Charles Pierce | The Virginia TV Shooting and the End of American Exceptionalism
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "If it had happened in Syria, Lindsey Graham might liquefy entirely and disappear in a rush down a storm drain. But it happened here, in the exceptional home of American exceptionalism, so, once again, we will be told that Alison Parker and Adam Ward are merely more of the price we pay for the exceptional exceptionalism of a free society."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "If it had happened in Syria, Lindsey Graham might liquefy entirely and disappear in a rush down a storm drain. But it happened here, in the exceptional home of American exceptionalism, so, once again, we will be told that Alison Parker and Adam Ward are merely more of the price we pay for the exceptional exceptionalism of a free society."
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AP Sues FBI Over Failure to Provide Records on Agents Posing as AP Reporters
Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Biesecker writes: "The Associated Press sued the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday over the FBI's failure to provide public records related to the creation of a fake news story used to plant surveillance software on a suspect's computer."
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Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Biesecker writes: "The Associated Press sued the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday over the FBI's failure to provide public records related to the creation of a fake news story used to plant surveillance software on a suspect's computer."
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Trevor Timm | Many Police Departments Spy on You Without Oversight. This Must End
Trevor Timm, Guardian UK
Timm writes: "Rather than be upfront about their surveillance methods to prosecutors, defendants and judges - like is required by law - they are purposefully letting serious alleged criminals go free, all to continue their blanket surveillance practices with minimal scrutiny."
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Trevor Timm, Guardian UK
Timm writes: "Rather than be upfront about their surveillance methods to prosecutors, defendants and judges - like is required by law - they are purposefully letting serious alleged criminals go free, all to continue their blanket surveillance practices with minimal scrutiny."
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People Are Still Living in FEMA's Toxic Katrina Trailers - And They Likely Have No Idea
Heather Smith, Grist
Smith writes: "As new trailers arrived, they brought hope: They were shiny and new, and most importantly, had never been buried under 12 feet of water. But when the people who were supposed to live in them opened the doors, many noted a strong chemical smell inside."
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Heather Smith, Grist
Smith writes: "As new trailers arrived, they brought hope: They were shiny and new, and most importantly, had never been buried under 12 feet of water. But when the people who were supposed to live in them opened the doors, many noted a strong chemical smell inside."
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Israel Attacks Gaza Again, Claiming Hamas Launched Rocket
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Israel launched an airstrike on Gaza this Thursday, targeting a Hamas facility in response to a rocket Tel Aviv claims was launched by Hamas militants. Hamas denies it has launched any rockets since summer 2014, according to The Times of Israel."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Israel launched an airstrike on Gaza this Thursday, targeting a Hamas facility in response to a rocket Tel Aviv claims was launched by Hamas militants. Hamas denies it has launched any rockets since summer 2014, according to The Times of Israel."
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Report: Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal Could Become the World's Third-Biggest
Tim Craig, The Washington Post
Craig writes: "A new report by two American think tanks asserts that Pakistan may be building 20 nuclear warheads annually and could have the world's third-largest nuclear stockpile within a decade."
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Tim Craig, The Washington Post
Craig writes: "A new report by two American think tanks asserts that Pakistan may be building 20 nuclear warheads annually and could have the world's third-largest nuclear stockpile within a decade."
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Obama Calls Out Charles Koch For Standing in the Way of Renewable Energy
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
Mellino writes: "The White House fired back at the Koch brothers yesterday after Charles Koch told Politico he was 'flabbergasted' by a recent attack on him and his brother by President Obama during a clean energy speech in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this week."
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Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
Mellino writes: "The White House fired back at the Koch brothers yesterday after Charles Koch told Politico he was 'flabbergasted' by a recent attack on him and his brother by President Obama during a clean energy speech in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this week."
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