Doctor Armen Henderson was handcuffed by Miami police as he was loading health care supplies for the homeless into his van in front of his house. His crime - disrespect. "Dr. Armen Henderson, an internal medicine physician at the University of Miami Health System,...
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Reform Title IX Now
The Department of Education’s (DOE) reform of Title IX — the law that bans discrimination based on sex at federally-funded schools — has been a long time coming. For three Senators, it has not been long enough. They strenuously object to the impact on how colleges...
USS Roosevelt Sailor Dies of Covid, Exposing the Empire’s Cruelty
On FPF #479, I discuss the first death of a US sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt of Covid-19. The story of the outbreak on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier became a national story after a letter sent by the captain of the ship warned that his sailors would...
Finding Accountability for Captain Crozier
There is a sickness in the United States Navy, and it goes beyond the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a disorder of irresponsible political leadership, and a high command more focused on expediency than maintaining the confidence of the sailors in their care. The latest...
New Lawsuit Asks Whether State Agents Can Trespass and Place Cameras on Private Land in Tennessee
Camden, Tenn.—Terry Rainwaters lives, farms and hunts on the 136 acres he owns along the Big Sandy River in rural Tennessee. It’s clear that the farm is private property, with a “no trespassing” sign on the gate. Yet agents of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency...
4/10/20 Colleen Moore: America’s Nuclear Arms Nightmare
Scott talks to Colleen Moore about America's withdrawal from global nuclear arms agreements under the Trump administration. Part of the reason for Trump's keenness on pulling out of these agreements is his reputation as a tough negotiator who prioritizes America's...
4/10/20 Gareth Porter on Woodrow Wilson’s 1918 American Flu Pandemic
Gareth Porter discusses the parallels between the 2020 coronavirus pandemic and the 1918 Spanish Flu. Though it’s commonly called “Spanish Flu” Porter reminds us that it really originated in Kansas, where it was first spread to American troops at a...
Josh Rogin is a Syrian al Qaeda-Supporting Scumbag, But
This article in the Post about how the State Department was warning that a Coronavirus could escape from the Wuhan Lab's insufficient containment system seems credible. "Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited...
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