NDAA, Patriot Act, and DHS: Welcome to the Police State of America!
President Obama, despite earlier promises to veto it, will sign the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA). The NDAA contains dangerous provisions concerning indefinite detention of suspects without trial, and is yet another tool of “legal” repression with the Patriot Act and the omnipresent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to crack down on basic human […]
Occupy Birmingham: ICE, DHS, and the Modern Market of Slavery
This is public notice of an investigation into the political and fiscal relationship between the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE, and their agents), the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) and staff (especially Sheriff Todd Entrekin), and Representative Robert Aderholt of the US Congress (Alabama’s 4th District). I.C.E. officers Sheriff Entrekin I reported […]
Supreme Court Ruling On GPS Use By Police: George Orwell Rising
By Ron Steinman In November, the Supreme Court will hear arguments that some legal experts are calling the most important Fourth Amendment case in years. It involves the use by police who placed an unauthorized GPS device on a suspect’s car to track said suspect’s movements. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches […]
Occupy Wall Street Photojournal: Come to Manhattan!
by Kenneth Lipp A cross-section of America has gathered in New York City to demand an end to the deference given to corporations and greed over people and needs. “We are here to kill war.” Bukowsi Photographs from the first 5 days of Occupy Wall Street. Photos by Joanne Stocker I watched a young man […]
Troy Davis’ “Legal” Murder: An Indictment Against A Bloodthirsty Empire
Today, Troy Davis was legally murdered by the state of Georgia on behalf of the American people. Once again the United States legal system has killed proudly and without remorse. Since 1976, 1,268 people have been executed by the US penal system. As I am witting this, I feel ashamed to live in a land-even […]
