A new survey reveals Americans believe CEOs make way too much money — but that belief is based on figures that undercut true CEO compensation by as much as 90 percent. According to the survey of 1,200 people by Stanford University’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance, people in the United States are clueless about incomes Read More…
Claire Bernish
Media Silent as US Announces Unprecedented Move to End Drug War
Slipping by virtually unnoticed, the United States made a surprising move last week towardentirely ending the contentious and wholly ineffective War on Drugs. With the approach of the first Special Session of the U.N. General Assembly to discuss international drug policy in nearly 18 years, Bill Brownfield, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Read More…
Eagles of Death Metal Frontman says Guards Knew About Paris Shooting in Advance
Eagles of Death Metal lead singer, Jessie Hughes, made a stunning statement in an interview with Fox Business Network: He believes it’s possible security guards at the Bataclan Theater knew about the Paris terror attacks in advance. As a veteran performer, Hughes realized something was odd the night leading up to the attack, when the security Read More…
Warrantless Stingray Surveillance Deemed Unconstitutional, Proving Cops are Breaking the Law
Thanks to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the warrantless use of cell-site simulators, known as Stingrays, is now considered a violation of the Fourth Amendment. “Police should now be on notice,” said staff attorney Nate Wessler of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, as The Intercept reported. “Accurately explain your surveillance activities to a judge and Read More…
So It Begins: American Police Start Pushing to Weaponize Domestic Drones
Connecticut — Police are now voicing their concerns about domestic drone use — specifically, they want the option to be able to employ weaponized drones in the future, should the need arise. As if police brutality and aggression weren’t already an epidemic in the United States, police departments in Connecticut oppose a bill to outlaw Read More…
Monsanto is Suing California for Telling People the Truth About Its Chemicals
California — Monsanto is suing the State of California for its intent to include glyphosate — the main ingredient in its wildly popular herbicide, Roundup — on its Proposition 65 toxic chemicals list. California’s decision came after the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a “probable carcinogen” in March Read More…