Israeli forces kill over 19 activists in international waters
Over nineteen Free Gaza Movement activists died yesterday when Israeli Defense Force commandos boarded vessels in international waters attempting to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Reports say over 19 people are dead and over 30 were injured, including a captain. There is a radio and satellite blackout from the ships, ...
Oil spill in Alaska closes 800 miles of pipeline
800 miles of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System were closed down following a spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil south of Fairbanks, Alaska. A power failure following a routine fire-command system test caused relief valves to open and crude oil overflowed near the Fort Greely pump station 9. The...
Musician David Byrne sues Florida governor over campaign song
David Byrne, the former lead singer of 1980s art punk band Talking Heads, is suing Florida governor Charlie Crist over the latter's use of the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere" in an election commercial. Byrne alleges that Crist made use of the song in a campaign commercial without the artist's permission, and that if...
Oil from Gulf spill reaches major current
US scientists say that oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the Loop Current, which could propel the oil towards the coast of Florida.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), limited amounts of oil have entered the current, and could reach Florida's coast in as few as six days,...
INTERVIEW: Dale Ogden, 2010 California gubernatorial candidate
Mike Morales: How would you define libertarianism? Dale Ogden: Libertarianism is a political philosophy of minimum government espoused by the founders of our nation. People should be free to enjoy the fruits of their labor and government should be limited to protecting the life, liberty and property of its citizens. That includes such things as national defense, […]
Stephen Hawking: aliens "almost certain to exist," could invade Earth
After three years working on a new television series for the Discovery Channel, Stephen Hawking concludes that aliens are “almost certain to exist” and could even be dangerous. Hawking says that it is rational to assume that intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe, and mathematically unlikely that life is unique to the Earth, given the existence of a hundred billion galaxies, […]
Champaign, Illinois mayor doubts Obama's natural-born citizenship; local politicians divided on whether mayor should resign
The mayor of Champaign, Illinois denies that Barack Obama is eligible to hold the highest office in the United States, joining others who doubt the validity of the president’s birth certificate. Jerry Schweighart said: “I don’t think he’s American, personally. You know, if you’re not willing to produce an original certificate like a birth certificate, then you’ve got something to hide.” […]
Chinese court sentences six to death for Xinjiang riots
A Chinese court has handed down death sentences to six men for their involvement in a riot in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang, in the first cases directly related to the deadly July riots in Xinjiang. Violence sparked by the rioting left nearly 200 people dead and more than 1,600 others injured. The six men had been […]
Who profits from Israeli occupation?
Boycotted by activists, the Israeli company AHAVA is backed by one of Israel’s most powerful families. After the Israeli attack on Gaza earlier this year, the international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign (BDS Movement) escalated all around the world. Now, activists are targeting AHAVA, an Israeli cosmetics company founded by and based in an Israeli […]
Uighur Nationalism, Turkey, and the CIA
Much was made in the news, earlier this month, of the series of violent clashes that erupted between Uighurs, a Turkic, and predominantly Muslim, minority ethnic group in China, the Chinese state police, and Han Chinese residents in the the province of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. But the media’s recent attention to the matter should […]
