“I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.” ― Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience “We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious…
(Tel Aviv, Israel) A woman parked legally on the street in Tel Aviv was surprised to find her car was towed and she was assessed a $350 parking ticket. Determined to discover what had happened, the woman acquired CCTV footage of a city official painting a handicapped sign below her car before having the vehicle…
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is asking his residents to report on their neighbors if they have an “illegal” gun. The video appears to be from 2009 but is just now really making the rounds online. In light of recent promises by legislators to enact tighter gun control measures, videos like this send a chill down…
Vice President Joe Biden had some tough words for his incoming boss President Barack Obama when they were campaigning against each other back in 2008. Biden’s defense of his second amendment rights seem strange in light of his new role as the “Sheriff” of the Presidents promised forthcoming anti-gun agenda. In…
Sen. Diane Feinstein is threatening to bring a bill to the US Senate Monday that will outlaw assault weapons in the United States. Feinstein’s distraction of Democrats only makes their position weaker and leaves the US government spinning its wheels at a critical time as we approach the fiscal…
Russia Today talks to William Binney, whistleblower and former NSA crypto-mathematician who served in the agency for decades. Virtual privacy in US, Petraeus affair and whistleblowers’ odds in fight against the authorities are among key topics of this exclusive interview.
Teams of activists in favor of government transparency have been filing Freedom of Information Act (FOAI) requests to local governments in recent months. The groups Muckrock and the Electronic Freedom Foundation have filed over 200 requests seeking any information related to the use of drones in the…
Is the War on Drugs inherently racist? Although a great many in the African American community lean socially conservative and oppose drug reform, statistics show that the laws disproportionately harm their own communities. And despite Democrats lip service to reform of drug laws, they are often the most militant in enforcing this vicious vice war…
A brave citizen videotaped an encounter at a police checkpoint where he was confronted and told to stop recording. His quick thinking and understanding of the laws regarding prior restraint meant that he was informed enough to explain to the officers that they have no right to ask him to stop recording in public. America…
Chicago business owners with mobile restaurants (food trucks) are facing harsh restrictions from Mayor Emmanuel. Brick and mortar stores are lobbying the government to crack down on the food trucks because they fear the competition created, but citizens never complain about the convenience or low cost. Still, the government has demanded that mobile trucks be…