A group of activists arrested last October after protesting the use of drones are on trial this month on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct.
A group of 16 activists arrested last October after protesting the use of drones at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y., are on trial this month on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct.
The protesters, members of the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars, have said they were attempting to
Gentrification threatens Chinatowns thriving commercial activities, affordable homes for generations of immigrant families, and a legacy of Asian-American history.
Gentrification is not only eroding America’s Chinatowns, but robbing the country of important cultural and economic centers relied upon by Asian Americans and immigrant families, as a recent study found that Chinatowns are becoming more white and affluent, with fewer family households.
The Asian American Education and LegalSnowden’s revelations continue, but receiving the most attention is the program collecting phone records.
Revelations of NSA surveillance are causing reporters, lawyers and cryptologists to rethink working patterns and methods, while questioning government actions and policy. A panel discussion, “The State of Surveillance: Legal, Cultural and Technology Perspectives,” hosted by New York University's Institute of Public Knowledge, examined how recent
Proposals to address a major flaw in the military’s policy for reporting rapes have languished in Congress.
(New York)-- Every May, the U.S. Department of Defense issues statistics on rapes and sexual assault charges in the military in its Annual Report on Sexual Assault. In FY 2012, 3,374 sexual assaults were reported. That’s
