.uk)
In January, Lina went to the police.

Police, Algorithm, Violence, Crime, Social Justice

22 points by mmarian 6 days ago | 12 comments

'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts (npr.org)
After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains.

Politics, Law, Social Justice, Civil Rights

10 points by colinprince 38 days ago | 0 comments

Pope condemns Trump's mass deportations as unchristian and unconscionable (skwawkbox.org)
Pope Francis has issued a written condemnation of US president Donald Trump’s mass racist and ‘dehumanising’ deportation programmes, which are targeting legal migrants as well as refugees and asylum seekers and those in the naturalisation process.

Politics, Immigration, Religion, Social Justice

16 points by nithinj 47 days ago | 1 comments

These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration (nytimes.com)
As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents.

Politics, Language, Government, Trump Administration, Social Justice

12 points by adrian_mrd 49 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk urges Trump to 'think about' pardoning George Floyd's murderer (rawstory.com)
Elon Musk, the billionaire face of DOGE, urged officials like President Donald Trump to "think about" pardoning the former police officer who shocked the world by murdering George Floyd on camera.

Politics, Crime, Social Justice, Celebrities

61 points by archagon 53 days ago | 40 comments

Behavioural Patterns Are the New Skin Colour (nthprocess.com)
In a system that can't see you, your behavioural patterns become the things that are used to discriminate against you.

Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination, Privacy, Social Justice

18 points by shaydevelops 65 days ago | 7 comments

Iliberal right culture replaces iliberal left culture (theatlantic.com)
One of the defining features of the social-justice orthodoxy that swept through American culture between roughly the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012 to Hamas’s assault on Israel in 2023 was the policing of language.

Politics, Culture, Social Justice

10 points by ashoeafoot 66 days ago | 2 comments

Nothing about us without us (wikipedia.org)
"Nothing about us without us" (Latin: Nihil de nobis, sine nobis) is a slogan used to communicate the idea that no policy should be decided by any representative without the full and direct participation of members of the group(s) affected by that policy.

Social Justice, Politics, Representation, Activism

38 points by timeon 69 days ago | 7 comments

Marsha P Johnson: A Chrome extension to highlight trans erasure (github.com/HamptonMakes)
A web extension that highlights trans erasure by replacing "LGB" with "LGBTQ+🧱".

LGBTQ+, Activism, Chrome Extensions, Web Development, Social Justice

96 points by earthboundkid 71 days ago | 45 comments

"Homotopical macrocosms for higher category theory" identified as woke DEI grant (mathstodon.xyz)

Mathematics, Category Theory, Academia, Social Justice

108 points by nabla9 71 days ago | 146 comments

Infosec 101 for Activists (infosecforactivists.org)
America has a strong tradition of activism, dating back to slave revolts and indigenous uprisings even before the founding of the United States.

Cybersecurity, Activism, Social Justice

486 points by greenie_beans 80 days ago | 207 comments

Feeling Targeted: Executive Order Ending Wasteful DEIA Efforts (dreamwidth.org)
Hello, you've been (semi-randomly) selected to take a CAPTCHA to validate your requests. Please complete it below and hit the button!

Politics, Social Justice

86 points by pabs3 91 days ago | 123 comments

Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" (2020) (medium.com)
Oppression can be invisible to the oppressed, but dialog can reveal and name them, compelling action.

Education, Social Justice, Philosophy, Critical Theory

4 points by yamrzou 95 days ago | 3 comments

Billionaire-Proofing the Internet (pluralistic.net)
Billionaire-proofing the internet: Scolding people for choosing popular services is no way to build a popular movement.

Internet, Technology, Social Justice, Censorship, Decentralization

26 points by rbanffy 102 days ago | 6 comments

Of Course You Know What "Woke" Means (archive.org)
As I have said many times, I don’t like using the term “woke” myself, not without qualification or quotation marks. It’s too much of a culture war pinball and now deemed too pejorative to be useful. I much, much prefer the term “social justice politics” to refer to the school of politics that is typically referred to as woke, out of a desire to be neutral in terminology.

Culture War, Social Justice, Politics, Language

21 points by swed420 103 days ago | 1 comments

The Tedious Heroism of David Ruggles (commonplace.online)
History also changes because of strange, flawed, deeply human people doing unremarkable, tedious, and often boring work.

History, Biography, Social Justice

140 points by samclemens 106 days ago | 22 comments

Ask HN: What Ever Happened to Hacktivism? (ycombinator.com)
In light of recent events it is clear that some part of American society does recognize the great injustice being done by the corporations and some people seem to support vigilante bringing justice by any means possible, even straight up murder, which is kind of inefficient - they will always find a new CEO. So this inevitably begs the question of what ever happened with hacktivism as a whole?

Hacktivism, Social Justice, Corporate Corruption, Vigilante Justice

19 points by merpkz 136 days ago | 10 comments

Simple Sabotage for the 21st Century – Specific Suggestions (specificsuggestions.com)
The most potent tools for fighting injustice are the ones already in your hands.

Social Justice, Activism, Resistance, Political Action, Protests

121 points by RobLach 148 days ago | 64 comments

This is Life in America's Water-Inequality Capital. It Might Be About to Change (time.com)
In the Navajo Nation—a sweeping landscape of red-rock canyons and desert that takes in the Four Corners—water is not taken for granted. Here, more than 1 in 3 Diné, as Navajo people call themselves, must haul water to their homes, often across long distances.

Water Inequality, Navajo Nation, Environmental Issues, Indigenous Communities, Social Justice

15 points by mooreds 164 days ago | 0 comments

Big Tech's Hotbeds of Employee Activism Quiet After Trump's Victory (nytimes.com)
Eight years ago, workers loudly protested White House policies. This time around, the companies are trying to keep a lid on activism.

Politics, Technology, Labor, Social Justice

7 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 168 days ago | 0 comments

California Discourages Schools from Offering Advanced Middle School Math (2023) (reason.com)
A small but growing number of American schools are reducing or delaying access to advanced courses. Most often, these changes have been enacted in the name of reducing achievement gaps between demographic groups. However, rather than helping marginalized students, these policies deny educational opportunities for gifted students of all backgrounds.

Education, Math, Policy, Social Justice

72 points by hui-zheng 182 days ago | 36 comments

Roma families are defying their persecutors with bling palaces (theguardian.com)
Keen to show off their newfound riches, and to kick back at a society that suppressed them, Roma families are filling rural Romania with exuberant symbols of wealth – boasting gilded turrets and gleaming staircases that lead to nowhere

Social Justice, Culture, Architecture, Romania

16 points by n1b0m 186 days ago | 18 comments

Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists (thecritic.co.uk)
Cultural relativism is an odious conceit that can only be indulged in by a sanctimonious few who benefit from life in industrialised, liberal democracies.

Cultural Relativism, Philosophy, Social Justice, Politics

10 points by deskley 206 days ago | 0 comments

'Places to heal, not to harm': brutal prison design kills off hope (theguardian.com)
From razor-wire fences and crumbling cells to no windows and overcrowding, conditions in most jails mean rehabilitation is a nonstarter. Here’s how we can create better spaces for prisoners

Prison Reform, Rehabilitation, Architecture, Social Justice

14 points by YeGoblynQueenne 214 days ago | 0 comments

Experts explain the legacy of GamerGate, 10 years after it started (linksiwouldgchatyou.substack.com)

Gaming Culture, Online Harassment, Social Justice

5 points by SLHamlet 240 days ago | 6 comments

If we want a shift to walking, we need to prioritize dignity (strongtowns.org)

Urban Planning, Transportation, Social Justice

565 points by philips 270 days ago | 643 comments

Decriminalizing Homosexuality: A Global Overview Since the 18th Century (2022) (hal.science)

LGBTQ+, History, Law, Global Issues, Social Justice

25 points by therabbithole 284 days ago | 13 comments

How to Stop Child Marriage? Punish Husbands, Parents and Wedding Guests (nytimes.com)