By Jack Serle and Chris Woods Pakistan: CIA drone strikes pause for a short period as Muslims protest around the world against a US-made video. A senior al Qaeda leader is killed in resumed strikes. Yemen: Eleven named civilians die in a strike in central Yemen, the worst civilian tally since May. The US declines to say if its drones are responsible. […]
By Jack Serle and Chris Woods Pakistan: CIA drone strikes pause for a short period as Muslims protest around the world against a US-made video. A senior al Qaeda leader is killed in resumed strikes. Yemen: Eleven named civilians die in a strike in central Yemen, the worst civilian tally since May. The US declines to say if its drones are responsible. […]
(MintPress) – New reports are demonstrating the extent of which the federal government is relying on social networking websites to follow the accounts of users that show “suspicious” activity. And because there are few laws regulating the government’s use of the Internet as an investigative tool, a majority of the online surveillance against individuals is […]
(MintPress) – New reports are demonstrating the extent of which the federal government is relying on social networking websites to follow the accounts of users that show “suspicious” activity. And because there are few laws regulating the government’s use of the Internet as an investigative tool, a majority of the online surveillance against individuals is […]
(MintPress) – It’s no surprise that the Catholic Church veers toward the right when it comes to politics, but a recent address by a U.S. bishop took the religion’s politics to the next level. While the Catechism of the Church states a pro-life, anti-gay marriage stance, leaders of the church have primarily refrained from endorsing […]
(MintPress) – It’s no surprise that the Catholic Church veers toward the right when it comes to politics, but a recent address by a U.S. bishop took the religion’s politics to the next level. While the Catechism of the Church states a pro-life, anti-gay marriage stance, leaders of the church have primarily refrained from endorsing […]
(MintPress) – The U.S. designated the whistleblower website, WikiLeaks “an enemy of the state,” placing the self-described free speech project in the same category as al-Qaida, the Taliban and other foreign terrorist organizations (FTO). The unprecedented labeling of the website known for leaking classified government documents signals a new escalation in U.S. efforts to shut down […]
(MintPress) – The U.S. designated the whistleblower website, WikiLeaks “an enemy of the state,” placing the self-described free speech project in the same category as al-Qaida, the Taliban and other foreign terrorist organizations (FTO). The unprecedented labeling of the website known for leaking classified government documents signals a new escalation in U.S. efforts to shut down […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – John Hankins and his young family are caught between a rock and a hard place. They are paying a mortgage on one home and rent on another. Hankins, his wife and 2-year-old son, Ezra, moved into their new home in Klamath Falls, Ore. in June, but after a couple of weeks […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – John Hankins and his young family are caught between a rock and a hard place. They are paying a mortgage on one home and rent on another. Hankins, his wife and 2-year-old son, Ezra, moved into their new home in Klamath Falls, Ore. in June, but after a couple of weeks […]
By Kim Barker and Justin Elliott Dark money groups flooded Albuquerque’s airwaves in August, aiming to sway a hotly contested U.S. Senate race by making more than half the political ad buys on top TV stations. That fact, gleaned through a review of TV station political ad records now available in our Free the Files news […]
By Kim Barker and Justin Elliott Dark money groups flooded Albuquerque’s airwaves in August, aiming to sway a hotly contested U.S. Senate race by making more than half the political ad buys on top TV stations. That fact, gleaned through a review of TV station political ad records now available in our Free the Files news […]
Human life is sacred. Throughout its history, U.S. policy scored it. It shows horrifically in one war after another. It’s no different at home at the federal, state or local levels. Policy makes human life cheap. Black and brown people suffer most. Institutionalized racism denigrates them. In capital crime cases, most have virtually no chance, […]
Human life is sacred. Throughout its history, U.S. policy scored it. It shows horrifically in one war after another. It’s no different at home at the federal, state or local levels. Policy makes human life cheap. Black and brown people suffer most. Institutionalized racism denigrates them. In capital crime cases, most have virtually no chance, […]