Cops Taze Disturbed, Unarmed Naked Man to Death for “Walking Toward Them”
In June, Brian Cardall was driving home to Arizona from Utah when he stopped his car, removed his clothes and flagged down vehicles on the road. Thi
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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
Black Teacher Looks at 15 Years for Cutting in Line
A black woman named Heather Ellis is looking at 15 years in prison for cutting in line at a Wal-Mart store. Ellis, who is a teacher and has been descr
Secretive Arms Tycoon Behind New Uranium Mine
James Neal Blue, who helped devise the Predator unmanned aircraft that are in use in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is the director of a company that
Obama Nominates Pesticide Executive to Be Chief Agricultural Negotiator
President Obama has nominated Islam Siddiqui, a vice president at CropLife America, for the position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of
Dominican Republic Town Blames U.S. Firm for Birth Defects
Several individuals residing in the province of Samaná in the Dominican Republic blame a U.S. power company for an increase in birth defects througho
Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the policy in a June 2009 case, President Obama is still committed to his campaign promise to repeal th
Reforming the Immigration Policy
Prior to the 9/11 attack, the number of immigrants entering the United States has doubled. Since 9/11, the Bush administration influenced local law
The VA Doesn’t Support Female Military Personnel
15% of our active duty military personnel are women. 20% of the new recruits are women. 17% of the reserves are women. The VA is not ready for these w
Human Trafficking in the United States
Every year an estimated 700,000 to two million women and children are trafficked globally. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimates that almo