Last week, the newly formed group “Veterans Stand for Standing Rock” called on veterans to nonviolently stand up to militarized law enforcement at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Since its initial call to action, the veterans’ movement has grown exponentially. Last week, the Facebook event, which was launched by Army veteran Wesley Read More…
Tag: Constitutional Rights
Obama Joins The War Against “Fake News”
In his last days as President of the United States, Barack Obama has decided to join the chorus of mainstream voices taking a stand against “fake news.” In recent weeks a growing number of pundits within the deadstream (formerly known as the mainstream) media have begun to discuss “fake news” and satire websites and what Read More…
Media Silent As Militarized Police Return In-Force To Remove Peaceful DAPL Protesters
Today, the government has returned in force, in multiple busses brimming with militarized police and tactical weaponry, all for some peaceful non-violent protesters. Arrests have already begun at the “front-line camp,” a no-fly zone has been instituted, and cell and internet coverage have been shut-down; all the more reason to question the legitimacy of this Read More…
Despite Post-Snowden Outcry, Report Details “New Era Of Secret Law”
In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. government began creating what has now become an “unprecedented buildup” of secret laws, and even the recent public backlash against them has not stopped widespread use of covert rules that impact Americans’ everyday lives without their knowledge, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice. Read More…
Obama Enters Media Wars: Why His Recent Attack On Free Speech Is So Dangerous & Radical
Control of the news media is an instrumental, key feature to any totalitarian government. In contrast, the primary reason this experiment known as the United States has lasted so long under relatively free conditions is due to the preservation of free speech (and press) via the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In case you haven’t read it Read More…
Arkansas State Rep. Who Pushed for Law to Film Cops — Arrested for Filming Cops
Little Rock, AK — (RT) An Arkansas politician who helped pass state legislation protecting people who film the police, has been arrested for… filming the police. Representative John Walker was arrested by Little Rock police on Monday for filming the arrest of a driver and his passenger following a traffic stop and charged with “obstruction of government Read More…






