House panel approves bill forcing ISPs to log users’ web history (Eric W. Dolan)

July 28, 2011 (Raw Story) -- The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to collect and retain records about Internet users' activity. CNET ...

Ghana Cracks Down On Gays (Sydney Star Observer)

July 21, 2011 (Sydney Star Observer) -- Ghana’s Western Region Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo MP has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals in the country’s west. Aidooo has tasked Ghana’s Burea ...

Confused Strategy: How the PA Sold Out Palestinian Unity (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 13, 2011 -- If you happen to be a Palestinian government employee, chances are you will receive only half your usual salary this month. The other half will only ...

Human Rights Watch Calls For Investigation Of Bush, Other Top Officials for Torture

Inquiry Into 2 Deaths in CIA Custody Insufficient July 11, 2011 -- WASHINGTON, DC (Human Rights Watch) -- Overwhelming evidence of torture by the Bush administration obliges President Barack Obama to ...

Mounting Evidence That Dominique Strauss Kahn Was Framed (Michel Chossudovsky)

July 7, 2011 (Global Research) -- While the media has gone to arms length to obfuscate the matter, there is mounting evidence that Dominique Strauss Kahn was framed. According to media reports, the 3 ...

Torture Crimes Officially, Permanently Shielded (Glenn Greenwald)

July 1, 2011 (Salon.com) -- In August, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder -- under continuous, aggressive prodding by the Obama White House -- announced that three categories of individuals responsib ...

Observations On The Day (Paul Craig Roberts)

June 29, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Americans are a doomed people for many reasons. One reason is that they are disunited and at one another’s throats and, thus, cannot stand up the tyranny ...

'Know Your Digital Rights' Guide -- Full Version (EFF)

By Hanni Fakhoury -- EFF Staff Attorney June 2011 Know Your Rights Whitepaper (pdf) EFF Police Tips (pdf) Your computer, your phone, and your other digital devices hold vast amounts of personal infor ...

Know Your Digital Rights -- Tips For Talking To The Police -- Summary (EFF)

June 27, 2011 (EFF) -- The police want to search my server, my personal computer, or my phone. What do I do now? Don’t consent to a search. • Say “No,” and tell the police to come back with a warrant ...

New York governor signs law approving gay marriage (Dan Wiessner)

People celebrate after the New York Senate passed a bill legalizing gay marriage in New York June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi June 24, 2011 -- ALBANY, New York (Reuters) -- Governor Andrew Cuom ...

US Lawmakers to introduce bill to legalize marijuana (Luis Robayo)

June 22, 2011 (AFP) -- A group of U.S. representatives plan to introduce legislation that will legalize marijuana and allow states to legislate its use, pro-marijuana groups said Wednesday. The legis ...