DHS Warning about Anonymous, US Day of Rage, and “Occupy Wall Street”
An article published today in Computer World reports on a relatively unusual bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center warning financial institutions about risks of attack, surrounding the planned September 17th protest “Occupy Wall Street.” The article author claims that “Anonymous” has been using twitter to solicit assistance from […]
Privacy: Fading Fast
By Ron Steinman Privacy should be a basic right. These days, with the pervasiveness of the Internet, it is fast becoming a luxury. That means the sense of who we are and how we perceive who we are is under constant threat by those who deem privacy to be outdated. I believe that many people […]
Either As Weapon Of War Or “Corrective”, Rape Is An Act Of Terror
The use of the worst crime committed against women, and implemented almost as a “policy” is making worldwide headline news in the past few weeks. It is the case in Libya, where allegations of such war crimes have surfaced against Gaddafi. It is also the case in South Africa in regards to “corrective” rapes, which […]
Mexico Cartels: Terrorists or the USA Gun Market’s Valued Customers?
Legalization of the drug market, immigration reform, and regulation of the American gun market, would render the drug cartels, with their human smuggling side-line, nearly impotent; forced to rely on the legitimate businesses in which they have already diversified. The billions of dollars spent by American tax payers to combat non-lethal marijuana and human trafficking, […]
Climate Justice And Stupid White Men
Parse that carefully because it can be too easy to become focused on the “Stupid” part. It’s S-t-u-p-i-d W-h-i-t-e M-e-n. For completeness we should add “Old”, and “Rich” (and probably some other adjectives as well) because of course in addition to being a race and gender issue climate change is a class and generational one. […]
