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Fewer Crossing but Increased Deaths at US-Mexico Border
140 people died crossing the US-Mexico border in 2013.
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Calls on Computer Hackers to Unite Against NSA Surveillance
Assange addressed a major gathering of computer experts Monday at the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 1.3 Million People Have Lost Their Unemployment Benefits, and More
One point three million people have lost their unemployment benefits, and more.
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Indian High Court Criminalizes Homosexuality
Legal experts say Indian top court's decision is in violation of democratic norms.
Orwellian or a Blunt Tool?: Conflicting Rulings on NSA Spying Set Up Likely Supreme Court Showdown
A federal judge has upheld the National Security Agency's bulk collection of US telephone data just days after a separate court reached an opposite opinion.
US Rushes Weapons to Iraq Amidst Bloody Sectarian Conflict Set Off by 2003 Invasion
A series of attacks in Iraq over Christmas left at least 42 people dead and dozens more wounded.
Whistleblowers: Information Warriors for the Modern Age
They used to call them snitches, but as rock star whistleblowers Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden have demonstrated, whistleblowing is often a very brave thing to do.
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Could Crowd-Sourced Organic Seed Banks Save Our Agricultural Future?
The world's largest democracy has to do more to beat back the dangers of GMOs, and India's organic seed banks might just be the natural weapon required to defeat …
Taksim Square Protesters Charged With Terrorism, Attempting Coup
Hundreds were indicted in Turkey for participating in the mass movement that started with Gezi Park and evolved into anti-Erdogan protests last summer.
Guantanamo: Twelve Years of US War Crimes
Michael Ratner: Guantanamo camp continues to violate international laws and norms, including fake trials, media blackout on ongoing hunger strikes, and banning public disclosure of torture faced by detainees.