President Obama is considering using executive power to close the offshore prison at Guantanamo Bay, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday. Closing the detention center was part of candidate Obama’s promises in 2008, and shortly after taking office in 2009 he issued an executive order that the prison be closed within a year. In Read more about Obama Considering Executive Options to Shut Guantanamo: WSJ[…]
Service giants Verizon and AT&T have been quietly following more than 100 million users’ internet activity without their consent for years through the use of invasive “supercookie” tracking technology that is nearly impossible to detect or escape. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), those methods may violate federal laws. The tracking codes—called Unique Identifier Read more about Verizon and AT&T Using Undeletable 'Supercookies' to Track Customers[…]
A top State Department official on Thursday said that bombing oil pipelines controlled by Islamic State (or ISIS) in Syria is now a “viable option” under consideration by the U.S. military. Julieta Valls Noyes, the US deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, was in London and her comments were first reported by the Read more about US Official: Bombing Oil Pipelines in Syria a 'Viable Option'[…]
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Monday issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency in Ferguson, Missouri. “Regardless of the outcomes of federal and state criminal investigations, there is the possibility of expanded unrest,” Nixon declares, citing the pending announcement over the indictment of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Read more about Missouri Governor Declares Preemptive State of Emergency for Ferguson[…]
New clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police erupted in Hong Kong on Sunday as demonstrators attempted to surround government buildings. The New York Times reports: Click Here: camiseta seleccion argentina According to Reuters: On Twitter: Tweets about hong kong Our work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish Read more about New Clashes in Hong Kong as Pro-Democracy Activists Surround Govt Buildings[…]
As the UN climate talks wind down in Lima, Peru this week, climate activists are calling on officials to keep future negotiations free from the influence of the very industry causing the climate crisis. Click Here: Putters The activists say that as at last year’s climate talks in Poland, the industry has been allowed influence Read more about Groups: Keep Fossil Fuel Industry Out of Climate Talks[…]
As 2014 draws to a close, it seems likely to be the first calendar year that recorded no sub-zero temperatures in Anchorage, Alaska, the National Weather Service reported Sunday. The news of warm weather in a cold town comes shortly after NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration both confirmed that 2014 is set Read more about As Planet Warms, Has Anchorage Become a Post-Sub-Zero City?[…]
Parents, students, educators and civil rights leaders packed the Capitol building rotunda in Albany Monday afternoon to call out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for perpetuating inequality through what they say are “immoral” education policies. Holding signs that read “School Teachers over Hedge Funders” and “Gov. Cuomo, you say that you care, so why don’t Read more about 'Beautiful Show of Moral Power' as NY Groups Rally to Defend Public Education[…]
Click:laser cutter service near me What exactly is the agrichemical industry hiding with its high-cost public relations and lobbying efforts to convince the U.S. public that genetically modified organisms and pesticides are safe? According to a just-released study by the newly-formed nonprofit organization U.S. Right to Know, the answer is: A great deal. Entitled , Read more about 'Seedy Business': New Report Digs Beneath Agrichemical Industry's High-Cost PR Machine[…]
Is Obama aiming for a new title as the Anti-Austerity President? Both in comments to the public and press as well as within his 2016 budget proposal, released on Monday, Obama has made it clear he is trying to distinguish his economic vision from his Republican opponents. Through his actions, the president argues that increased Read more about Budget Signals Obama Intention to 'End Mindless Austerity'[…]