No ‘bad placards’ in nation where such political dissent is punishable by death Putting a fine point on the spin that President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East has been a glowing, peace-dealing success, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross praised the fact that there were no protesters in Saudi Arabia—a nation where political dissonance is punishable Read More…
Lauren McCauley
As Election Day Nears, Military Hawks Circle to Promote New Wave of War
A slew of bipartisan reports are hoping to push the former secretary of state to increased military action in the Middle East, particularly Syria. Though the hawkish stance of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has been too often ignored this election season, new reporting on Thursday highlights how her presumed win in November will likely Read More…
Wikileaks Drops Easily Searchable E-Reader Version of Clinton Speeches Revealing the Truth of Her “Fact Checking”
Emails lay bare what members of Hillary Clinton’s own inner circle believe to be her vulnerabilities—from ties to big money to scandal-laden husband. WikiLeaks on Monday dropped its second tranche of the so-called Podesta Emails, laying bare what members of her own inner circle believed were the vulnerabilities of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, from her Read More…
Internet Undergoes ‘Biggest Change in a Generation’ (That You Never Heard About)
Though Republican lawmakers have painted this moment in Internet history as ‘doomsday,’ and rallied a last ditch-effort to block it, at midnight on Saturday the U.S. government will cede control of the web’s core naming directory to a multi-stakeholder nonprofit. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California-based group of international stakeholders Read More…
Over 20 Arrested After Militarized Police Raid #NoDAPL Prayer Ceremony
Water protectors say that “with state police protecting Dakota Access Pipeline,” President Obama’s “words are meaningless. Twenty-one water protectors were arrested in North Dakota on Wednesday after a military-style raid interrupted a peaceful prayer ceremony at a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction site. Hundreds of demonstrators have been taking part in the prayer ceremony in Read More…
Warren Skewers Wells Fargo CEO for Greed and ‘Gutless Leadership’
“You should resign, you should give back the money you took while this scam was going on and you should be criminally investigated by both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.” As many hoped she would, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday gave a thorough tongue-lashing to Wells Fargo CEO John Read More…