When Law Becomes An IdolBy Steve Clemens Feb. 3, 2014 MinnonistaRelated Galleries> Photo Gallery: Frac Sand Protests (4/29/13) Thirty-five people were arrested for trespassing during a large protest against frac sand Monday morning staged at two separate locations in Winona. April 29, 2013Day 1 of Frac Sand Trial in Winona, MN"I don't have an opinion about More
Our privacy is getting hit from two sides — from corporations as well as the government. By John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus January 29, 2014 We’ve become all too comfortable opening up our lives to the scrutiny of others. (Photo: bclinesmith / Flickr) Some years ago when I was fielding complaints from authors through the More
Rise Up Times Editor's Note: This week Rise Up Times will be focusing on articles about racism, particularly in America. This video from Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! is an important beginning. On today's show (January 14, 2014) is an extensive interview with Erin Brockovich who has called a town hall meeting in Charleston, West Virginia, More
The political philosopher Sheldon Wolin, in his essential book “Democracy Incorporated,” calls our system of corporate governance “inverted totalitarianism,” which represents “the political coming of age of corporate power and the political demobilization of the citizenry.” By Chris Hedges Posted on Jan 5, 2014 truthdig.com This is our last gasp as a democracy. The state’s wholesale intrusion into our lives More
So for instance, if you read technology journals you learn that in robotics labs for some years there have been efforts to develop small drones, what they call “fly-sized drones,” which can intrude into a person’s home and be almost invisible and carry out constant surveillance. NATASHA LENNARD SUNDAY, DEC 29, 2013 Salon.com Noam Chomsky (Credit: AP/Adel More
LABOR FIGHTBACK NETWORK FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT December 22, 2013 On December 10, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 332-94 in favor of changes to the federal budget for 2014. The House vote in effect adopted the proposals of the "Joint Congressional Committee," co-chaired by Republican Tea Party House leader Paul Ryan and Senate More
This will be short, about 3:16 short. Bill Moyers has called it. Please watch this video. DailyKos.org [youtube=http://youtu.be/pFYb4gKEFl4] So what got left out of the budget this year? 1. Unemployment Extension 2. Real infrastructure development/work relief actions 3. economy-stimulating alternative energy tax credits and subsidies 4. removal of fossil fuel subsidies 5. removal of tax More
Coleen Rowley, former FBI agent and 2011 whistleblower recently returned from Moscow where she traveled with three other Americans to present Edward Snowden the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence. She accompanied by, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, former NSA executive Thomas Andrews Drake, Jesselyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project, and Sarah Harrison More
Corporate spies for Dow, Kraft and others have tried to discredit, shame and infiltrate civic groups using an array of dirty tricks. By Steven Rosenfeld December 3, 2013 AlterNet Posing as volunteers. Stealing documents. Dumpster diving. Planting electronic bugs. Hacking computers. Tapping phones and voicemail. Planting false information. Trailing family members. Threatening reporters. Hiring cops, CIA More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/ZBlsvdbBPzY] Published on Dec 11, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - The secretive American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has just ended a week-long meeting in Washington where corporate lobbyists worked with state lawmakers on model bills that will later be introduced in states nationwide. ALEC has reportedly drafted a number of new bills designed to prevent President Obama from cutting More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/ZBlsvdbBPzY] Published on Dec 11, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - The secretive American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has just ended a week-long meeting in Washington where corporate lobbyists worked with state lawmakers on model bills that will later be introduced in states nationwide. ALEC has reportedly drafted a number of new bills designed to prevent President Obama from cutting More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/L6unS2JF8TA] If the video has no sound, check the volume slider in the bottom left of the video player and drag it to the right. Published on Dec 5, 2013 On RAI with Paul Jay, Chris Hedges discusses the psychology of the super rich; their sense of entitlement, the dehumanization of workers, and mistaken belief that More
