Lawsuits against the city’s police soared to a record 2,004 cases entering the courts in the year that ended July 1. That’s a 28 percent increase over the previous fiscal year, as recorded in the recently released Mayor’s Management Report. It indicates that the flood of cases brought against the New York City police — which […]
Lawsuits against the city’s police soared to a record 2,004 cases entering the courts in the year that ended July 1. That’s a 28 percent increase over the previous fiscal year, as recorded in the recently released Mayor’s Management Report. It indicates that the flood of cases brought against the New York City police — which […]
In the wake of the Olympic Games vetting scandal, private security company G4S may have hoped that its period on the public rack had come to an end. But G4S’s vetting, it appears, is fraught with failure abroad just as it is in East London – only with far deadlier consequences. Tonight on BBC Scotland, […]
In the wake of the Olympic Games vetting scandal, private security company G4S may have hoped that its period on the public rack had come to an end. But G4S’s vetting, it appears, is fraught with failure abroad just as it is in East London – only with far deadlier consequences. Tonight on BBC Scotland, […]
With the documents Mitt Romney released recently, we know a bit more about his taxes. We know, for instance, that Romney paid a rate of 14.1 percent on $13.7 million in income on his 2011 tax return, which he achieved by purposely overpaying. Though he was entitled to deduct $4 million in charitable contributions, Romney deducted only […]
With the documents Mitt Romney released recently, we know a bit more about his taxes. We know, for instance, that Romney paid a rate of 14.1 percent on $13.7 million in income on his 2011 tax return, which he achieved by purposely overpaying. Though he was entitled to deduct $4 million in charitable contributions, Romney deducted only […]
A former 18-year member of Congress who was a longtime friend of the tobacco industry while in office has become a paid consultant and registered lobbyist for tobacco giantReynolds American. Steve Buyer, a Republican congressman from Indiana from 1993 to 2011, had been the beneficiary of over $100,000 in Reynolds donations over the years and pushed the […]
A former 18-year member of Congress who was a longtime friend of the tobacco industry while in office has become a paid consultant and registered lobbyist for tobacco giantReynolds American. Steve Buyer, a Republican congressman from Indiana from 1993 to 2011, had been the beneficiary of over $100,000 in Reynolds donations over the years and pushed the […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – After more than a decade, America’s war in Afghanistan may be drawing to a close, with troops scheduled to leave by 2014, but violence is on the rise and the Afghan security force remains unprepared to fill the gap. On Sunday, the U.S. military and civilian death toll in the war reached 2,000. […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – After more than a decade, America’s war in Afghanistan may be drawing to a close, with troops scheduled to leave by 2014, but violence is on the rise and the Afghan security force remains unprepared to fill the gap. On Sunday, the U.S. military and civilian death toll in the war reached 2,000. […]
(MintPress) – The City of Minneapolis, Minn. is taking a step in a new direction when it comes to handling cases of police misconduct, claiming its new process, which includes the Civil Rights Department, will provide a fair avenue for complainants to make their case — one the city hopes will help to increase confidence […]
(MintPress) – The City of Minneapolis, Minn. is taking a step in a new direction when it comes to handling cases of police misconduct, claiming its new process, which includes the Civil Rights Department, will provide a fair avenue for complainants to make their case — one the city hopes will help to increase confidence […]
(MintPress) – A new study from the Washington D.C.-based advocacy group Freedom House has found the Philippines to have the greatest degree of Internet freedom among countries studied in Asia. But that may change in the future, as Philippine President Benigno Aquino III recently signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act, which criminalizes activity such as libel, spamming and pornography. […]
(MintPress) – A new study from the Washington D.C.-based advocacy group Freedom House has found the Philippines to have the greatest degree of Internet freedom among countries studied in Asia. But that may change in the future, as Philippine President Benigno Aquino III recently signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act, which criminalizes activity such as libel, spamming and pornography. […]