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Ellsberg: A Coup Against the Constitution
Daniel Ellsberg, the man who released the Pentagon papers, says the FISA court is a sham and warrantless wiretapping, which has being going on for years before Sept. 11, …
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Edward Snowden and the Media: the Big Picture
The commercial mass media are in their element now with the Edward Snowden revelations.A highly controversial issue framed as national security vs. individual liberty, a dramatic figure to focus …
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Edward Snowden as Litmus Test
Just before the immediately iconic video of Edward Snowden in discussion with Glen Greenwald exploded all over the Internet, I took my standard poodle to an obedience training class …
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Indigenous Activists Escalate Campaign Against Dams in Borneo
In Malaysia, street protests are rare. Indigenous-led street protests are even more rare. That's why the sight last week of more than 300 Indigenous people wearing matching blue shirts …
What Our Presidents Tell Our Young People
In this season of college graduations, let us pause to remember the stirring words of America's beloved scholar, George W. Bush, speaking in Florida in 2007 at the commencement …
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Obama’s One-Way Mirror
The Bradley Manning trial provides a perfect example of the one-way mirror we're on the wrong side of:
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GM Wheat Discovered in Oregon, Benton County Continues Work on Food Bill of Rights
Benton County is in the heart of the Willamette Valley – a lush, fertile valley in western Oregon. Here in the Willamette Valley we are blessed with a climate …
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Keystone XL Activists Labeled Possible Eco-Terrorists in Internal TransCanada Documents
TransCanada officials attempt to stop Keystone XL protesters by labeling them as protesters.
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Edward Snowden Had a Breaking Point, Where He Decided to Risk It All to Fix This Country – What’s Yours?
Change starts with action, and each of us has a way to contribute.
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Society of Addiction: Capitalism, Dopamine and the Consumer Junkie
Are we capitalism junkies?