| Liberating African slaves – again Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:57 PM PST ![Liberating African slaves – again]( "Liberating African slaves – again") Many schoolchildren in Africa have been taught about the history of the slave trade and how it ended with a universal appreciation of human rights. Instead, it turned into emergency planning to end the open buying and selling of slaves in Libya. Many African leaders have been in shock in recent days after a CNN video showed a slave auction in Libya run by smugglers taking advantage of migrants trying to reach Europe.
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| For politicians facing sexual misconduct charges, no swift 'firings' Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:36 PM PST ![For politicians facing sexual misconduct charges, no swift 'firings']( "For politicians facing sexual misconduct charges, no swift 'firings'") The firing of "Today Show" anchor Matt Lauer had the feel of a summary execution. NBC brass received a credible allegation of workplace sexual misconduct against Mr. Lauer on Monday night, and by Wednesday morning, he was gone. The contrast with the political world could not be more stark, as Republican strategist Ana Navarro captured in a tweet.
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| As fears cloud net neutrality debate, is common ground being overlooked? Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:26 PM PST ![As fears cloud net neutrality debate, is common ground being overlooked?]( "As fears cloud net neutrality debate, is common ground being overlooked?") When Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai was discussing the impact of social media on American values at a luncheon in the nation's capital on Wednesday afternoon, he only briefly alluded to his own negative experiences online over the past week. Last Tuesday, Chairman Pai unveiled a plan that would virtually dismantle the FCC's long-standing principles of internet governance known as net neutrality. In various forms for more than a decade, these principles, also referred to as the "open internet," have put a regulatory check on the way high-speed internet providers could control the flow of information through their networks.
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| On Israel's left, a young firebrand is building her base Posted: 30 Nov 2017 11:48 AM PST ![On Israel's left, a young firebrand is building her base]( "On Israel's left, a young firebrand is building her base") Stav Shaffir slides into a high-backed black leather chair at the Knesset Transparency Committee, a parliamentary panel she created and helms, and convenes a session on public housing – or rather Israel's chronic shortage of it. Ms. Shaffir, Israel's youngest-ever woman lawmaker when she was elected in 2013 at the age of 27, looks out at the room, her trademark shock of red hair spilling over a black blazer, and announces that there is too much ground to cover to wait for the director. Recommended: How much do you know about Israel?
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