Author Archives

• Copyrights: Feds push a few novel theories in MegaUpload case

  By The Red Phoenix on January 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  The indictment the Justice Department obtained this month against MegaUpload, a popular online locker and file-sharing service, includes allegations that company executives personally uploaded and downloaded copyrighted content — a familiar accusation in online piracy cases. But it adds a… Read More ›

• Groups file signatures to recall Wis. Gov. Walker

  By The Red Phoenix on January 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker submitted nearly twice as many signatures Tuesday as required to force a recall election, but still face the challenge of transforming public outrage over… Read More ›

• Kim Jong-il’s Death is a Danger for North Korea, not its Neighbors

  By The Red Phoenix on January 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Stephen Gowans There are a few facts to keep in mind to understand what’s going on in the wake of the death this week of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. #1. US foreign policy vis-a-vis North Korea has always… Read More ›

• The Absurdity of Intellectual Property

  By The Red Phoenix on January 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Beginning at midnight on January 18th, 2012, Wikipedia blacked out its website in protest to two bills, SOPA and PIPA, while other websites undertook similar actions. The following day, the federal government shut down Megaupload.com, a popular file sharing website,… Read More ›

• Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills

  By The Red Phoenix on January 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:31pm EST (Reuters) – Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the… Read More ›

• US Closes Major File-Sharing Website One Day After Anti-SOPA Protest

  By The Red Phoenix on January 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Was Takedown a Personal Vendetta Over ‘Mega Song’ Lawsuit? by Jason Ditz, January 19, 2012 In what was either an attempt by the Obama Administration to thumb its nose at Wednesday’s massive public protests against the notion the federal government… Read More ›

• Political Cartoons: SCAF Helicopters Drop “Gifts” to Celebrate Jan 25 Revolution in Egypt

  By The Red Phoenix on January 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  SCAF helicopters will drop “prizes” to celebrate Jan 25 Revolution in Egypt SCAF gifts were already delivered to Egypt since last year Airborne delivery of SCAF gifts – Egypt Jan 25

• Review of “Watership Down”

  By The Red Phoenix on January 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  [Warning: Contains Spoilers.]  Plot Summary Watership Down (1978) follows the story of a group of rabbits as they flee their home, which has been targeted for destruction by a human housing construction project. The rabbits, lead by a sooth-saying rabbit… Read More ›

• Wikipedia Blackout: Websites Wikipedia, Reddit, Others Go Dark Wednesday to Protest SOPA, PIPA

  By The Red Phoenix on January 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By NED POTTER (@NedPotterABC) Jan. 17, 2012 Do not try to look up “Internet Censorship” or “SOPA” or “PIPA” on Wikipedia, the giant online encyclopedia, on Wednesday. SOPA and PIPA are two bills in Congress meant to stop the illegal… Read More ›

• Homeless People Under Attack in Capitalism

  By The Red Phoenix on January 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Fullerton Homeless Man Kelly Thomas begged for his life from ‘menacing’ officer, D.A. says Scared and bleeding, Kelly Thomas begged for his life to no avail as Fullerton police officers beat him and Tasered him in a violent confrontation that… Read More ›

• MLK Day: the Lessons of Pacifism & the Civil Rights Movement

  By The Red Phoenix on January 16, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Today is the celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the United States. While it is ostensibly celebrated to promote the Civil Rights Movement, one wonders why MLK, among all other more active and progressive civil rights… Read More ›

• Tunisians Mark First Anniversary of Ben Ali Ouster

  By The Red Phoenix on January 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Lisa Bryant Arab leaders and top officials are in Tunisia to share in celebrations marking the North African country’s one-year anniversary of the ousting of strong-arm President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Tunisia’s revolution sparked popular protests across the Arab… Read More ›

• Qatar calls for a U.S. invasion of Syria

  By The Red Phoenix on January 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Syria crisis: Qatar calls for Arabs to send in troops The ruler of the Gulf state of Qatar has said Arab countries should send troops into Syria to stop government forces killing civilians there. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani… Read More ›

• Over 47,500 Drug War Deaths, Mexico Says

  By The Red Phoenix on January 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  (AP) MEXICO CITY — Two decapitated bodies were found inside a burning SUV early Wednesday at the entrance to one of Mexico’s most luxurious malls, feeding fears drug violence is infiltrating privileged realms previously thought safe. Police recovered the mutilated… Read More ›

• CIA, Other Spy Agencies Spent $54.6 Billion In Secret For 2011

  By The Red Phoenix on January 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  WASHINGTON — Congress appropriated a whopping $54.6 billion for classified intelligence operations in 2011, an increase over the previous two years. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — whose office was created after the 9/11 attacks to oversee the government’s… Read More ›