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Nuclear weapons protest at Faslane leads to 47 arrests

April 19, 2013 1 Comment

250 protesters gathered today at the Faslane Naval base in Scotland to call for the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons programme to be scrapped. A number of protestors chained themselves to the gates of the base and were cut free by Police Scotland officers. Around 47 people were arrested including the Green Party Edinburgh councillor Chas [...]

US House of Representatives passes CISPA cybersecurity bill

April 19, 2013 3 Comments

The US House of Representatives has passed the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protect Act (CISPA). Lawmakers in the House voted 288-to-127 Thursday afternoon to accept the bill. Next it will move to the Senate and could then end up on the desk of US President Barack Obama for him to potentially sign the bill [...]

New Zealand passes same-sex marriage bill

April 18, 2013 3 Comments

New Zealand has become the first Asia-Pacific country to legalize same-sex marriage after lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday extending civil union rights to gay couples. The bill amended the country’s 1955 Marriage Act, making it not only the first in Asia-Pacific to legalize same-sex marriage, but the 13th worldwide. Conservative religious organizations have voiced [...]

Explosions rock Boston Marathon: 3 killed, 100+ injured

April 16, 2013 6 Comments

The Boston Marathon turned from a test of endurance into a scene from a war zone in moments as twin blasts, 12 seconds apart, rocked the finish line. Over 140 people were injured, with three killed, including an eight-year-old boy. Two explosions occurred near the finish line of the 26.2-mile (42km) event at 2:50pm local [...]

Ignore Cyprus at Your Own Risk

April 4, 2013 6 Comments

Louis James Casey Research Archimedes once said that if he had a lever long enough and a place to stand, he could move the world. Today, the half-Greek island of Cyprus appears to be the fulcrum, and the long arm of the EU may be the lever that heaves the entire world over the edge [...]

Obama signs ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ into law

April 1, 2013 18 Comments

President Barack Obama campaigned on promises to end secret prisons, decriminalize marijuana, balance the budget, honor the Second Amendment and make health care affordable. But what really unfolded was an explosion in the national debt (now $16 trillion and climbing), the signing of the NDAA, a claimed new power to kill any American at any time, even [...]

Monsanto Protection Act Proves Corporations More Powerful Than US Government

March 22, 2013 15 Comments

We’ve seen similar scenarios in the past, events in which the massive financial power of multi-national corporations is able to buy out legislators who were elected to ‘represent’ voters. But now, Monsanto has set the bar even higher. Instead of just getting a few kickbacks or avoiding USDA regulation, Monsanto lobbyists have gone as far as to [...]

Ignoring Whistleblowers

March 22, 2013 No Comment

A government whistleblower, disclosing classified secrets, risks criminal charges. Defining restricted material usually includes a broad scope of information that casts officials or agencies in a compromising embarrassment. The idea that public servants may be engaged in violating laws is no excuse for blowing the whistle on such abuses if it involves “National Security”. This [...]

Cyprus Protesters and Bank Employees Clash With Police; Europe and Russia Reject Bailout

March 22, 2013 No Comment

Local news in Cyprus is reporting an escalation in the protests that have begun in the wake of attempts by EU chiefs to confiscate the savings of depositors. The news of possible bank closures has enraged the public. It appears that in order to keep things under control, the Central Bank is discussing a possible [...]