In the wake of the catastrophic tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, the likes of which has not been seen in the 61 years since record-keeping began, areas that have been affected are in desperate need of disaster relief. You would think the party that so vehemently claims the title of “pro-life” would be first […]
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I did an interview this afternoon with PressTV’s US Desk about my latest article, This Is What A Police State Looks Like. It’s a little over 5 minutes long and if you’re interested, you can listen to it here. I also want to point out something I didn’t mention in my article that is absolutely […]
The late Chalmers Johnson often reminded us that “A nation can be one or the other, a democracy or an imperialist, but it can’t be both. If it sticks to imperialism, it will, like the old Roman Republic, on which so much of our system was modeled, lose its democracy to a domestic dictatorship.” His warning rings more […]
On September 24, 2010, the FBI, in a coordinated effort, raided the homes of peace activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. As it turns out, the FBI accidentally left behind documents at one of the raided homes, that detail the motives for investigating citizens practicing their First Amendment right to free speech and assembly. In a […]
In case you’re interested, I did a short, 2 minute long interview this afternoon with Press TV’s US desk about my article In America, Being Poor is a Criminal Offense. You can listen to the interview here. I should warn you, I used the word umm a lot and stuttered a bit, but in my […]
In case you’re unfamiliar with the story, Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright Tony Kushner was set to receive an honorary degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Until the degree was abruptly blocked by the City University of New York Board of Trustees during a May 2 meeting, after […]
It takes a special kind of bully to target the most vulnerable and neediest families in society, which millionaire politicians like to argue are draining America’s treasury. I am referring to Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), who recently introduced a bill that would require states to implement drug testing of applicants for and recipients of the federal […]
According to the Guardian, dozens of African migrants were left to die in the Mediterranean Sea after a number of European and NATO military units apparently ignored their cries for help. On board were 72 passengers, including several women, young children, and political refugees (twenty were women and two were small children, one of whom […]
On April 27, 2011, while the media was distracted by Donald Trump and royal matrimony, the Supreme Court of the United States once again ruled in favor of big business. In the highly anticipated case of AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the Roberts led conservative block of the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that federal law trumps state law in […]
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