Kiriakou: "My case was never about leaking, my case was about blowing the whistle on torture." [youtube=http://youtu.be/cMmc8l9zyn4] Published on Feb 9, 2015 In 2007, John Kiriakou became the first CIA official to publicly confirm and detail the agency’s use of waterboarding. In January 2013, he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. Under a plea More
The international response to Wednesday's attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been varied and extremely powerful. READ MORE and see some of the images of cartoons from cartoonists around the world in reaction to the shooting Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times More
The debate over the FCC's latest proposals to protect net neutrality has raged for nearly a year. Net neutrality activists have regularly held loud protests at FCC meetings and flooded the FCC's public comment inbox with millions of letters and comments. At one point, the sheer number of comments overloaded and shut down the agency's server.
We are "letting commodity profiteers sell us like deodorant and tell us what to publish and what to write."
The revolutionists call on us to ignore the political charades and spectacles orchestrated by our oligarchic masters around electoral politics. They tell us to dismiss the liberals who look to a political system that is dead. They expose the press as an echo chamber for the elites. The Real News screen shot By Chris Hedges More
Liberty activist and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has been released by New York police, after spending hours behind bars. Joins RT to tell everyone what happened. [youtube=http://youtu.be/nssy8_OFeuY] Published on Oct 31, 2014 Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and More
Our defense of speech regardless of speaker comes down to a simple truth: once you give the government the ability to silence unpopular speech, no one is safe. First Amendment By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office October 22, 2014 In honor of Free Speech Week, let's take a moment to acknowledge the obvious. More
Another great satirical animation from Mark Fiore. To watch the video click on the Watch the Video with the blue background and white lettering. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/103985337] What better way to defuse racially-charged tension following a police shooting of an unarmed man than with a show of militarized force? Cue the tough talk from the pudgy pink More
The Obama administration is insisting that Risen name his confidential source -- or face imprisonment. Risen says he won’t capitulate. by Norman Solomon Published on Thursday, May 29, 2014 by Common Dreams New York Times journalist James Risen continues to face prosecution by the Department of Justice for performing his job. (Photo: Alex Menendez/UCB Graduate School of Journalism/) More
Americans are told that other governments practice censorship and propaganda, but not their own. Yet, the reality is quite different with many reasonable viewpoints marginalized and deceptive spin put on much that comes from officialdom. . . . By Lawrence Davidson ConsortiumNews.com May 9, 2014 Many Americans assume the U.S. government speaks “the truth” to More
The Movement Action Plan by Bill Moyer PopularResistance.org Originally posted December 26, 2013 The Movement Action Plan by Bill Moyer Long-time political activist and social change agent Bill Moyer, who developed the Movement Action Plan Model of how successful progressive movements evolve makes his last public presentation in this video six weeks before he More
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