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NLG> Court rules peace activists can sue the U.S. military for infiltration

Court rules peace activists can sue the U.S. military for infiltration By davidswanson - Posted on 18 December 2012 warisacrime.org   National Lawyers Guild December 18, 2012 Nathan Tempey, Communications Coordinator communications@nlg.org (212) 679-5100, ext. 15 New York Guild lawyer hails historic decision In a potentially precedent-setting decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a Guild lawyer’s challenge More

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Video> Glenn Greenwald> Pres. Obama’s record on civil liberties, war, detention, drone

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Rn0YBlhpQ&w=560&h=315] posted by maurice morales Subscribe or “Follow” us on riseuptimes.wordpress.com. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on Facebook! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More

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Video> Glenn Greenwald> Pres. Obama's record on civil liberties, war, detention, drone

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Rn0YBlhpQ&w=560&h=315] posted by maurice morales Subscribe or “Follow” us on riseuptimes.wordpress.com. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on Facebook! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More

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Glenn Greenwald> Bradley Manning: a tale of liberty lost in America

Bradley Manning: a tale of liberty lost in America The US does nothing to punish those guilty of war crimes or Wall Street fraud, yet demonises the whistleblower Glenn Greenwald  The Guardian, Friday 30 November 2012 'The repressive treatment of Bradley ­Manning is one of the disgraces of Obama’s first term.' Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Over the More

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Glenn Greenwald> Bradley Manning: a tale of liberty lost in America

Bradley Manning: a tale of liberty lost in America The US does nothing to punish those guilty of war crimes or Wall Street fraud, yet demonises the whistleblower Glenn Greenwald  The Guardian, Friday 30 November 2012 'The repressive treatment of Bradley ­Manning is one of the disgraces of Obama’s first term.' Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Over the More

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A True Story Everyone Should Know

A TRUE STORY EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW! This is the story of our Mothers and Grandmothers who lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920  that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, More

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Michael Greenberg> New York: The Police and the Protesters

New York: The Police and the Protesters Still, the overwhelming policing of OWS was out of proportion to any threat to civic order that the protest posed. Michael Greenberg OCTOBER 11, 2012  New York Review of Books An Occupy Wall Street protester at Zuccotti Park before it was raided by police, New York City, November 13, 2011 More

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Michael Greenberg> New York: The Police and the Protesters

New York: The Police and the Protesters Still, the overwhelming policing of OWS was out of proportion to any threat to civic order that the protest posed. Michael Greenberg OCTOBER 11, 2012  New York Review of Books An Occupy Wall Street protester at Zuccotti Park before it was raided by police, New York City, November 13, 2011 More

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Obama Carefully Defends Free Speech> Obama's Address to the UN

Obama Carefully Defends Free Speech In defending freedom of speech at the UN, President Obama addressed a variety of audiences, especially the world’s Muslims angry over an offensive video, but he also didn’t want to rile up his political opponents at home. That kept some of the key defenses of free speech off the table, More

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Obama Carefully Defends Free Speech> Obama’s Address to the UN

Obama Carefully Defends Free Speech In defending freedom of speech at the UN, President Obama addressed a variety of audiences, especially the world’s Muslims angry over an offensive video, but he also didn’t want to rile up his political opponents at home. That kept some of the key defenses of free speech off the table, More

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Kent State: Was It about Civil Rights or 
Murdering Student Protesters?

Kent State: Was It about Civil Rights or 
Murdering Student Protesters? When Ohio National Guardsmen fired sixty-seven gun shots in thirteen seconds at Kent State University (KSU) on May 4, 1970, they murdered four unarmed, protesting college students and wounded nine others. Censored Notebook, Featured Articles Sep 11, 2012 This article is from our forthcoming book Censored More

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What is the Declaration of Internet Freedom? Why do we need internet freedom?

What is the Declaration of Internet Freedom? July 18, 2012  SavetheInternet.com Our responses to these frequently asked questions will give you some background about the movement to protect Internet freedom. You also might find it useful to print out this guide and share it with people who attend your event. Why do we need Internet More

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