Nine-teen occupy Oakland protesters were arrested as police violently attacked occupiers with tear gas grenades, flash bang grenades, and rubber bullets. Three police officers were reportedly injured as occupiers fought back with rocks and other objects Saturday night. Hundreds of protesters marched throughout downtown Oakland causing a four-block area to be shut down by Oakland [...]
Before Wikileaks disclosed several documents regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the entire treaty was veiled behind a curtain of secrecy, while little was known about the negotiation process. In September of 2008, the Bush administration refused to release information related to ACTA and more recently in March 2009, the Obama administration classified ACTA related [...]
To no one’s surprise, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) tonight–a great way to start off the new year! Immediately after the House of Representatives passed it on a vote of 283-136, Obama signaled that the bill would be signed in the coming weeks. This deplorable act of treason only serves to [...]
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When it came time for Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich to serve in the armed forces during the Vietnam War in the 1960s, both Presidential candidates weaseled out of their duty to “serve their country”. Now they espouse hawkish rhetoric, vehemently back the occupation of Afghanistan, think it was a mistake to pull combat troops [...]
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