Snatching people off the streets. Hanging people from the ceiling. A man freezing to death alone on a concrete floor. These are the grim realities Amrit Singh of the Open Society Justice Initiative describes in her report released today. The report is the first of its kind, compiling informat... Read more...
The CIA is seeking authority to expand its covert drone campaign in Yemen by launching strikes against terrorism suspects even when it does not know the identities of those who could be killed, U.S. officials said. Securing permission to use these “signature strikes” would allow the agency to ... Read more...
My name is Lana Adams. I am a writer, by definition. I am a twenty-something year old, recent graduate of Temple University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and I am interested in helping people. I want to help people in whatever way that I can, whether it’s informing people about pertinent... Read more...
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution. Director: Ivan Dixon Writers: Sam Greenlee (screenplay), Melvin Clay (screenplay), and 1 more credit » Stars: Lawrence Cook, Janet League and Paula Kell... Read more...
Aaand we're back with another podcast full of random goodies. This past Sunday in our nerd laboratory we had a group discussion about six headlines in today’s media (including the words of the day). Our group discussion featured Ms. Melissa x Ms. Si x Kevin Golden x Spit x Mr. Blair which = Head... Read more...
The Associated Press this morning reports an exclusive, explaining how the White House can receive real-time updates on a situation on the ground, leading up to a revolution, predicting crime and disorder, or the ‘mood in the air’ shortly after the death of Osama bin Laden. The U.S. Centr... Read more...
Mumia Abu Jamal - The World Weeps As the U.S. performed its semi-religious rites in memory of 9/11, it does so with little real question of why 9/11 happened--at least among average Americans. For they have been ill-served by the media, primary educational systems and... Read more...
Q. Is Obama better than Bush? A. It depends how you like your imperialism – with a white face or a black one. By Stephen Gowans US president Barack Obama’s speech at Accra, Ghana on July 11, 2009 was equal parts jaw dropping hypocrisy, outright fiction, sound advice for Africans if taken ... Read more...