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University of California Takes Aim at Human Rights Activists By Stephen Zunes May 4, 2012 Truthout | News Analysis A Sign of Mark Yudof. (Photo: Keoki Seu / Flickr) From the Vietnam War to the Central American revolutions to apartheid South Africa to the East Timor occupation to the invasion of Iraq, university campuses [...]
As the Los Angeles Times reported, Google’s announcement of its “Google Drive” came with the promise that users will “retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that content.” Property Rights in the Cloud by David Sirota 5 May 2012 Nation of Change When you hear the phrase “property [...]
Rape victims say military labels them ‘crazy’ By David S. Martin CNN updated 12:29 PM EDT, Sat April 14, 2012 Rape Victims: Military Calls us “Crazy” Women accuse military of using psychiatric diagnoses to oust sexual assault victims “I couldn’t trust my chain of command to ever back me up,” says an alleged victim 3,191 [...]
Comments from Coleen Rowley: Please share widely! This has to be one of the most egregious post 9-11 cases yet. He was sentenced 17.5 years for translating internet materials. Many legal analysts are claiming this to be one of the most damaging cases to the First Amendment. Mehanna’s sentencing statement is so true, it should [...]
Tongue-cutting at Al Jazeera BY GLENN GREENWALD March 31, 2012 Salon.com John Podhoretz (updated below [Sun.]) I’m currently conducting interviews as a follow-up to the rather acrimonious debate that erupted this week from my argument that “terrorism expertise” is not an actual discipline, but rather (like the term “terrorism” itself) just another instrument for legitimizing the violence [...]
Uploaded by BillAllyn on Feb 13, 2012 Bill Allyn – Expect Us! (Occupy Anthem) Please Share Widely! Interestingly, within 12 hours of posting this to Youtube, Iran’s Press TV contacted me for an interview, which you can view here: http://youtu.be/2spFB_q3STI If you would like all the pictures used in this video, you can download them here [http://www.billallyn.com/occupy/expect_us_pics.rar]. There’s [...]
Facebook Page> Minnesota Committee to Stop FBI Repression. Committee to Stop FBI Repression StopFBI.net Art by Ricardo Levins Morales RLMArts.com Carlos Montes Back In Court On Tuesday, March 27 Stop the Frame-up of Carlos Montes! Court Hearing to Uncover FBI Lies Tuesday, March 27, Call In Day Call: President Obama at 202-456-1111 Attorney [...]
Senators terrified with abuse of Patriot Act’s secret laws opednews.com March 18, 2012 RT U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (AFP Photo / Chip Somodevilla) Horrified with the way the US government uses the Patriot Act against its own people, two senators have been trying to make these practices public for years. Tired of being ignored, [...]
UPDATE: Cops beat our cameraman ZD Roberts Greg Palast GregPalast.com March 19, 2012 3:36 PM [New York Monday March 19] Our photographer ZD Roberts was beaten by New York City cops with nightsticks while covering Occupy Wall Street’s attempt to re-take Zuccotti Park Saturday night. Zach yelled several times, “I’m PRESS! PRESS!” yet [...]
On being banned by the Tucson School District Winona La Duke The Progressive Recently, I had the distinction of becoming one of a select list of authors banned by the Tucson United School District. Now this is no small feat. It turns out that the Tucson United School District (a city adjoining both the [...]
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