Tim DeChristopher's Court Speech: 'This Is What Patriotism Looks Like'
Tim DeChristopher, whose act of civil disobedience stopped the illegal auction of oil and gas leases on thousands of acres of public land, was sentenced yesterday to two years in federal prison for fraudulently halting illegal government actions. This… more »
9 of Quartzsite's 14 cops suspended after blowing whistle on Chief; Governor Ignores
By Rady Ananda Governor Jan Brewer continues to ignore the international attention paid to Quartzsite, Arizona over $5 million in corruption charges, while the Chief of Police suspended nine of the city's 14 police officers with pay, ordering them not… more »
Kevorkian's call to defeat the cacocracy
By Rady Ananda Dr. Jack Kevorkian passed away on June 3, at the age of 83. His “compassionate and common sense approach to ending human suffering is but one facet of his decades-long advocacy of the Ninth Amendment.” So I wrote in 2009 after hearing him… more »
Broadway’s touring ‘West Side Story’ tweaks theme, boosts Q love
By Rady Ananda Arthur Laurents’ story about love, racism and violence set in 1950s New York City took on a new twist under the direction of David Saint in Broadway Across America's Ft. Lauderdale production of West Side Story. By making subtle changes… more »
Renewing the Patriot Act
Michael Collins Renewing the Patriot Act: The Patriot Act will be renewed this week. What is the Patriot Act? The government claimed that it was a vital law necessary to protect us against future terrorist acts. Who would oppose that? Shortly after 9/11… more »
Behind the French veil ban: The Doha Debate
By Rady Ananda What France has done with its ban on the face veil is deem protection from a statistically remote threat (terrorists dressing in veils) superior to freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and freedom of dissent. The excuse of national… more »
One Leg Raised on the Bush-Cheney Legacy: Deconstructing the Spin and Propaganda
Walter Brasch The chairman of the Republican National Committee may have begun an irreversible descent into a future as a fear-bound paranoid victim of functional amnesia, possibly caused by a hysterical post-traumatic event such as the overwhelming… more »
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