When Reddit co-founder and internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide last Friday, he was facing up to 13 felony counts, 50 years in prison, and millions of dollars in fines. His alleged crime? Pulling millions of academic articles from the digital archive JSTOR. Prosecutors allege that Swartz downloaded the articles because he intended to distribute them for […]
When Reddit co-founder and internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide last Friday, he was facing up to 13 felony counts, 50 years in prison, and millions of dollars in fines. His alleged crime? Pulling millions of academic articles from the digital archive JSTOR. Prosecutors allege that Swartz downloaded the articles because he intended to distribute them for […]
A United Nations report released Sunday found that torture of detainees in Afghan prisons and intelligence facilities continues, despite a year-long effort to curb the practice. The report cited several instances of Afghan authorities trying to hide abuse from UN and international monitors, who first documented the torture of detainees there a year ago, the Associated […]
A United Nations report released Sunday found that torture of detainees in Afghan prisons and intelligence facilities continues, despite a year-long effort to curb the practice. The report cited several instances of Afghan authorities trying to hide abuse from UN and international monitors, who first documented the torture of detainees there a year ago, the Associated […]
Eleven women who were forced to work as prostitutes in the Southern United Stateshave been freed after police broke up a major sex trafficking ring. Authorities in Savannah, GA have indicted eight men and four women in connection with the federal probe, called Operation Dark Night, reports Associated Press. The gang is thought to have been smuggling […]
Eleven women who were forced to work as prostitutes in the Southern United Stateshave been freed after police broke up a major sex trafficking ring. Authorities in Savannah, GA have indicted eight men and four women in connection with the federal probe, called Operation Dark Night, reports Associated Press. The gang is thought to have been smuggling […]
Two journalists were killed by sniper fire while reporting on the crisis in Syria. Belgian-born French journalist Yves Debay was shot once in the head and once in the chest in Aleppo, reported Reuters. He was taken to Turkey, where medical staff pronounced him dead. “France condemns this odious act and expresses its condolences, its sympathy […]
Two journalists were killed by sniper fire while reporting on the crisis in Syria. Belgian-born French journalist Yves Debay was shot once in the head and once in the chest in Aleppo, reported Reuters. He was taken to Turkey, where medical staff pronounced him dead. “France condemns this odious act and expresses its condolences, its sympathy […]
Samer Al-Issawi is a man on a mission. Close to death and unable to move under his own power, Al-Issawi has been on an open hunger strike for more than 177 days. A Palestinian, Al-Issawi is protesting his detention in an Israeli prison. He has no charges against him. As reported on Mondoweiss, an Israeli […]
Samer Al-Issawi is a man on a mission. Close to death and unable to move under his own power, Al-Issawi has been on an open hunger strike for more than 177 days. A Palestinian, Al-Issawi is protesting his detention in an Israeli prison. He has no charges against him. As reported on Mondoweiss, an Israeli […]
(MintPress) – According to a Jan. 17 Gallup poll, only 35 percent of Americans are satisfied with corporations, a rebound from 2011 of 6 percent. The vast majority of Americans feel that corporate interest, the size of corporations and corporations’ control over the political process is out of hand. Of those questioned in this poll, […]
(MintPress) – According to a Jan. 17 Gallup poll, only 35 percent of Americans are satisfied with corporations, a rebound from 2011 of 6 percent. The vast majority of Americans feel that corporate interest, the size of corporations and corporations’ control over the political process is out of hand. Of those questioned in this poll, […]
(MintPress) – In New Hampshire, two giants of the petroleum industry — ExxonMobil and Citgo — are in court, fighting allegations that they are responsible for the cost of cleaning up widespread groundwater contamination due to the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). The state is seeking $700 million to monitor and treat contaminated […]
(MintPress) – In New Hampshire, two giants of the petroleum industry — ExxonMobil and Citgo — are in court, fighting allegations that they are responsible for the cost of cleaning up widespread groundwater contamination due to the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). The state is seeking $700 million to monitor and treat contaminated […]
