Oakland, CA — That now-familiar refrain represents the last spoken words by 51-year-old Oakland resident Hernan Jaramillo, an emotionally troubled man as his breath and life were crushed out of him by several police officers who had responded to his sister’s 911 call about a suspected intruder. Jaramillo was not a suspect and was supposedly Read More…
Constitutional Rights
US Senate to Declare “International Martial Law” Giving the President ‘Unlimited’ Military Powers
Mitch McConnell made a surprise announcement that the Senate is ready to vote for the president to become a virtual military dictator. The U.S. Senate is poised to give President Obama, as well as the next president, unprecedented war powers that amount to declaring martial law upon the entire world. Majority leader Mitch McConnell surprised Read More…
Six Huge Stories The Mainstream Media Don’t Want You To Know About
Whistleblowers, Ecocide, top secret trade deals, and shady ties between the Islamic State and the West’s closest allies…here are a few hot topics the mainstream media barely covered in 2015. 1. Any Tragedy That’s Not Western-Centric The outpouring of fury, despair and grief by the corporate press over the November 13 Paris attacks highlighted the bias of the Read More…
U.S. Dropped 23,144 Bombs on Muslim-Majority Countries in 2015
Council of Foreign Relations resident skeptic Micah Zenko recently tallied up how many bombs the United States has dropped on other countries and the results are as depressing as one would think. Zenko figured that since Jan. 1, 2015, the U.S. has dropped around 23,144 bombs on Iraq,Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, all countries that are Read More…
State Takes Away Children of Veteran for Cannabis Used to Treat His PTSD
Denver, CO — A United States military veteran and father is fighting the state of Kansas for custody of his children. In April 2015, Raymond Schwab’s children were confiscated by Child Protective Services, and authorities in the state insist he must discontinue his use of marijuana — which he uses to treat his PTSD — if Read More…
First Arrest Made in Oregon Standoff
On Friday, January 15th, the United States government made its first official move against the armed militia in Oregon that has occupied a local wildlife refuge. When 62 year-old occupier Kenneth Medenbach drove a government vehicle off the refuge to get groceries at a local Safeway, he was met with a cluster of law enforcement and arrested Read More…






