Police Brutality
SOPA’s big brother signed by EU nations amid widespread protests
Polish citizens take to the streets in protest at ACTA By Jennifer Baker IDG News Service – The European Union signed up to the controversial Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on Thursday despite widespread opposition, particularly in Poland, where people… Read More ›
Political Cartoons: SCAF Helicopters Drop “Gifts” to Celebrate Jan 25 Revolution in Egypt
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
Homeless People Under Attack in Capitalism
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
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 ›
Over 47,500 Drug War Deaths, Mexico Says
(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 ›
The Massacre Everyone Ignored: Up to 70 Striking Oil Workers Killed in Kazakhstan by US-Supported Dictator
By Mark Ames With violence and government crackdowns making headlines from so many familiar parts of the world, there’s hardly been a peep in the media about the biggest and ugliest massacre of all: Last Friday in Kazakhstan, riot police… Read More ›
Bagram “worse than Guantanamo,” says rights attorney
Some surprisingly good CBS reporting on Bagram Airbase as the new legal black hole, secret prison of the Obama administration: Begram: the Other Guantanamo There are now 3,000 detainees in Bagram, up from 1,700 since June (!) and five times… Read More ›
The National Defense Authorization Act Explained
The Indefinite Detention of American Citizens by JOANNE MARINER Passed by the House and Senate last week, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) now awaits the president’s signature. Because of its controversial provisions on indefinite detention, President Obama had threatened… Read More ›
Execution by secret WH committee
By Glenn Greenwald Here is what the Democratic President has created and implemented, and what many party loyalists explicitly endorse (when there’s a Democrat in the White House) — from Reuters: American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a… Read More ›
Death Toll Rises From Clashes in Cairo
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Published: December 17, 2011 CAIRO — The death toll from renewed violence in Egypt’s capital rose overnight as clashes between Egyptian soldiers and protesters entered a second day on Saturday. According to media reports, soldiers swept… Read More ›
Las Vegas police: Officer fired 7 shots with AR-15 in fatal standoff with unarmed Gulf War vet
By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police had a plan to end an hour-long standoff with an unarmed Gulf War veteran: One officer would fire a non-lethal beanbag shell at the window of the man’s Cadillac, and another… Read More ›
Us Justice Department Condemns Joe Arpaio for “Unconstitutional Policing”
Arizona Sheriff’s Office Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says PHOENIX — In a harshly worded critique of the country’s best-known sheriff, the Justice Department has accused Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of engaging in “unconstitutional policing” by unfairly… Read More ›
