MEDIA ROOTS- Follow the money and you will always find the truth. U.S. Marine Major General Smedley Butler, one of only 19 people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor, wrote War is a Racket in 1935: “War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It … Read More
COMPUTER WORLD– While everyone is concerned about privacy violations from Facebook Places, government agencies may be using powerful new technology to violate Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches. Here’s what the Fourth Amendment says: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no … Read More
August, 2010 nthWORD– “The neutral communications medium is essential to our society. It is the basis of a fair competitive market economy. It is the basis of democracy, by which a community should decide what to do. It is the basis of science, by which humankind should decide what is true. Let us protect the neutrality of the net.”– Tim … Read More
The Kent State Truth Tribunal visited San Francisco to collect stories from those who witnessed the murder of student protesters on the Kent State campus in Ohio on May 4, 1970. Sabrina Jacobs filed this report on with KPFA – Pacifica Radio, in Berkeley, California. http://www.truthtribunal.org/
ACLU– Group Releases 18-Month Review Of President’s National Security Policies And Civil Liberties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; [email protected] NEW YORK – The Obama administration has repudiated some of the Bush administration’s most egregious national security policies but is in danger of institutionalizing others permanently into law, thereby creating a troubling “new normal,” according to a new report released … Read More
