Experience and Reflections in Hennepin County Jail June 26-28, 2012 By David Harris Editor’s Note: David was arrested at Alliant Tech Systems—a manufacturer of weapons of mass destruction—before they moved their corporate headquarters from Eden Prairie MN to Arlington VA to be closer to Washington DC. David is part of the Alliant Action, a group More
Experience and Reflections in Hennepin County Jail June 26-28, 2012 By David Harris Editor’s Note: David was arrested at Alliant Tech Systems—a manufacturer of weapons of mass destruction—before they moved their corporate headquarters from Eden Prairie MN to Arlington VA to be closer to Washington DC. David is part of the Alliant Action, a group More
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Washington’s Field of Screams Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 9:31am, September 29, 2011. TomDispatch.com [In May I wrote a piece for TomDispatch, “Welcome to Post-Legal America,” about ways in which, in the name of protecting American “safety,” the very concept of legality has ceased to be applied to our National Security Complex — other than, More
Join AlliantACTION as We Celebrate the 142nd Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and the Power of Nonviolence Gather Sunday at 1 PM, October 2, 2011> Action at 1:30 Note below that ATK (a major weapons manufacturer) is moving to Arlington, VA. If you know of a group in the D.C. area that might be interested in continuing More
Pompous Rhetoric and Realpolitik Counterpunch Power Politics, NATO, and the Libyan Intervention by DAVID N. GIBBS SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 The recent NATO intervention against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya has been a considerable source of contention among many on the left, with self-proclaimed progressives, most notably Juan Cole, openly supporting this military action. More
Cheney, Rumsfeld, and the Dark Art of Propaganda by Amy Goodman Published: Wednesday 31 August 2011 NationofChange.org “A central pillar of the invasion of Iraq was Powell’s Feb. 5, 2003, speech before the United Nations, which laid out the case of weapons of mass destruction.” “When one lies, one should lie big, and stick More
Seal Team Six and Drones By Polly Mann A worker bee was lipping off to a sleek black seal: “I’ve tried for years to overcome the negative implications of my name, ‘drone', defined in many minds as 'indisposed to hard work' and by others, less well-intentioned, as 'lazy.'” “Now, the Pentagon calls its program ‘drones’ that targets More
