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Glenn Greenwald | George W. Bush v. Clinton-Led Democrats on Palestinians' Equality and the Israeli Occupation
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "There are countless ways to see that the rhetorical monuments of magnanimity, humanitarianism and equality which Democratic Party leaders and their loyal followers love to erect in honor of themselves are nothing more than manipulative, self-glorifying dreck. But few pathologies illustrate that deceit more potently than their utter indifference, and now - in the Hillary Clinton era - outright contempt for the plight of Palestinians and their steadfast subservience to right-wing Israeli nationalism."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "There are countless ways to see that the rhetorical monuments of magnanimity, humanitarianism and equality which Democratic Party leaders and their loyal followers love to erect in honor of themselves are nothing more than manipulative, self-glorifying dreck. But few pathologies illustrate that deceit more potently than their utter indifference, and now - in the Hillary Clinton era - outright contempt for the plight of Palestinians and their steadfast subservience to right-wing Israeli nationalism."
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After Dallas Shootings, Police Arrest People for Criticizing Cops on Facebook and Twitter
Naomi LaChance, The Intercept
LaChance writes: "Several police departments across the country have arrested individuals for posts on social media accounts, often from citizen tips - raising concerns among free speech advocates."
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Naomi LaChance, The Intercept
LaChance writes: "Several police departments across the country have arrested individuals for posts on social media accounts, often from citizen tips - raising concerns among free speech advocates."
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Meet Abdullah Muflahi: He Filmed Alton Sterling Shooting and Was Then Detained by Baton Rouge Police
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Muflahi has filed a lawsuit against the city of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Police Department and four of its officers. The lawsuit alleges the police took his phone, locked him for hours in a police car and seized his security camera footage without a warrant."
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Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Muflahi has filed a lawsuit against the city of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Police Department and four of its officers. The lawsuit alleges the police took his phone, locked him for hours in a police car and seized his security camera footage without a warrant."
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Judge Disqualifies Warrantless 'Stingray' Evidence for the First Time Ever
Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica
Farivar writes: "On Thursday, a US federal judge in New York delivered a crucial rebuke to the government's warrantless use of stingrays."
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Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica
Farivar writes: "On Thursday, a US federal judge in New York delivered a crucial rebuke to the government's warrantless use of stingrays."
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Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Help Desegregate Schools Across the Country
Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress
Quinlan writes: "Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy (D) and Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D) introduced a bill this week that aims to help public schools become more racially diverse by providing grants for school districts to create voluntary school desegregation plans."
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Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress
Quinlan writes: "Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy (D) and Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D) introduced a bill this week that aims to help public schools become more racially diverse by providing grants for school districts to create voluntary school desegregation plans."
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Did the Color of His Skin Kill Philando Castile?: How Not to Talk About Racism
Barbara J. Fields and Karen E. Fields, Jacobin
Excerpt: "Skin color cannot, in fact, cause a club to land, a gun to discharge, or a Taser to electrocute, any more than skin color can deny a job application or bank loan or locate a highway or toxic waste dump near a residential area."
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Barbara J. Fields and Karen E. Fields, Jacobin
Excerpt: "Skin color cannot, in fact, cause a club to land, a gun to discharge, or a Taser to electrocute, any more than skin color can deny a job application or bank loan or locate a highway or toxic waste dump near a residential area."
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Roundup Ready GMO Grass Coming to a Lawn Near You?
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is developing another variety of GMO grass that's engineered to withstand applications of glyphosate."
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Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is developing another variety of GMO grass that's engineered to withstand applications of glyphosate."
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