How about we do something novel in the new year? Let's stop worrying about the stuff most politicians, pundits, and activists want us to worry about and instead think about ourselves, our families, our friends, and whatever communities we choose to be part of. Let's...
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
I’ve attended most of the major antiwar protests in Washington since 9/11. At a 2005 protest, a cop tried to whack me on the head with a wooden pole. At a 2007 protest, I snapped a picture showing George W. Bush hanging next to the U.S. Capitol. But my favorite...
Well, Pete, looks like maybe you were right. In South Florida, 10 officers resigned from their city's SWAT unit over concerns about safety, saying they feel "restrained by the politicization of our tactics," according to documents obtained by CNN. The officers sent a...
Greta Thunberg is right, the world is indeed sick, but not for the reasons she'd have you believe. Greta, the 16 year old girl being used by government's and climate activists around the world is a perfect example of the cancer that infects the world. The cancer of...
The Kings Bay Plowshares 7 have been convicted for peacefully protesting government H-bombs. They face up to 20 years. Hear my interview of Elizabeth McAlister from last week here.
In case you missed it... Via the human rights activists at Electronic Intifada, an incredible -- long-suppressed -- piece of hidden camera investigative journalism by Al Jazeera: "The Lobby -- USA." Watch all four parts below:...
Carlos Miller, founder and publisher of Photography is Not a Crime, discusses his 2007 arrest for photographing cops while working as a journalist, and why it prompted him to start the website; and how camera phones, social media, and brave activists have made the...
Sandy Tolan, author of Children of the Stone, discusses why Native Americans and activists across the country are demonstrating against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, and the crackdown against them by militarized police.
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