Activism

Coca-Cola to be booted out of Bolivia
01 August 2012

by Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey Coca-Cola, one of the planet’s giant corporations, is to be unceremoniously booted out of Bolivia. The announcement was made by Bolivian Minister of External Affairs, David Choquehuanca, who stated that the [...]

Ecuadorian Court Orders Chevron to Pay $19 Billion for Environmental Damages
31 July 2012

by Lisa Garber An Ecuadorian court recently demanded Chevron to pay $19 billion in environmental damages. This includes $900 million for the Amazon Defense Front—a coalition of plaintiffs in this decade-long legal battle—and an [...]

The Zeitgeist Movement: Getting to the Root of the Problem
19 July 2012

by Kim Dostaler, Contributing Writer I have awakened. I have opened my eyes,like so many others, and found myself in the midst of a collapsing system. There are more problems in every direction than we have resources [...]

#OpPedoChat – Alleged Child Porn Sites : Anonymous Hackers New Target
18 July 2012

The hacktivist group Anonymous has launched a new action called Operation PedoChat ( #OpPedoChat ) to eliminate pedophile sites all over the world. This is not the first time that Anonymous has gone after [...]

‘Monsanto Protection Act’ to grant biotech industry total immunity over GM crops?
16 July 2012

by Jonathan Benson, staff writer (NaturalNews) While millions of Americans were busy celebrating freedom from tyranny during the recent Independence Day festivities, Monsanto was actively trying to thwart that freedom with new attacks on [...]

WikiLeaks wins case against VISA
12 July 2012

The Reykjavík District Court has ruled that Valitor, formerly known as VISA Iceland, violated contract laws by blocking credit card donations to Wikileaks, according to a press release posted on the whistleblowers’ Twitter account. [...]

Hydra’s new head: Copyright activists in panic over CETA
11 July 2012

Less than a week has passed since ACTA was defeated by a comprehensive vote in the European parliament. But some copyright activists believe its provisions may get in through the backdoor via the CETA [...]

Legal Weed: States Where Cannabis is Decriminalized
10 July 2012

The legalization and decriminalization of marijuana is an issue that has been making more and more appearances in legislative agendas throughout the America. What was once a taboo topic that kept supporters closeted with [...]

Activist mom launches national movement boycotting GMOs
10 July 2012

by PF Louis (NaturalNews) Occasionally, an outraged citizen turns on the establishment and starts a grass roots national campaign. One such citizen is Connecticut mother Diana Reeves. She quit her promising career with an [...]

Yes, activism works: European Parliament votes down ACTA by wide margin
05 July 2012

by Madison Ruppert In a surprising and exciting move, the European Parliament refused to ratify the freedom-crushing Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) anti-piracy treaty by a massive 478 to 39 vote with 165 abstentions. According [...]

Love liberty? You might be a terrorist
04 July 2012

Are you suspicious of federal authority? How about really into individual liberty? Well according to a new study funded by the US Department of Homeland Security, you very well might be a terrorist. A [...]

Tweet it Over: New York judge orders Twitter to hand over OWS messages
03 July 2012

In a flashpoint for online privacy and free speech in the United States, micro-blogging platform Twitter has been ordered by a court to release tweets relating to an Occupy Brooklyn Bridge march last year, [...]

Conference to Discuss if Geo-Engineers Are Playing God with Our Weather
02 July 2012

The question of whether geo-engineers are playing god with the weather, and many other questions will be pondered during three days of discussion centered on science, action plans and solutions at the Consciousness Beyond [...]

Everything is OK: The Absurd Revolution of The Love Police
01 July 2012

by Buck Rogers, Staff Writer There are a million and one ways to revolt against an over-indulgent and self-destructive social and political system, but, sadly, history leaves us with the impression that a revolution [...]

Anonymous Hacks Japanese Government Websites against Anti-Piracy Laws in Japan
28 June 2012

Japan’s legislature has approved a bill revising the nation’s copyright law to add criminal penalties for downloading copyrighted material or backing up content from a DVD. The penalties will come into effect in October.The [...]