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Puttin’ the Pressure on Putin
Announcing that the US wouldn't torture or execute Edward Snowden is a reminder to the world how far Official Washington has strayed from civilized behavior.
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Brandon Toy’s Act of Conscience
Brandon Toy chose to walk away from his job with a US defense contractor to protest the US government's violation of human and civil rights.
The “Unusual” Yet Ubiquitous Left-Right Alliance: Towards an Anti-Establishment Center
A real dialogue between the the left and right may lead to a sort of political re-alignment.
Truthout TV Interviews Ellen Cantarow About the Dangers of Fracking
Ted Asregadoo speaks to journalist, Ellen Cantarow, about an interview posted on Truthout featuring Louis W. Allstadt - a former executive with Mobil Oil - on the environmental dangers …
McDonalds Tells Workers to Toil 70 Hours a Week, Use Ripoff Payroll Cards as Part of “Financial Literacy“
The use of math, one imagines, is intended to make the advice seem objective rather than cynical and self-serving.
Who Are We at War With? That’s Classified
Obama said the US is at war with ‘Al Qaeda, the Taliban and their associated forces.’ So who exactly are those associated forces?
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Life as a Target: A Review of Fruitvale Station and the Trayvon Martin Verdict
We bought tickets to see Fruitvale Station, a film about Oscar Grant, a young black man shot dead by an Oakland transit cop when a text beeped my cell …
Activists Appeal Dismissal of Animal Rights “Terrorism” Case
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights appealed the dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) as a violation of the First Amendment. The case, …
Local Veterans for Peace Write Governor Brown In Support Of Courageous Prisoner Hunger Strike For Five Human Rights Demands
Today, Amnesty International has also issued a press release “USA: End inhumane treatment of California prison hunger strikers” regarding the retaliation by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) …
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Blessing? Curse? Both?
Assisted Reproductive Technology has helped millions have children. Yet moral concerns and medical questions abound.