Supreme Court: Corporations Could “Buy” The Electoral Process
Today, the Supreme Court met to hear an argument that could literally transform American politics. The Supreme Court could reverse almost 100 years of legal precedents that have blocked corporate spending on candidates running for Federal elections. If the law is changed, corporate money would flood the electoral process and give even more power to […]
Israeli Rights Group: 773 Out Of 1,387 Killed In Gaza Were Civilians
Today, the Israeli human rights group B’ Tselem published its findings on the number of Palestinians killed in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza strip. According to B’ Tselem’s comprehensive investigation, Israeli forces killed 1,387 Palestinians during the course of the 3 weeks military operation. Of these, 773 did not take part in the hostilities […]
Afghan Elections: 54 Percent For Karzai, But Convincing Evidence Of Fraud
Partial results released today give Hamid Karzai 54 percent of the votes, if the result is confirmed by the Independent Election Commission (IEC), it would allow Karzai to win without a runoff with Abdullah Abdullah. However, the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) in Afghanistan has ordered the IEC to recount votes at certain polling stations […]
Sudan: Woman Journalist Jailed For Wearing Trousers
Sudanese woman journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein was sent to jail after she refused to pay a 500 Sudanese pounds ( 200 US dollars) fine imposed by a court on Monday for wearing trousers, deemed “indecent” by Sudanese Islamic law. She was taken to the prison for women in Omdurman. According to Sudanese law she could […]
Neo-Nazi’s Remorse: “A Life Based On Hate Is No Life At All”
White supremacist, Buford Furrow, killed a Filipino postal worker and wounded five people in 1999 during a shooting rampage at a Jewish community center near Los Angeles. Kevin Modesti, a reporter with the Los Angeles Daily News, received a letter from Buford Furrow after the reporter’s request for an interview was denied by prison officials. […]
