By Danny Sjursen | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – On September 1, 1970, soon after President Nixon expanded the Vietnam War by invading neighboring Cambodia, Democratic Senator George McGovern, a decorated World War II veteran and future presidential candidate, took to the floor of the Senate and said, “Every Senator [here] is partly responsible for sending […]
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Constitution
Is Israel trying to Occupy the US 1st Amendment?
Anti-BDS Legislation backed by Israel Lobbies threatens Americans’ Freedom of Speech
Is Bin Laden Shaping America more than our Founding Fathers?
The ‘War on Terror’ is destroying Democracy
Did George W. Bush commit War Crimes & should he get Awards?
By Erik Edstrom | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In George W. Bush’s home state of Texas, if you are an ordinary citizen found guilty of capital murder, the mandatory sentence is either life in prison or the death penalty. If, however, you are a former president of the United States responsible for initiating two […]
Under Trump, Gitmo continues to Gnaw away at tattered US Rule of Law
Extra-Judicial denial of habeas corpus or trial leaves ‘Enemy Combatants’ in Limbo
Trump’s national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings
First Amendment at Stake
Khizr Khan: Liberty requires Vigilance & Sacrifice in defense of Constitution
The Atlantic | (Video Report) | – – “Liberty requires vigilance and sacrifice so we remain standing in defense of our Constitution and its values,” says Khizr Khan. The lawyer and Gold Star father of Captain Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American soldier killed in Iraq, spoke out against President Trump at the Democratic National Committee Convention […]
Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job (TYT Video)
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and Maytha Alhassen | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “A police officer in Salt Lake City arrested a nurse because she refused to break the law. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and Maytha Alhassen of The Young Turks, break it down.” TYT: “Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job […]
Shadowy US Covert Ops & Surveillance Abroad always Come Home
By Alfred W. McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece has been adapted and expanded from the introduction to Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power.] In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, Washington pursued its elusive enemies across the […]