County officials refuse to pay medical bills for toddler burned by SWAT grenadeOfficials in Georgia’s Habersham County are refusing to pay for the mounting medical expenses of a toddler seriously injured by a flash grenade after a failed SWAT team raid earlier this year. Bounkham ‘Bou Bou’ Phonesavanh was just 19 months old when a Habersham SWAT team initiated a no-knock warrant at his family’s home at around 3 a.m.
Human rights groups accuse US of war crimesThe United States is facing increasingly harsh criticism over its use of lethal drone strikes to target suspected terrorists. American drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen may amount to war crimes, according to a pair of reports released by international human rights groups Tuesday.
Spencer sues servicerAug. 18– Add Spencer Savings Bank to the legions who have accused Bank of America of shoddy mortgage servicing. According to the lawsuit filed in May and moved last month from state Superiour Court in Hackensack to federal court in Newark, Bank of America took over a servicing agreement with Spencer when it acquired Countrywide in 2008, and assumed massive…
CFPB Files Claim against Debt Collection Lawsuit MillWashington, DC: With consumers and officials fighting back against debt collector harassment , it’s no wonder that there seems to be news every day about another debt collector lawsuit. Many lawsuits allege bill collector harassment of consumers, including calling at unreasonable hours and making repeated phone calls.
Protesters block Israeli ship from docking at California port | Al Jazeera AmericaThousands of protesters successfully blocked a commercial Israeli cargo vessel from docking and unloading goods in Oakland, California, late Saturday. The protest was staged in response to a call from Palestinian and South African unions to hold Israel accountable for what they allege are violations of Palestinians’ human rights – particularly during Israel’s latest offensive in the Gaza Strip, an operation that killed more than 1,900 Palestinians.
Shipping Containers: The new urban homes | Al Jazeera America“A lot of us young professionals in the area would stuff as many people as possible in for lower rent – so that was the goal,” said Davies as she walked through the site pointing out features designed to satisfy the needs of twenty-somethings.
NYPD threatens mass arrests at Ferguson solidarity rallyThousands of people in New York rallied in solidarity with residents of Ferguson on Thursday, showing support to people across the US who have been victims of police brutality. The NYPD threatened mass arrests if people did not stop blocking traffic.
Muslim Americans sue feds over placement on terrorist watchlistA group of five Muslim American men included on the watchlist of suspected terrorists maintained by the United States government filed a federal complaint on Thursday this week contesting their placement.
Press freedom? Police target media, arrest and teargas reporters at Ferguson protestsTwo reporters were detained at the Ferguson protests, and police behaved as “soldiers” with the “enemy combatants,” journalists said. Outrage over the incident spilled into both the media and social networks.
Could Providence Lawsuit Against Wall Street Giants Save City Pension Fund?From one of the world’s largest automakers to its largest stock market, Providence is taking some of the most iconic institutions of corporate America to court in a series of lawsuits that could net the city millions in winnings. In April, the city filed a federal lawsuit against 40 Wall Street firms for alleged violations of U.S.
Ex A.G.s Mark Shurtleff, John Swallow face civil lawsuit over Bank of America caseSALT LAKE CITY – Already facing multiple criminal charges, former Utah Attorneys General Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow have been sued by a Salt Lake couple over their handling of a lawsuit against Bank of America.
The Rebirth of Stakeholder Capitalism?: Robert ReichThis post originally ran on Robert Reich’s Web page. In recent weeks, the managers, employees, and customers of a New England chain of supermarkets called “Market Basket” have joined together to oppose the board of director’s decision earlier in the year to oust the chain’s popular chief executive, Arthur T.
Pulitzer Winners Decry DOJ Moves Against Risen and Press FreedomFourteen Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists issued strong individual statements Monday that voiced emphatic support for New York Times reporter James Risen and urged the Justice Department to stop threatening him with harsh fines or imprisonment. Many of the statements from the Pulitzer winners included scathing criticisms of the Obama administration for a range of policies related to freedom of the press.
… the CIA systematically tortured people, then lied about it. Destroyed evidence of it, then lied about that. Spied on the US Senate staffers investigating the agency for torture, then lied about that. Now, after somehow being put in charge of deciding what parts of the Senate’s final report on that torture should be redacted, the CIA has predictively censored the key evidence of the litany of all of those transgressions.
The CIA is getting away with keeping every important secret about tortureAt this point, is there anything the Central Intelligence Agency thinks it can’t get away with? To recap: the CIA systematically tortured people, then lied about it. Destroyed evidence of it, then lied about that. Spied on the US Senate staffers investigating the agency for torture, then lied about that.
The Daily Bell – The Walls Are Crumbling Down Around 9/11 – Why?An absolutely monumental shift is in process that most have not recognized yet. The truth, or at least some truth, is about to be shown to the American masses about 9/11.
