Jeremy Hammond in a March 2012 booking photo from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Chicago. AP/Cook County Sheriff\'s OfficeBy Chris Hedges Posted on Nov 10, 2013 truthdig.com NEW YORK—Jeremy Hammond sat in New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center last week in a small room reserved for visits from attorneys. He was wearing an oversized prison jumpsuit. More
A new report reveals how corporations use ex-U.S. intelligence agents to spy on environmental, anti-war, consumer safety and other kinds of nonprofit groups they regard as potential threats. Democracy Now! Posted on Nov 25, 2013 by Truthdig.com 'Democracy Now! According to the report by Essential Information, a project of the Center for Corporate Policy, the More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/u_FP-7_UUNI] Published on Nov 22, 2013 In his book, Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism, author and scholar Henry Giroux connects the dots to prove his theory that our current system is informed by a "machinery of social and civil death" that chills "any vestige of a robust democracy." Subscribe or “Follow” More
Incensed Fisa court judges questioned NSA's truthfulness after repeated breaches of rules meant to protect Americans' privacy Spencer Ackerman in New York Tuesday 19 November 2013 13.42 EST theguardian.com Fisa court judge John Bates found that the NSA engaged in 'systemic overcollection'. Photograph: Paul J Richards/AFP Newly declassified court documents indicate that the National Security Agency shared its More
Anti-war activists fight government secrecy in push to unseal documents on FBI raids (See also article below from Fight Back! News) Article by: AMY FORLITI , Associated Press Updated: November 1, 2013 - 5:40 PM StarTribune.com ST. PAUL, Minn. — An attorney for two anti-war activists whose Minneapolis homes were raided by the FBI three years More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/pdifI2l1mWA] Published on Oct 26, 2013 Thousands came together in Washington, DC on October 26, 2013 to protest the NSA's mass surveillance programs. FreePress.net Stop Watching Us
[youtube=http://youtu.be/mNWYQieyK54] For the first time in months, the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has appeared on video speaking in Moscow. He warned about "dragnet mass surveillance that puts entire populations under sort of an eye that sees everything even when it’s not needed." Snowden’s remarks were made after four American whistleblowers traveled to Russia to More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/mNWYQieyK54] For the first time in months, the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has appeared on video speaking in Moscow. He warned about "dragnet mass surveillance that puts entire populations under sort of an eye that sees everything even when it’s not needed." Snowden’s remarks were made after four American whistleblowers traveled to Russia to More
According to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, all the years of the American wars on Afghanistan and Iraq will end up costing $6 Trillion ($2 trillion of that has been borrowed from foreign investors); this amount is the equivalent of $75,000 for every American household per year. By Mary Beaudoin October 5, 2013 This speech was More
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION DEFENDING YOUR RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD BY MAIRA SUTTON OCTOBER 4, 2013 | EFF.org President Obama was scheduled to meet with the leaders of the other eleven countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bali, supposedly to plan the “end-game” for this massive trade deal. However, he has made More
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION DEFENDING YOUR RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD BY MAIRA SUTTON OCTOBER 4, 2013 | EFF.org President Obama was scheduled to meet with the leaders of the other eleven countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bali, supposedly to plan the “end-game” for this massive trade deal. However, he has made More
Slowly the foundations of liberty are ripped to shreds, torn apart Satellite Magazine / By Steven Garbas, Noam Chomsky September 25, 2013 alternet.org This article first appeared at Satellite Magazine, whose author Steven Garbas met with Chomsky in Cambridge, Massachusetts earlier this year to discuss the development of the drone era under president Obama. Noam Chomsky: Just driving in this morning I was More
