Money talks. But how? ‘From “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” to Citizens United, the story goes like this: The wealthy corrupt and control democracy by purchasing politicians, scripting speech and writing laws. Corporations and rich […]
‘For the second time in four months, the Abbott government has denounced Australian Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs for criticising the extensive violations of basic legal and democratic rights by successive Australian governments. Immigration Minister […]
‘Twitter users found an announcement on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense website detailing the transfer of a Buk-M1 system to the Ukrainian military over a month before the MH17 disaster. Twitter users found a June […]
‘Tony Blair’s not entirely unexpected resignation from his job as Middle East peace envoy last month – and the ensuing Twitter jokes about it – coincide with the UK release of a documentary film that […]
‘Citing the failure of TSA agents to identify traditional detectable weapons at airport security, Democrats are seeking a ban on plastic guns that would require manufacturers to put at least one metal component on the […]
‘On Friday, June 5, former BP executive David Rainey was found not guilty of one count of lying to federal investigators about the true extent of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
‘This summer, Apple is set to introduce its “contactless payment technology” Apple Pay to Britain, shortly after a secret meeting was reported to have taken place in London to “end cash”. The iPhone is already […]
‘The general meeting in Frankfurt, attended by about 5,000 shareholders, gave rise to fierce criticism of the corporate executives’ policies. Anju Jain and Jürgen Fitschen received only about 61 percent of the vote, instead of […]
Israel’s annexation of Syria’s Golan should never be recognized as legitimate, legal, lawful or moral- If anything Israel should have long been ordered out of that area. A far-right Israeli minister on Sunday called for […]
‘A former senior scientist from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been speaking out against GMOs, but his voice is especially noteworthy among the many scientists who talk about genetically modified organisms. Why? Because […]
‘Earlier this month the State Supreme Court of West Virginia dealt a huge blow to the biotech company Monsanto, ordering it to pay $93 million to the small town of Nitro, West Virginia for poisoning […]