Activist arrested for wearing ‘Occupy Everything’ jacket – RT USAIf you’re planning a trip to Washington, DC, you might want to choose your wardrobe wisely. A federal judge says that a Florida man was not wrongly arrested for wearing an “Occupy Everything” jacket inside the Supreme Court.
UN demands prosecution of Bush-era CIA crimes – RT USAA United Nations investigator has demanded that the US publish classified documents regarding the CIA’s human rights violations under former President George W. Bush, with hopes that the documents will lead to the prosecution of public officials.
10 Years Ago: “The Most Important Leak” Aimed at Stopping the Iraq War | Accuracy.OrgIn 2003, Katharine Gun was a 28-year-old Mandarin specialist at the UK Government Communications Headquarters, the equivalent of the U.S. National Security Agency. She leaked what Daniel Ellsberg, who himself leaked the Pentagon Papers, has called “the most important and courageous leak I have ever seen. …
Life Inside the Aaron Swartz InvestigationA reluctant witness’s account of a Federal prosecution. If you haven’t been following the case, start with the editor’s note for context. Once your life is inside a federal investigation, there is no space outside of it. The only private thing is your thoughts, and even they don’t feel safe anymore.
’Capitalism Hits the Fan’: A Lecture by Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown | BillMoyers.comEconomist Richard Wolff believes capitalism has spun out of control, is not salvageable in its current state, and that nothing short of a major systemic overhaul is needed to get America back on track and fix the problems that unraveled our economy.
NOVA | Mind of a Rampage KillerPRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY Miles O’Brien EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Julia Cort EDITED BY Rob Tinworth ADDITIONAL PRODUCING BY Kate Tobin Michael Bicks Sarah Holt Terri Randall PRODUCTION MANAGER Stephanie Mills ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Will Toubman Karinna Sjo-Gaber ADDITIONAL EDITING BY Rebecca Nieto Bill Lattanzi Vincent Liota CAMERA Cameron Hickey Thomas Danielczik Joseph
Occupy Movement Files Lawsuit Against Every Federal Regulator of Wall StreetBy Pam Martens: February 28, 2013 In several respects, Occupy Wall Street reminds me of the feminist movement. Corporate funded media has declared the women’s rights movement dead ad nauseam for four decades – and yet it thrives and reinvents itself.
NHS recognition of mindfulness meditation is good for depression | Mia HanssonScientists have now discovered how mindfulness meditation can give patients control over levels of depression, anxiety and chronic pain, says Mia Hansson Mindfulness meditation has been shown to give patients control over their own depression and anxiety levels and levels of chronic pain, according to a paper published earlier this month in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
How to preserve your civil rights at Homeland Security checkpoints:
For the Love of God, Guns, and GovernanceI love the story of America. How a group of people just like us, living in the colonies at the time, came to declare themselves free and independent. Instead of following the dictates, taxes, and punishments of a King far away in England, the people of America would now govern themselves.
Supreme Court’s “Catch-22″ on Government Spying | Accuracy.OrgCNN reports: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s sweeping electronic eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists and spies. “The 5-4 … majority concluded the plaintiffs – which included attorneys and journalists – lacked ‘standing’ or jurisdiction to proceed, without proof that suspects have been eavesdropped upon.
US Supreme Court refuses to let Americans challenge FISA eavesdropping law – RT USAThe United States Supreme Court will not let Americans challenge a provision in a foreign intelligence law that lets the federal government secretly eavesdrop on the intimate communications of millions of Americans.
Moments of spirituality can induce liberal attitudes, researchers find“There’s great overlap between religious beliefs and political orientations,” says one of the study authors, Jordan Peterson of U of T’s Department of Psychology. “We found that religious individuals tend to be more conservative and spiritual people tend to be more liberal.
The co-author of ‘Hubris’ on torture, secrets-and what we still don’t know – MSNBCMichael Isikoff says the American public doesn’t yet have the full story of the decisions, actions–and motives–that led to the war in Iraq. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion next month, he says there are cautionary lessons for the Obama White House.
Obama officials refuse to say if assassination power extends to US soilThe Justice Department “white paper” purporting to authorize Obama’s power to extrajudicially execute US citizens was leaked three weeks ago. Since then, the administration – including the president himself and his nominee to lead the CIA, John Brennan – has been repeatedly asked whether this authority extends to US soil, i.e., whether the president has the right to execute US citizens on US soil without charges.
Stephen Donnelly: Follow the money to the real culprits – Independent.ieWHO is profiting from the bailout of Europe’s banks? That is the question posed by a German documentary, State Secrets and Bank Bailouts, to be aired in France and Germany next week. Last Wednesday, I met financial journalist Harald Schumann and documentary maker Arpad Bondy in Berlin for a screening with the German press.
Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Saw ‘Guerilla’ Manifesto As Proof Of Malicious IntentA Justice Department representative told congressional staffers during a recent briefing on the computer fraud prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that Swartz’s “Guerilla Open Access Manifesto” played a role in the prosecution, sources told The Huffington Post.
NRA declares government will seize guns – RT USAThe National Rifle Association claims it has obtained a Justice Department memo that notes President Obama’s gun control initiatives would be ineffective without seizing citizens’ assault rifles and requiring a federal gun registration.