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Muslim Group Challenges NYPD Surveillance With Lawsuit
Jun 7, 2012 Revelations about the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims across the Northeast has prompted eight Americans in a Muslim advocacy group to file a suit demanding the department stop its monitoring and intelligence gathering program. “Democracy Now!” speaks with Glenn Katon (above), the group’s legal adviser.
Alexander Cockburn’s Amerika
Jun 7, 2012 Two percent of the U.S. adult population in lockup; 600,000 “stop-and-frisks” in New York City; three-quarters of a million people booked as official sex offenders. Counterpunch editor Alexander Cockburn thinks it's time we revisit the notion of “fascism.”
Russia Passes ‘Draconian’ Anti-Protest Bill
Jun 6, 2012 First Quebec’s government outlawed dissent with its notorious Bill 78, which galvanized hundreds of thousands of Canadians in the struggle against university tuition hikes. Now Russia's parliament has approved legislation fining demonstrators more than $9,000 and organizers as much as $18,000.
Nasdaq to Shell Out $40 Million for IPO Snafu
Jun 6, 2012 Nasdaq announced its intention to make up for its role in the botched Facebook IPO by giving $40 million to investors who were disadvantaged by its technical failures during the social networking site's public debut.
Gonorrhea ‘Superbugs’ Tearing Path Across the Globe
Jun 6, 2012 Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea, including one reported in Japan in 2008, have spread to countries around the world, infecting more than 100 million people a year, in part because symptoms have become harder to detect, the World Health Organization says.
John Nichols on the Failed Gov. Walker Recall
Jun 6, 2012 Reporter John Nichols of The Nation spoke from Wisconsin about Gov. Scott Walker’s survival of Tuesday's attempt to recall him and what it says about how special-interest and corporate money has taken over politics since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling.
Thousands of Government Searches Remain Secret
Jun 6, 2012 Thirty thousand “secret electronic surveillance orders” aimed at monitoring Americans’ activity are issued each year, according to a federal judge. Since many lead to no charges, a vast number of people targeted never know they were subjects of a search.
Saving the Euro Might Mean a United States of Europe
Jun 6, 2012 European leaders are drawing up a solution to the EU's fiscal crisis that would hand sovereignty over the budgets and fiscal policies of eurozone states to Germany in return for the pooling of national debt and banking liabilities. Brussels, France, Spain and Germany all support a federalized eurozone.
Facebook: Gone in 5 to 8 Years?
Jun 6, 2012 Facebook will go the way of Yahoo in less than a decade, becoming a relatively minor Internet company as the site struggles to adapt to the world of mobile Web surfing, says Eric Jackson, founder of a firm that works to boost the market value of fledgling companies.
High Time to Decriminalize in New York
Jun 5, 2012 In response to an inflated arrest rate under the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practice, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the police chief have endorsed legislation put forward by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would ease the penalty for possessing small amounts of marijuana in public.
OWS Organizer Questions Intentions of Secretive Affinity Group
Nov 22, 2011 Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that a secret faction has developed within New York City’s Occupy movement, made up of big-name celebrities and would-be leaders, some of whom look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that big-name celebrities and would-be leaders look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.