US lawmaker unveils Internet, finance privacy bills
© AFP/Amro Maraghi AFP/Activist Post WASHINGTON (AFP) – Cheered on by civil liberties advocates and consumer groups, a US lawmaker introduced legislation Friday to help…
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Why can’t the US legalize drugs? There’s ‘too much money in it,’ Clinton says
Daniel Tencer Raw Story In what will likely be seen as something of a Freudian slip by the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said…
Lawless FBI Intelligence Gathering Practices
Stephen Lendman Lew Rockwell A new Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) report titled, “Patterns of Misconduct: FBI Intelligence Violations from 2001–2008” based its findings on nearly…
Granny-knapping: One Iowa family fights to free their mother from a predatory guardianship
Dees Illustration Marti Oakley, Contributing Writer Activist Post This story recounted below, is being repeated across the country in every state of the union as…
Another Economic ‘Martial Law in the Streets’ Moment Approaches
Eric Blair Activist Post In the fall of 2008, during the lead up to the TARP bailout of the financial industry, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson…
Obama: Drug Legalization ‘Worth A Serious Debate’
Ryan Grim Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Drug legalization is an “entirely legitimate topic for debate,” President Barack Obama said Thursday during his online YouTube town…
$170 million mock city rises at Marine base
Hotels, markets, tunnels — and actors — are part of urban warfare training Julie Watson — AP/MSNBC SAN DIEGO — A mock city roughly the…
Jesse Ventura Sues TSA Over Body Scans, Pat Downs
Amy Forliti Huffington Post/AP MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration on Monday, alleging…
‘No Refusal’ Blood Test Checkpoint Program Continues To Expand Nationwide
Wyoming latest state to introduce legislation mandating driver compliance Steve Watson Prison Planet Wyoming will become the latest in a string of states to mandate…
FBI Issues Death Threat in U.S. Citizen Interrogation
Thomas R. Eddlam The New American An FBI agent reportedly issued a death threat against a U.S. citizen traveling abroad, according to the January 13…
Amsterdam Press Schools O’Reilly on Drug Policy (VIDEO)
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Congress quietly prepares to renew Patriot Act
David Edwards and Stephen Webster Raw Story Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) has introduced a little-noticed bill that intends to once again renew controversial provisions of…
Donald Rumsfeld Torture Lawsuit Fizzles, Again
Dees Illustration Dan Froomkin Huffington Post WASHINGTON — An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer trying to revive a torture lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald…
Toronto G20 Report: Police Violated Rights, Enforced Martial Law
Youtube Ontario Ombudsman finds G20 regulation of “dubious legality”; Citizens unfairly trapped by secret expansion of police powers. TORONTO (December 7, 2010) The Ministry of…