House Passes DHS ‘Insider Threat’ Program Bill That Could Impact Whistleblowers
The U.S. House approved a bill, sponsored by Rep. Peter King, which would give DHS unprecedented surveillance powers to monitor potential whistleblowers.
Too Big To Fail AIG Refuses To Break Up
AIG executives are refusing to consider a plan created by shareholder activist Carl Icahn to break up the massive “Too Big To Fail” corporation.
Chelsea Manning Reflects on Army’s Punishment for Expired Toothpaste & LGBTQ Literature
In letters from prison, whistleblower Chelsea Manning reflects on the Army’s choice to punish her for expired toothpaste and LGBTQ/political literature.
Letter from Leavenworth: Chelsea Manning on Struggle to Be Herself in Military Prison
Chelsea Manning and Kevin Gosztola exchanged letters during and after she was punished by the Army for having expired toothpaste and LGBTQ literature
Indonesian Forest Fires Producing More Pollution Daily Than Entire US Economy
Indonesia is burning, literally, one of the worst environmental and humanitarian disasters of our era, though you likely haven’t heard about it on TV.
ICE Punishes Immigrant Women On Hunger Strike With Isolation, Cold Cells
Guards at the Hutto Detention Center in Texas, are retaliating against immigrant detainees engaged in a hunger strike to protest their living conditions.
Corporate Coup: Arbitration Clauses Deny Justice To Consumers
Consumers have been effectively prevented from seeking justice through class action lawsuits in many instances thanks to arbitration clauses in contracts.
Protest Song of the Week: ‘Song for Shaker Aamer’ by The Four Fathers
The last British prisoner in the infamous U.S. military prison, Guantanamo Bay, was finally released on October 30. Shaker Aamer was flown to the United Kingdom and rejoined his family, which he had been separated from since he was captured by U.S. forces around fourteen years ago. Upon arrival, he
Is Your Halloween Candy Made With Child Slave Labor? (VIDEO)
The real toxic ingredient in Halloween candy isn’t secret poison, razor blades or illicit drugs, but child slave labor.
100 CEO Retirement Accounts Equal To Savings Of 50M Families
A new report calculates that the retirement assets of just 100 CEOs add up to as much as the entire retirement account savings of 41% of American families.