NDAA Dissenters in Congress
The US Congress has approved a controversial defence bill that would deny terror suspects, including US citizens, the right to trial, permit authorities to detain them indefinitely and require the…
OpEd News: December 17, 2011
Is the Iraq War actually over?, The Way to Occupy a Bank is to Own One, Bradley Manning Deserves a Medal
Project on Government Oversight
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program faces a bevy of serious issues that have the potential to further drive up costs and to significantly add to delays to the…
Udall Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Prohibit Indefinite Detention
The Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011 is a response to a controversial provision passed Thursday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, which could be interpreted to allow…
ACLU challenges voter suppression law
There is only one form of "voter fraud" which can be addressed by photo ID laws restricting the right to vote at the polls --- the incredibly rare case of…
Bill of Rights Day: Are Our Freedoms in Jeopardy?
A quick review of the Bill of Rights shows how dismal things have become.
News from “The Nation”
The US leaves a wake of destruction behind after more than eight years of brutality.
OpEdNews: December 12, 2011
Black Holes, galactic and political, Occupy movement and Wall Street, Newt and Mitt, God, Jews, Palestinians. They are all here and more, the rest of the story.
RIP: Fourth Amendment
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and is reminiscent of the “extraordinary measures” introduced by the Nazis after they took power in 1933."
Udall Urges Senate Confirm Director Consumer Watchdog Agency
I come to the floor to speak in favor of Richard Cordray's nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,