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Israeli Supreme Court Strikes Down Tax Benefits Law for Excluding Arab Towns
Adalah
(Haifa, Israel) Last night, 22 May 2012, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a judgment accepting eight separate petitions filed in 2005 by local municipal authorities, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Adalah, demanding the end
One state solution featured on NPR and in Carter ‘IHT’ Op-Ed
Adam Horowitz
As the possibility of a two-state solution fades into the horizon (cue the flatline), the discussion of alternatives continues to expand. Building off last month’s One State conference at Harvard, NPR‘s Morning Edition featured a story… Continue reading
Israel bars Gunter Grass from entry under law barring former Nazis
Philip Weiss
The latest in the Gunter Grass story. Sydney Morning Herald
Israel’s Interior Minister has barred the German author Gunter Grass from entering the country because of a poem that accuses Israel of being a threat to world peace… Continue reading
Whose Corporations? Our Corporations!
Ken Jacobson
The idea that corporations are obligated only to shareholders is a dangerous fad. Law and precedent say they owe a strong duty to the 99%.
Photo Credit: AlterNet
Corporations
Occupy Takes Aim at ALEC Today in 70 US Cities
Yana Kunichoff
The Occupy movement, since its inception in September 2011, has been against corporate greed. And in 70 cities across the country, it’s found one target that best shows the rampant corporate control of our judicial system that Occupiers see as a… Continue reading
“Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It.” [Book]
If you believe corporate personhood is a threat to democracy, then “Corporations Are Not People” is a must-read book. (Truthout also strongly recommends Thom Hartmann’s “Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became People — and
President Obama and His key Advisors are a Gang of War Criminals
Dave Lindorff
February 29, 2012 “Information Clearing House” —- If a bunch of street toughs decided to gang up and beat the crap
US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law
Tom Carter
A bill passed Monday in the US Congress and Thursday in the Senate would make it a felony—a serious criminal offense punishable by lengthy terms of incarceration—to participate in many forms of protest associated with the Occupy Wall Street protests of last year. Several commentators… Continue reading
How to Leave Guantánamo:
By Means of a Plea Deal or In A Coffin
Andy Worthington
Guantánamo briefly emerged from the shadows on Wednesday, February 29, when Majid Khan, a Pakistani national described as one of 14 “high-value detainees” when he arrived at Guantánamo in September 2006, after three and a half
Corporate Immunity Looks Likely: Supreme Court Seems Ready To Side With Shell In Human Rights Suit (Update)
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning appeared divided along party lines, with a conservative majority ready to hold that corporations cannot be held accountable in federal courts for international human rights violations… Continue reading
NDAA Nullification Passes Virginia Senate by a Veto-Proof 39-1 Vote
Michael Boldin
Today, the Virginia Senate took a firm stand in support of liberty, the Constitution for the United States, and the Constitution of Virginia by voting in favor of House Bill 1160 (HB1160), the “NDAA Nullification Act.”
The final vote… Continue reading
The Assange Case Means That We Are All Suspects Now
John Pilger
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange talks to demonstrators while leaving a court appearance for a verdict on an extradition request in London, February 24, 2011.
This week’s Supreme Court hearing in the Julian Assange case has profound meaning for the preservation of… Continue reading
U.S. military developed self-guided bullet can travel over a mile and change direction before it snags its target
Amir Iliaifar
With the ongoing advancements in modern technology it should come as no surprise that military agencies, in this case the United States military, are seeking to apply new technologies to the battlefield. Since… Continue reading
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