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(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, June 5, 2014
"Reset the Net" Announcement at #PDF14 On the first anniversary of Snowden's whistleblowing, Internet users and the largest tech companies in the world including Wordpress, Google, Mozilla, Tumblr, Twitter, Dropbox, Sendgrid and CloudFlare turn off weak security and turn on privacy, all over the web. Today as part of Reset the Net, tens of thousands of Internet users and the Internet's largest companies rallied to protect billions.

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Peace Activist, Broadcaster Acie Byrd Dies at 77 Peace activist and radio commentator Acie Byrd has died at the age of 77 following a battle with cancer. Byrd was among an estimated quarter of a million U.S. military personnel exposed to radiation from U.S. nuclear tests that took place from 1945 to 1962.

SHARE        Saturday, April 12, 2014
2013 Polk Journalism Awards Announced One of the most prestigious journalism awards honored the reporters who broke the Ed Snowden story. Plus other winners for other topics.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, March 28, 2014
Is MoveOn Breaking Faith with the Progressive Community? MoveOn.org's "Open Platform" policy on its petition site allows use by individuals & groups with values that are antithetical to MoveOn's stated progressive values, an issue not fully understood or supported by MoveOn member & volunteers.

(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, March 20, 2014
Flight Into Egypt Gaza, with a population of l.7 Palestinians, mostly youth, has been cut off from the rest of Palestine, as part of Israeli policy of dividing the Palestinian people. Its Port, which has been closed for over 40 years, its airport destroyed by Israel and its border crossing both through Eretz, Israel, and Rafah, Egypt, often closed, makes Gaza the largest open air prison in the world.

SHARE        Thursday, February 20, 2014
Silent But Deadly -- Chernobyl-Fukushima-San Onofre When the Fukushima nuclear power plant was overwhelmed by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, three reactors melted down and Japan's Prime Minister considered ordering the evacuation of Tokyo, which could have displaced tens of millions of people. The horror continues as is depicted in this California meeting of artists, journalists and photographers.

SHARE        Thursday, February 13, 2014
Local Communities Say Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger Will Raise Prices, Reduce Competition Media Action Grassroots Net Yesterday, Comcast announced its intention to purchase Time Warner, combining the first and second largest cable companies in this country. As a company that has proven itself no friend to workers, consumers, or cities; it's clear that approving a merger that increases Comcast's control over the cable market is bad for business and bad for local communities.

SHARE        Monday, February 10, 2014
Drone victim set to testify before European parliaments disappears after being seized by men in police uniforms Kareem Khan, who is involved in legal proceedings against the Pakistani Government concerning their failure to investigate the deaths of his son and brother in a drone strike, was seized in the early hours at his home in Rawalpindi by 15-20 men in police uniform and plain clothes, say witnesses. Khan's wife and young children were present at the time, as was a neighbor.

SHARE        Sunday, January 12, 2014
International Scholars, Peace Advocates and Artists Condemn Agreement To Build New U.S. Marine Base in Okinawa Gavan McCormack of the Australian National University described the intrusions of militarism that threaten Okinawans' lives and health, "from military accidents, crimes including sexual violence for which U.S. forces are not held fully accountable, to intolerable military aircraft noise and chemical pollution. Okinawans' struggle to finally end the military occupation deserves the support of people around the world."

(21 comments) SHARE        Sunday, January 5, 2014
Not Just the Koch Brothers: New Study Reveals Funders Behind the Climate Change Denial Effort Not Just the Koch Brothers: New Drexel Study Reveals Funders Behind the Climate Change Denial Effort . while the largest and most consistent funders behind the countermovement are a number of well-known conservative foundations, the majority of donations are "dark money," or concealed funding.

(2 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Gaza kids were heard worldwide -- mini-Arks a huge success Like messages in a bottle, the boats were tasked with the awesome responsibility of carrying the children's cry for help to the outside world. Trapped in a small stretch of land that is the Gaza Strip, children there want their freedom, just like all the adults do. They want the brutal siege of their land to end.

SHARE        Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Survivor of US Military Rape in Japan Wins US Court Judgment Against Perpetrator In a landmark case, Milwaukee, Wisconsin County Circuit Court Judge Michael D. Guolee entered a judgment in favor of Catherine Jane Fisher, an Australian citizen, recognizing and enforcing a Japanese civil judgment for rape that Ms. Fisher obtained against Bloke Deans, a former U.S. Navy service member now living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

(13 comments) SHARE        Monday, November 18, 2013
A Call For a Crowdsourced Worldwide Wave of Action ~ #www The decentralized movement toward freedom is raging across the world. It cannot be stopped. The tipping point is near. Despite the lack of coverage in the mainstream media, actions are springing up on an increasing basis. A wave of transformation is rising. The zeitgeist is shifting in our direction. t's Time For A Worldwide Wave of Transformation

(2 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Thom Hartmann's "Last Hours" Film Raises Issue of Global-Warming-Induced Extinction; Watch the video "We've been talking about rising sea levels and extreme weather events," said author Thom Hartmann. "Now we need to talk about extinctions." video included

(1 comments) SHARE        Monday, October 7, 2013
How the Rigged Economics of Meat and Dairy Make You Consume Too Much; How to Eat Better, Live Longer, and Spend Smarter An Interview with David Robinson Simon author of MEATONOMICS: How the Rigged Economics of Meat and Dairy Make You Consume Too Much; How to Eat Better, Live Longer, and Spend Smarter

SHARE        Saturday, September 7, 2013
Refer Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria to the ICC: Nobel Peace Laureates The use of chemical weapons is a war crime that should be addressed by the international legal system created precisely for such events. More bombs, more violence, more war will only undercut the ICC and further weaken international humanitarian law.

(5 comments) SHARE        Sunday, August 25, 2013
Give Peace A Chance! Arming rebels and authorizing military action by USA/NATO forces will not solve the problem facing Syria, but indeed could lead to the death of thousands of Syrians, the breaking-up of Syria, and it falling under the control of violent fundamentalist jihadist forces. The entire Middle East will become unstable and violence will spiral out of control.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, July 12, 2013
Civil liberties alert: Protest in Marin County To Send A Message to Nancy Pelosi about NSA and Ed Snowden      If you’ve seen the news about NSA surveillance, you know that our precious civil liberties are under threat.     "

SHARE        Monday, July 8, 2013
PCHR Concerned For Deterioration Of Humanitarian Conditions In The Gaza Strip The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is deeply concerned for the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. This situation reveals again the reality of the situation in the Gaza Strip under the policy of collective punishment and the closure of all border crossings by Israeli authorities for more than six years.

SHARE        Thursday, June 13, 2013
Manning Judge Rules Against RSN, Media Access Minutes matter when trying to get out a story. Laptops are the pens and pencils of the journalist's trade. Currently, the media operations center is limited to 70 individuals. Even though this center has been sparsely attended since the first day of trial, RSN is still not permitted to enter the center.

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