Miami Herald: After brutal beating of now-paralyzed Florida inmate, women take to social media to protest On Saturday morning, a vigil was held outside the compound, the second in recent weeks, in part to protest the beating of Cheryl Weimar, a 51-year-old inmate who...
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Regime Change Hypocrisy
On FPF #389, I talk about how calls to regime change other nations ignore the human rights abuses of the US empire. The US has waged several wars of aggression since the start of the century, leaving millions dead. The US ran a massive torture and drone program where...
War Crimes or Propaganda?
Some say Israel brutally massacres Palestinians in Gaza using chemical weapons and indiscriminately targeting civilians. Others argue that Palestinian terrorist organizations are purposefully using civilians as human shields, in a practice that abuses their civilian...
New Report Nations Largest Forfeiture Program Fails To Fight Crime
A new Institute for Justice study (PDF) finds the nation’s largest forfeiture program does not help police fight crime. Instead, the study indicates police use forfeiture to boost revenue—in other words, to police for profit. The IJ study, “Fighting Crime or Raising...
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Bypassing congress and sending more arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE "The Trump administration on Friday invoked a rarely used provision of American arms control laws to sidestep Congress and authorize billions of dollars in weapons sales to key Middle East allies,...
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Movement
Since today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, it is fitting to reflect on the legacy of Sophie Scholl, leader of the White Rose movement. The White Rose movement was a group of German students who distributed pamphlets calling for active, albeit peaceful, resistance to...
Marine Held for NK Embassy Break-In
On FPF #341, I discuss a former Marine being held on an extradition request from Spain for stealing electronics from the North Korean embassy in Madrid. The break-in occurred in the days leading up to Trump's second summit with Kim Jong-un. While few details of the...
Iran & Chelsea Manning’s Bail guest Will Porter
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss his recent articles published at RT. The appointment of a new IRGC leader - who is considered a hardliner - is a sign that Iran is reacting to the US withdrawing waivers for oil sanctions. Will and Kyle give an analysis of the...
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