Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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Release the Entire Torture Report!
(By Scott Corey) There are two powerful reasons why the government should release both the summary and the full Senate Intelligence reports on CIA torture […]
9 Maps that Show How The GOP is Destroying Southern States
Whenever we need a perfect example of Americans who have no clue what is in their best interest, we need only look to the south. Yes, there are some great people there–and no, not everyone is ignorant. However, red state voters regularly eschew logic…
Pictures Don’t Lie: Refuting #there_was _ no _ Palestine
One of the common assertions one finds in Zionist propaganda is that there “was never any Palestine.” This odd allegation is simply not true. Palestine […]
Pro-Feminists & Metrosexuals: The New Arab Men of the Millennial Generation
(By Khaled Diab via Your Middle East ) A growing number of Arab men are not only championing the rights of women but also challenging […]
NYPD closes Unit that Spied on Muslims
The New York Police Department has ended its “secret” spying on Muslims. The decision by the nation’s largest police force to shutter the surveillance program represents the first sign that William J. Bratton, the department’s new commissioner…
The FBI’s Facial Recognition Database Combines Lo-Res Photos With Zero Civil Liberties Considerations
Another FOIA lawsuit brought against the government by the EFF has resulted in the release of previously withheld documents. The papers cut loose this time detail the FBI’s facial recognition database and other parts of its “Next Generation Identification…
5 Ways Nevada Rancher Militia Resembles Pakistan’s Taliban
(By Juan Cole) 1. Federal versus local control of land Pakistan The Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) of Pakistan is ruled directly from the capital, […]
Rep. Peter King sees Red over Pulitzers Honoring Snowden, Journalists covering NSA
Rep. Peter King has made it clear that he will stop at nothing to attack anyone who thinks Ed Snowden did something useful. He was one of the first to call for the reporters who revealed the NSA’s surveillance to be prosecuted and has no qualms about…
Screenwriters On Total Info Awareness in “Capn America 2”: “The Whole Society is Corrupt”
(By Scott Huver) BAM! POW! ZAP!: The ‘Winter Soldier’ Screenwriters Dish About Their Story Decisions and Cap’s Future (via Fandango Movie Blog) By: Scott Huver on […]
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