Activism

No DNA link to Assange in condom central to sex assault case
18 September 2012

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (AFP Photo/Carl Court) TAGS: Crime, Scandal, UK, Politics, Europe, WikiLeaks, Assange, Court   A ripped condom given to Swedish police by one of Julian Assange’s accusers does not contain the [...]

Big Brother or peeping tom? UK installs CCTV in school bathrooms, changing rooms
12 September 2012

Over 200 UK state schools have installed cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students, a recent surveillance survey reported. British parents will likely be shocked by the study’s findings. ­The survey is [...]

FBI begins installation of $1 billion face recognition system across America
09 September 2012

Birthmarks, be damned: the FBI has officially started rolling out a state-of-the-art face recognition project that will assist in their effort to accumulate and archive information about each and every American at a cost [...]

No shooting at protest? Police may block mobile devices via Apple
08 September 2012

Apple has patented a piece of technology which would allow government and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, from any public gathering or venue they deem “sensitive”, and “protected from [...]

Anonymous FBI laptop hack nets 12 million Apple iOS users’ data
05 September 2012

A hacktivist group associated with Anonymous claims it has lifted over 12 million Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) from an FBI computer and released 1 million of them as an archive. The leaked data [...]

10 Signs That You’re Fully Awake
04 September 2012

Isn’t it obvious that there is a significant global awakening happening? Just as the Mayans predicted so many years ago, the apocalypse would become apparent in 2012. But many misinterpret the apocalypse to be the end [...]

Corrupt Indian Politicians Steal $14.5 Billion in Food from Starving Poor
01 September 2012

by Anthony Gucciardi In a telling story highlighting the true face of political corruption, corrupt Indian politicians have successfully stolen more than $14.5 billion worth of food from starving poverty-stricken citizens. Looting over 57,000 [...]

Fluoride Plant Workers Assault, Kidnap Crew Filming Factory
01 September 2012

by Lisa Garber A German television crew was attacked and detained by Chinese workers at the Do-Fluorideplant near Jiaozuo, Henan province. Nine hours later, armed Chinese police arrived to escort them to safety. The [...]

‘Operation Free Assange’: Anonymous take down Interpol website
27 August 2012

Hactivist group Anonymous claims to have taken down the websites of Interpol and a British police force as part of a campaign calling for the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Several Twitter accounts [...]

Why Cannabis is still Illegal
26 August 2012

“It’s a weird thing you do… when you make nature illegal.” –Joe Rogan by Noah Bonn Cannabis Sativa, or as it is more commonly known, Marijuana. This is a subject that I’ve wanted to [...]

Facebook posts land Marine vet in mental ward? (VIDEO)
21 August 2012

Brandon J. Raub (Photo from facebook.com/FreeBrandonJRaub). YouTube video courtesy / IamKristenMeghan US police reportedly detained a Marine Corps veteran in a mental hospital over Facebook posts, triggering outrage in the online community. Brandon J. [...]

Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in jail
20 August 2012

Ekaterina Samutsevich (C), Maria Alyokhina (L) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) show the court’s verdict as they sit in a glass-walled cage in Moscow court on Agust 17, 2012 (AFP Photo / STR) A Moscow [...]

Assange to break silence as more countries rally behind Ecuador
19 August 2012

As Julian Assange prepares to make his first public appearance in months, London police are on high alert. Supporters have gathered below the embassy’s balcony, where he is scheduled to make his statement. Assange [...]

Occupy the Bomb: People Power Challenges Nuclear Power with Nationwide Demonstrations
09 August 2012

by Peter Rugh, Waging Nonviolence Contributor Occupy Nukes demonstrations were held in towns and cities across the United States on Monday, marking the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. [...]

Hemp History
05 August 2012

Cannabis, family Cannabaceae; species: Cannabis indica, Cannabis ruderalia, and Cannabis sativa L., has been found on every continent in this hemisphere, it was used long before its first recorded uses. It’s safe to believe, that no [...]