‘Heroic effort at great personal cost’: Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace PrizeA Swedish sociology professor has nominated Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize. He says the NSA whistleblower could help “save the prize from the disrepute incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision” to give the 2009 award to Barack Obama.
Snowden: Symptom or Disease?Lawrence Wilkerson: Never-ending culture of war breeds an ever-growing draconian government, which will pressure more whistleblowers to come forward to stop tyranny
US ends ban on ‘domestic propaganda’It’s being branded by proponents as an attempt at transparency, but critics of a new law say the United States government just got the green-light to use propaganda made for foreign audiences on the American public.
The Morality of MeditationMEDITATION is fast becoming a fashionable tool for improving your mind. With mounting scientific evidence that the practice can enhance creativity, memory and scores on standardized intelligence tests, interest in its practical benefits is growing.
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Secret move keeps bin Laden records in the shadowsWASHINGTON (AP) – The top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent to the CIA, where they could be more easily shielded from ever being made public.
House chairman says FBI stonewalling marathon probe – The Boston GlobeMembers of a key congressional committee accused the FBI on Wednesday of stymieing their inquiry into the Boston Marathon bombings after the bureau refused their request to reveal what it knew about the lead suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, prior to the attacks.
How the Surveillance State is Becoming PermanentALFRED McCOY, awmccoy at wisc.edu McCoy is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He wrote a piece for TomDispatch yesterday titled ” Surveillance Blowback: The Making of the U.S. Surveillance State, 1898-2020.” The piece is based on his new book Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State.
Is Gold the Next Subprime Mortgage Scandal?National Security Notice We are NOT calling for the overthrow of the government. In fact, we are calling for the reinstatement of our government. We are not calling for lawlessness. We are calling for an end to lawlessness and lack of accountability and a return to the rule of law.
The NSA’s Surveillance Is UnconstitutionalDue largely to unauthorized leaks, we now know that the National Security Agency has seized from private companies voluminous data on the phone and Internet usage of all U.S. citizens.
UN human rights chief says whistleblowers need protectionIn her first reference to whistleblower Edward Snowden’s case, UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay has called on all countries to protect the rights of those who uncover abuses and stressed the need to respect the right for people to seek asylum.
Greenwald: Snowden has enough information to cause US govt ‘worst damage in history’Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden possesses dangerous information which could potentially lead to America’s “worst nightmare” if it is revealed, according to the journalist who first published Snowden’s leaked documents.
People Living in Caves as UK Homelessness Reaches Five-Year HighPeople Living in Caves as UK Homelessness Reaches Five-Year High Homeless men and women are living in a network of disused sandstone caves near the town centre of Stockport, Greater Manchester. There have been up to four people a night sleeping rough in the cave system perched on a 20-foot precipice overhanging a river, only a short distance from public view.
Where The Hell Is The Outrage?From the first breath of life to the last, our lives are being stolen out from under us. From infant care and early education to Social Security and Medicare, the dominant economic ideology is demanding more lifelong sacrifices from the vulnerable to appease the gods of wealth. Middle-class wages are stagnant.
‘Conspiracy theorists’ vs. govt. dupesRecent studies by psychologists and social scientists in the US and UK suggest that contrary to mainstream media stereotypes, those labeled “conspiracy theorists” appear to be saner than those who accept the official versions of contested events. The most recent study was published on July 8th by psychologists Michael J.
Writing on the wall? ‘United Stasi of America’ artist under police scrutinyGerman artist Oliver Bienkowski, who projected the words ‘United Stasi of America’ together with a picture of Kim Dotcom on to the wall of the US embassy in Berlin, may face criminal charges. Investigation has been launched into whether Bienkowski’s action falls under the category of “slander against the organizations and representatives of a foreign state,” Berlin-based Der Tagesspiegel newspaper reports.
U.S. Actions in Snowden Case Threaten Right to Seek AsylumRevelations about the NSA’s secret surveillance activities continue to make headlines both at home and abroad. In the last week alone, Brazil expressed concern about recent reports of NSA spying on millions of Brazilian citizens, the European Parliament a resolution authorizing its Civil Liberties Committee to launch an “in-depth inquiry” into U.S.
8th Circuit Court upholds sanctions against Minneapolis attorneyThe Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld $45,451 in sanctions against Minneapolis foreclosure attorney William Butler, under fire from local federal judges who have repeatedly sanctioned him. It was the second time in two days that the Eighth Circuit rejected claims made by Butler, who is under investigation by the local federal judiciary.
A warning to debt collectors: Back off(MoneyWatch) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is going after banks and other lenders that lie to consumers when trying to collect on loans. Yesterday it published new guidelines for financial institutions as well as letters consumers can send to banks they feel are being abusive.