TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
In light of the most recent police murders caught on smartphones and, in one case, horrifically livestreamed, it seems there is a caveat to our fears of ubiquitous surveillance: it’s not just citizens who are overseen, it’s everyone — including police officers who use excessive force. Recording police is widely viewed as a way to keep Read More…
Millions of smartphone users around the world have downloaded the new Pokemon Go app, but is there more to the story than just fanciful game play? On July 6, 2016 a brand new cellphone app based on the popular Pokemon franchise was released to millions of adoring fans. The app, known as Pokemon Go, has quickly Read More…
We have become a culture on edge, fearful of when and where the next tragedy might be perpetrated by some opaque or obscure enemy ‘other’ seeking to inflict maximum harm on innocent lives. But this abstract, pervasive, and fearanoid trepidation hasn’t been pulled from the blue — in fact, it amounts to little more than Read More…
Rep. Barbara Lee calls announcement that 8,400 troops will remain in Afghanistan a sign “that our nation’s longest war is far from over.” Confirming that either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will inherit the longest war in U.S. history, President Barack Obama recently announced that over 8,000 troops will stay in Afghanistan after he leaves the Read More…
Actions highlight how senators who took money from Big Ag companies like Monsanto, are voting against majority public opinion on GMO labeling. Just before a controversial genetically modified (GM or GMO) labeling bill came up for a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, food and consumer advocates dropped over $2,000 on the chamber floor Read More…
Hours following the Congressional hearing in regards to the decision not to charge presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the State Department announced they will be reopening the investigation of Clinton as well as her top aids. In the recent hearing, the Congress grilled FBI director James Comey about Clinton’s testimony under oath, clearly believing Clinton to have perjured herself. Associated Press Read More…