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Twenty Examples of the Obama Administration’s Assault on Domestic Civil Liberties
Occupy Oakland, October 25, 2011. (Photo: Reginald James/TheBlackHour.com) The Obama administration has affirmed, continued and expanded almost all of the draconian domestic civil liberties intrusions pioneered under …
Kids Eating Rat Poison Is an “Acceptable Risk” for ALEC
An American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) member is defying Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules limiting the sale of rat poisons that pose dangers to children and the ecosystem. ALEC …
Occupy Our Homes
Occupy Wall Street's national day of foreclosure resistance kicks off with the first family members occupying their home. (Photo: Matt Renner) Yesterday, no one had lived in …
Merry Christmas: No More Insider Trading on Capitol Hill?
Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Dec. 6, 2011. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) The other day, …
License to Profit: Legalized Corruption in the US Congress
US Capitol Building. (Photo: Jason OX4) Are members of Congress corrupt? Perhaps we should define the term. There is the terrible, “legal” corruption of pay-for-play campaign contributions, …
US, Mexico and Corporations Collude to Squelch Indigenous Movements
The Zapatistas have a motto: “everything for everyone, nothing for ourselves,” which seems to have been twisted by Mexican officials, as the government almost gleefully denies the indigenous group …
New York City Police Maligned Paradegoers on Facebook
They called people “animals” and “savages.” One comment said, “Drop a bomb and wipe them all out.” Hearing New York police officers speak publicly but candidly about …
Playing With Fire: Obama’s Risky Oil Threat to China
When it comes to China policy, is the Obama administration leaping from the frying pan directly into the fire? In an attempt to turn the page on two …
New Petition on White House Web Site to Enforce Whistleblower Protections
White House, Washington, DC. The White House, Washington, DC. Nuclear Safety Engineer Paul Carson, a prominent whistleblower, has initiated a petition on the White House web site calling …
The Stop Online Piracy Act: Class War in Cyberspace
(Photo: Kaptain Kobold; Edited: JR / TO) The One Percent and their employees are masters of word play. They turned the estate tax into the “death tax,” …