Brennan takes oath on draft Constitution-without Bill of RightsOh, dear. This is probably not the symbolism the White House wanted. Hours after CIA Director John Brennan took the oath of office-behind closed doors, far away from the press, perhaps befitting his status as America’s top spy-the White House took pains to emphasize the symbolism of the ceremony.
Three Democratic myths used to demean the Paul filibusterCommencing immediately upon the 9/11 attack, the US government under two successive administrations has spent 12 straight years inventing and implementing new theories of government power in the name of Terrorism.
The Power of Sound Frequencies To Change Your Brain Waves & Create Positive Results – Waking Times ” Waking TimesMary Rivas, Guest Writer Waking Times Can we enhance our creativity, intuitive insights, memory, intelligence and health by altering our brain waves? Yes. The ancients understood that sound can help us alter our consciousness and unleash mind powers that are normally not accessible to us in ordinary consciousness.
Introduction
The judicial system in the United States is unique insofar as it is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each court system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases, neither is completely independent of the other, and the systems often interact. Furthermore, solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. This lesson is designed to examine the differences, similarities, and interactions between the federal and state court systems to make the public aware of how each system goes about achieving these goals.
Police militarization comes under nationwide investigationPolice militarization comes under nationwide investigation The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a campaign to investigate the growing trend of placing militarized police units in cities and towns across the country. Doors busted down and windows smashed in.
Homeless mom sentenced to 5 years in prison for “stealing” son’s educationA mother has been arrested and sentenced to jail time for sending her five year old son to a school district where she had no permanent residence. I can barely believe I’m having to type this sentence again.
Drones over there, total surveillance over hereThe big story buried in all the commentary about the US government’s drone policy is that the old algorithm of the liberal state no longer works. Focusing on drones is almost a distraction, if it weren’t for the number of men, women and children they have killed in only a few years.
France calls on Europe to ease off austerityBRUSSELS (AP) – France has called on fellow European nations to ease off on painful austerity policies to give the economy some breathing space and avoid social upheaval. Continuing a strict course of spending cuts and tax increases would only “nourish a social crisis that leads to populism,” French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici warned Thursday.
The Revolution Within the Revolution Will ContinueThe Revolution Within the Revolution Will Continue The death of Hugo Chávez is a great loss to the people of Venezuela who have been lifted out of poverty and have created a deep participatory democracy.
Eric Holder defends prosecution of Aaron Swartz – RT USAUnited States Attorney General Eric Holder says that the Department of Justice never intended for computer hacker Aaron Swartz to serve a prison sentence longer than a couple of months. Reporting to the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing Wednesday morning, Mr. Holder said Swartz’s January suicide was “a tragedy” but that the Justice Department acted appropriately throughout the prosecution.
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With Legal Reserves Low, Bank of America Faces a Big LawsuitBank of America has been underestimating its legal risks for years, and brazenly so, according to its critics. Is that strategy about to pay off with the Federal Reserve? On Thursday, the Fed will release figures on how much capital the nation’s biggest banks must have to cover a “stress” situation.
Bank of America Under NY Investigation for MortgagesJames Freedland, a spokesman for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, did not return a call and an email seeking comment. Bank of America has been working to put its mortgage-related troubles behind it after sustaining more than $40 billion in losses from its home loan business since the financial crisis.
Screen Propaganda, Hollywood and the CIA“One of the most pervasive trends in 21st century western culture has become somewhat of an obsession in America. It’s called “Hollywood history”, where the corporate studio machines in Los Angeles spend hundreds of millions of dollars in order to craft and precisely tailor historical events to suit the prevailing political paradigm.”
Shameless: The NYPD Lied Under Oath to Lock Up Occupy ActivistA prominent housing activist and Occupy organizer was found innocent last week on charges of assaulting a police officer. The acquittal came in large part due to video evidence presented that indicated that the New York Police Department (NYPD) told bald-faced lies to justify Michael Premo’s arrest.
DHS built domestic surveillance tech into Predator dronesHomeland Security’s specifications say drones must be able to detect whether a civilian is armed. Also specified: “signals interception” and “direction finding” for electronic surveillance. (Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security) The U.S.
Department of Justice says White House can use ‘lethal force’ on American citizens on US soil – RT USAThe US government has the right to use military force on American citizens, even at home – but only in “extraordinary circumstances,” the attorney general has stated in a letter to Senator Rand Paul.
Technological unemployment: panacea or poison?“We must do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a living.
