Wall Street Group Goes On Ad Blitz Against CFPB
Viewers of last night’s Republican presidential debate were treated to quite a spectacle. Not only did they get to see a presidential debate, but multiple times during the commercial breaks a 30-second ad called “Denied,” by the 501(c)(4) group American Action Network, played and presented an Orwellian vision of the
Dissenting Against Another Unjust Retrial Of Albert Woodfox By State Of Louisiana
Although a court just ruled that Albert Woodfox could be retried, Judge James L. Dennis objected to the years of torture the state has put Woodfox through.
‘Israel Has Declared War On Palestinian Children’ (VIDEO)
Israeli peace activist Miko Peled explains what media coverage misses about the recent uptick of violence in Jerusalem and the occupation of Palestine.
Senator Tom Cotton Wrongly Tries To Link Social Security And Drug Addiction
There is absolutely no basis whatsoever for Senator Tom Cotton’s batty claim that Social Security benefits fuels heroin addiction among the poor.
Letter From Leavenworth: Chelsea Manning Discusses ‘Personal And Emotionally Tough Letters’ From Trans People
In a second letter from Chelsea Manning, she reflects on being put on 21-day recreation restriction and what it is like to read letters from trans people.
Protest Song of the Week: ‘s/as boy/as a boy’ by Ted Hearne
In the past week Representative Peter King and “60 Minutes” have compared U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning to Aaron Alexis, the Washington Navy Yard shooter who killed twelve people, and presented Manning as a disloyal American. This makes Ted Hearne’s composition inspired by Chelsea Manning exceptionally relevant to the moment.
Judge Blocks NSA From Collecting Data on Law Firm Under Phone Records Surveillance Program
A federal judge blocked the NSA from collecting data on a law firm under the agency’s phone records surveillance program.
Support For Neoliberalism Is Killing Working-Class Whites
Middle-aged, working-class whites are dying faster than ever before, according to new research from Princeton. Are they voting away their own futures?
’60 Minutes’ Pushes National Security Propaganda To Cast Snowden, Manning As Traitors
60 Minutes airs a segment assassinating the character of Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, going so far as to question their loyalty to America.
Podcast: NYPD Infiltration of Brooklyn College Suggests Surveillance of Muslims Continues
The New York Police Department deployed an undercover officer named “Mel,” who “converted” to Islam and infiltrated Brooklyn College, according to a report published in the Gothamist. As reported, three Brooklyn College graduates shared how “Mel” had developed relationships with them. She was present “during some of the most private