Three Strikes and You’re Off-line
On November 3 members of the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), “a new intellectual property enforcement treaty,” met in Seoul,
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Homeland Secure? Electrical Grid Vulnerable to EMP Attacks
Despite the billions poured into Homeland Security, one staple of American society remains unprotected: the electrical grid. One nuclear-tipped missile detonated at a height of 40-400 kilometers above ground could “degrade 70% of the nation's electrical service, all in one instant,” according to
Three Strikes and You’re Off-line
On November 3 members of the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), “a new intellectual property enforcement treaty,” met in Seoul, North Korea for a closed discussion of “enforcement in the digital realm.” According to a leaked memo from the conference, the United States is pu
IndyMedia Subpoenaed and Gagged
On January 30, 2009 IndyMedia, an alternative on-line new source, received a subpoena from the Southern District of Indiana Federal Court for the “IP addresses, times, and any other identifying information” of all the site's visitors on June 25, 2008. IndyMedia was then prohibited from notifyi
Homeland Secure? Electrical Grid Vulnerable to EMP Attacks
Despite the billions poured into Homeland Security, one staple of American society remains unprotected: the electrical grid. One nuclear-tipped missil
IndyMedia Subpoenaed and Gagged
On January 30, 2009 IndyMedia, an alternative on-line new source, received a subpoena from the Southern District of Indiana Federal Court for the
Maria Gunnoe Stands Up Against Mountain Top Removal
Maria Gunnoe, a life time resident of West Virginia, won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work as a community organizer with the Ohio Valley En
EPA Wants More Oversight on Chemicals
Chemicals in everyday items will now be highly regulated due to EPA’s new plan. Since there are many chemicals found in everyday items such as ba
Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within
In 2007, journalists Pacale Bourgaux and Mercedes Gallego investigated stories on rape in the US military. They made a documentary called “Rape in
Project Censored In Washington DC March 19 and 20
Mickey Huff: Director Project Censored/Media Freedom International Peter Phillips: President: Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censore
Mother Speaks Out on Insurance Giant CIGNA’s Denial of Healthcare to Cancer-Stricken Twin Daughters
Stacie Ritter’s twin daughters were diagnosed with cancer at the age of four. They both needed stem cell transplants and other cancer treatments. Th
Stop Killing and Starvation of Samburu People in Kenya
For the past 8 months, the Kenyan government has carried out a brutal campaign of violence against indigenous Samburu People in north-central Kenya, u
The Angola Three
Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace are three black men who have served time at Angola. Robert King has been in solitary confinement for o