This past weekend hordes of protesters arrived in the city of Chicago to protest the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit. Hundreds of police suited in riot gear clashed with anti-NATO protesters who some say brought the city to a standstill. Anastasia Churkina brings us more from Chicago, I...
rtamericaFirst there was the housing bubble, but now a new crisis has emerged in America. The student debt bubble has now accumulated over $1 trillion in student loan debt and, starting July 1, Federal Pell Grants are set to be cut for thousands of student across the US. Sarah Jaffe, associate editor for ...
At least one police officer in Minnesota has been placed on paid leave as investigators look into allegations that cops across the state have drugged members of Occupy Wall Street offshoots. Independent journalists, including Dan Feidt, have spoken with Occupy Minneapolis protesters who say they ...
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has gone through many changes since it came to be in 1978, but some of the most recent changes to FISA give the US government permission to eavesdrop on Americans' electronic communications without a warrant. President Obama has argued that wiretapping pr...
rtamericaWhether you love them or hate them, you've without a doubt heard of the hacktivist collective Anonymous. Government officials have claimed that the next major terrorist attack will be carried out over cyberspace, and the feds have all but called Anonymous the next al-Qaeda. Recently an alleged me...
rtamericaOn Wednesday, District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled the National Defense Authorization Act unconstitutional. Forrest issued a preliminary injunction which restrains the US government from administering section 1021 of the NDAA, a provision that allows for the indefinite detention for Americans w...
rtamericaVideo courtesy LeakSource2012 www.youtube.com At least 12 people were injured and 60 arrested on Sunday in Chicago after protesters clashed with police when thousands of activists took part in anti-NATO demonstrations. The riots began when the protesters tried to force their way through a police ...
The Occupy Wall Street movement was created to combat corporate power but has since evolved. Police brutality took center stage when New York City police officers pepper-sprayed peaceful protesters, and since then a retired Philadelphia police captain has come forth to bridge the gap between prot...
There are approximately three months left until the Republican National Convention and on Monday, presidential hopeful Ron Paul announced that he will suspend his campaign efforts. The Texas congressman plans on focusing his efforts on winning the delegate vote. Raven Clabough, senior writer for ...
rtamericaBy the year 2020, there could be as many as 30000 unmanned drones flying around in over the United States. In February, Congress passed a bill approving the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to open up national airspace to drones by the year 2015. Last week the FAA said they will facilitate ...
rtamericaThe more money you have the easier it is to get to the White House, right? Well not if Ron Paul can help it. Although Paul suspended his active campaign, he is focusing all his attention on slowly taking over the delegate vote. Can the delegate strategy work? Mary Willison, volunteer organizer an...
rtamericaIllegally downloading songs off the Internet has become a common trend around the globe, but a student at Boston University was specifically targeted for the practice. Joel Tenenbaum was sued by the Recording Industry Association of America for sharing 30 songs and now has to cough up a total of ...
rtamericathe video courtesy MontrealManif www.youtube.com The Quebec government announced it would suspend the current semester for many college and university students after around one hundred protesters marched through the hallways of the Université du Québec in Montreal Wednesday morning expressing the...
rtamericaOn Wednesday, activists and journalists across America rejoiced in a federal judge's ruling that the National Defense Authorization Act is unconstitutional. The judge sided with the plaintiffs when it came to section 1021 of the act, which allows for the military to indefinitely detain Americans ...
rtamericaLast week, JP Morgan Chase announced that they had lost $2 billion and over the weekend, Jaime Dimon, Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan, explained on Meet the Press that his company's practices have been a little "sloppy." Members of Occupy Wall Street have been outspoken about the big banks s...
rtamericaThe National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Obama on the eve ofthe New Year has now come to a standstill. Since its genesis, the NDAA has beenconfronted with heavy criticism claiming the act is unlawful and on Wednesday DistrictJudge Katherine Forrest agreed. The section 1021 calls...
rtamericaOn Monday, presidential hopeful Ron Paul announced that he will no longer spend money on active campaigning and will solely focus on his delegate strategy. This isn't the end for the Texas congressman, though - Paul plans on snatching the delegate vote that originally belonged to Mitt Romney. Way...
rtamericaVideo courtesy of m2wannawatch Youtube channel www.youtube.com Police in Montreal arrested over 700 students during the latest night of demonstrations. The students are protesting against tuition fee hikes and the adoption of a controversial bill that is seen as a tool to limit freedom of speech....
In the US, one out of every 100 citizens is in prison and a bulk of the inmates are minorities. America holds a quarter of the world's prisoners and Louisiana alone has thousands of inmates and is considered by some to be the prison capital of the world. The prison industrial complex has a vested...
The First Amendment clearly states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, but it seems that faith has influenced America's laws more than some would like. In a predominately Christian nation, more and more Americans are turning to Atheism. David Silverman, presid...
rtamericaThe brutal beating of Kelly Thomas has two Fullerton, California police officers potentially facing second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges. Thomas, a homeless schizophrenic man, was brutally beaten to death by officers Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli in July of 2011. Thomas died...
rtamericaThe Transportation Security Administration has received a lot of negative press for feeling up passengers and blacklisting toddlers from flying in US sky. Some believe the agency created after the 9/11 attacks is now more of a farce security theater than an actual security authority. One blogger ...
rtamericaWith the war on terror not as popular as it used to be, top US officials are allegedly hyping up a new threat, cyber terror. Many are saying it isn't a matter of if, but when. Defense contractors are ready to cash in at keeping America safe from the next "9/11" attack that could potentially wipe-...
rtamericaAll across America, cameras have become the weapon of choice when it comes to spying on its citizens. Law enforcement agencies in California and Texas has started using license plate recognition devices to spy on drivers. These devices are used to capture the plates of every car that passes by re...
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rtamericaThe Obama administration has the worst track record when it comes to prosecuting whistleblowers. Obama once claimed he'd work hard to have a transparent government, but many have faced retaliation for revealing controversial government information. Sibel Edmonds, who is a whistleblower, waited 34...
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