US Lawmakers seek power to ‘shut down’ Web sites in other countries
A bill introduced in the US Senate on Monday would give US law enforcement authorities more tools to crack down on websites engaged in piracy of movies, television shows and…
The Right to Earn a Living
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Right to Earn a Living
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The food industry, like Big Pharma, controls the FDA and USDA
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently released a report highlighting the widespread influence of the food industry over food safety policies.
PopSci Investigation: What Kind Of Top-Secret Assassination Tech Does $58 Billion Buy?
Not since the end of the Cold War has the Pentagon spent so much to develop and deploy secret weapons. But now military researchers have turned their attention from mass…
UK Proposes All Paychecks Go to the State First
The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the…
U.S. Debt Actually $200 Trillion?
US Government 'hiding true amount of debt'
Homeland security releases new funds to Jewish non-profits
The Department of Homeland Security released $19 million to secure non-profits, the vast majority Jewish.
CNN reporter: Network censored footage of Iraq ‘war crime’
Michael Ware, who covered Iraq for CNN from 2006 until last year, describes the incident as “a small war crime, if there is such a thing.”
Global ‘internet treaty’ proposed
The proposal was presented at the Internet Governance Forum in Lithuania last week, and outlined 12 “principles of internet governance”, including a commitment from countries to sustain the technological foundations…
Medical marijuana growers join Teamsters union
The new members work as gardeners, trimmers and cloners for Marjyn Investments LLC, an Oakland business that contracts with medical marijuana patients to grow their pot for them.
Obama Energy Czar To Decide What Household Appliances Americans Are Allowed To Own
Assistant Secretary of Energy Cathy Zoi said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy has a “mandate” to issue regulations to determine what household appliances are available to Americans in…
Social Engineering Bill In Senate Will Force You Into City
A social engineering bill to restrict residence in the suburbs and rural areas and force Americans into city centers has passed the United States Senate Banking Committee and is on…
600 missing Iraqi artifacts found in PM’s storage
Iraq's tourism and antiquities minister says about 600 missing artifacts, smuggled out of Iraq and then returned, have been found in storage at the prime minister's office.
Pentagon: 2 Russian aircraft buzzed U.S. warship
A pair of Russian aircraft buzzed a U.S. warship off the Arctic coast of Russia on consecutive days last week, leading the U.S. Navy chief of naval operations to raise…
France, Spain, Greece urge global tax to raise poverty funding
Both he and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for some form of financial tax to raise money to combat poverty, an idea already rejected by the International Monetary Fund and…
Fed Mulls Trillion-Dollar Policy Question
Skeptics say the economic recovery has just hit a weak patch. They argue that more easing could be ineffective in helping the economy, potentially damaging Fed credibility.
The food industry, like Big Pharma, controls the FDA and USDA
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently released a report highlighting the widespread influence of the food industry over food safety policies.
PopSci Investigation: What Kind Of Top-Secret Assassination Tech Does $58 Billion Buy?
Not since the end of the Cold War has the Pentagon spent so much to develop and deploy secret weapons. But now military researchers have turned their attention from mass…
UK Proposes All Paychecks Go to the State First
The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the…