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 […]
Apocalypse: On the Verge
by Ron Steinman With the rise of the ultra right in our politics and the emergence of The Tea Party as its bedfellow, I cannot help but think that, lately, we in the United States are on the verge of the apocalypse. Do not think for a minute that the Tea Party represents anything new […]
Ralph Nader “This Is A Two Party Dictatorship Unless You’re A Billionaire!”
http://youtu.be/IAoNvDNsi90
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 […]
America Is Morally Bankrupt
As the discussion is still raging on in Washington concerning the deficit and the US debt ceiling, it is becoming rather obvious that a backroom deal will eventually be made by the GOP controlled House of Representatives and the Obama administration. Ordinary Americans will pickup the tab by getting critical social programs standing between them […]