Ralph Nader: The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome, From Japan To America
Related: "Japan passes controversial state secrets bill," Japan Trends, December 5, 2013. "... The Obama administration must become more alert to
Recent Studies: White Skin Is Best Defense Against Marijuana Arrest
November 18, 2013 While Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana use last year, and 19 other states plus the District of Columb
SAIC to Build Surveillance Grid in Oakland to Track Political Activists
Oakland To Build Surveillance Grid Tracking Political Activist’s Behaviors Grants funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and implem
After Nearly Killing NDAA, Senate Amendments Flap Erupts Again
Jan. 8, 2014 WASHINGTON — Seven weeks after a fight over Republican amendments nearly ended a five-decade streak of passing a national defense a
Former CIA Boss, Task Force Member Says Even Though Metadata Collection Hasn't Been Useful, It Should Be Expanded
December 24, 2013 We've pointed out that one of the big surprises in the White House's task force proposals on NSA reform, was that the task forc
Perception Management: US Media Gloss Over CIA Support of Apartheid & Role in Mandela's 1962 Arrest
" ... Ignoring history is one thing; re-writing history is another ... " CIA and Mandela: Can the truth be told now?; Mandela and misremembering hist
SCOTT LIVELY PETITIONS FOR EXCLUSION FROM CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY TRIAL IN UGANDA
December 6, 2013 Scott Lively is again trying to avoid facing the music in the Crimes Against Humanity lawsuit brought against him by Sexual Mino
Parliament Asks MI5 Boss to Justify Claim that NSA Leaks Endangered National Security (Guardian)
Photo: Home affairs select committee chairman Keith Vaz has asked the MI5 chief to justify comments about the Guardian's coverage of Edward Snowden'
The War on Democracy (Guardian)
How corporations and spy agencies use "security" to defend profiteering and crush activism A stunning new report compiles extensive evidence sh
Kennedy Cousin Skakel Freed after 11 Years in Prison
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who won a new trial last month in the slaying of Martha Moxley in 1975, walked out of jail a free man Thursday after be
Dianne Feinstein's Fake Surveillance Reform Bill
" ... The legislation would make clear in no uncertain terms that communication records like phone, email, and internet data can be collected withou
NSA Data Mining has Nothing to do with Terrorism
Electronic Frontier Foundation: "NSA's Vast Surveillance Powers Extend Far Beyond Counterterrorism, Despite Misleading Government Claims": "Time and a
How the FBI Manipulates Grand Juries to Intimidate Political Dissidents
" ... Grand juries have been a tool in the FBI’s arsenal of intimidation and information-gathering tactics for decades. They were a hallmark of the
Psychiatric Patients in Prisons Are Frequent Rape Victims
Sexual abuse is shockingly common in the US prison system. A recent survey conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics concluded that each year abou
Newly Declassified Documents Show how Surveillance State was Born
Almost no one noticed when the book was quietly released this summer. It has perhaps the most benumbing title in publishing history. Yet inside thi
Oxford, MA Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution, Prohibits “Targeted Killing”
Also see: "What Does the NDAA Really Authorize?" Oxford, MA – Just two days after Albany, NY unanimously passed, 11-0, the strongest Anti-NDAA res
Edwin Black: American Eugenics
" ... One of my emphases has always been the antecedents of the Nazi Holocaust. In other words, how did they get there? Who financed it? Who helped?
"Patriot Act Author: ‘There has been a Failure of Oversight.’" (WaPo)
Photo: Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner is the author of the Patriot Act — and an opponent of how it has been used to justify broad domestic spying powers. (J
New York Capitol Unanimously Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution
ALBANY, NY – On October 7, 2013, the Albany, NY Common Council unanimously passed Resolution 80.92.13, becoming the first city in America to prohib
Albany, NY Introduces Strongest Resolution In America Against NDAA
In an effort to restore the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, 11th Ward Councilman Anton Konev of the Albany, NY Common Council, has i
Former CIA Agent Publishes Book on Harassment by Agency, Cover-Up
While working as a senior officer on a secret government base, Shipp and his family were subjected to severe toxic exposure. They were bleeding from
The Military Grip on US Policing
8 August 2013 US domestic law enforcement finds one reason after another to adopt military tactics and tougher approaches to enforce civilian
The Bradley Manning Trial and Unconstitutional Secrecy
" ... Anyone who holds freedom of the press dear should shudder at the threat that the prosecution's theory presents to journalists, their sources a
Bradley Manning's Court Martial: Key Players in the WikiLeaks Trial
Bradley Manning. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP From the defendant to the judge and an anonymous Navy Seal who may testify in disguise – who's w